West Indies Beat Pakistan By 3 Runs To Register Their 2nd Win In Women's T20 World Cup
WIW vs PAKW: After posting an average total on the board, West Indies bowlers stepped up and halted Pakistan women to 113/5, winning the Women's T20 World Cup group B match by 3 runs. Captain Hayley Matthews was the top wicket-taker with 2 wickets to her name.
Chasing 117 runs to win, Pakistan lost both openers, Muneeba Ali (5) and Sidra Ameen (8) cheaply. Captain Bismag Maroof scored 26 runs in 33 balls while Nida Dar scored 27 runs in 31 balls.
Aliya Riaz scored 29 runs in 23 balls but a lower strike rate from other batters eventually left Pakistan shy of the target. For West Indies, Hayley Matthews picked u[ 2 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs, while Shamilia Connell, Karishma Ramharack and Afy Fletcher managed 1 wicket each.
In the first innings, Pakistan bowlers had a superb outing against Pakistan, halting them to 116/6 in 20 overs in the 16th match of Women's T20 World Cup 2023. Five Pakistan bowlers picked up a wicket each to win an important Group B fixture.
While the opers Hayley Matthews and Rashada Williams added 33 runs in 5.4 overs, the captain's dismissal in the last over of the powerplay turned the tide in Pakistan's favour. Shemaine Campbelle (22) then added 40 runs with Rashada before the latter was dismissed in the 13th over for 30 runs, and remained the top scorer.
For Pakistan, Nida Dar bowled excellently, conceding only 13 runs in her 4 overs for 2 wickets. Sadia Iqbal, Fatima Sana, Nashra Sandhu and Tuba Hassan managed 1 wicket each.
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