Match Details
Date & Time:
30th Sep 2024, 7:30 PM
Match Number:
Match 7
Match Results:
BAN-W Won By 23 runs
Bangladesh Women beat Pakistan Women by 23 runs
140/7 (20.0 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Shorna Akter
28(17)
Shathi Rani
23(16)
Sadia Iqbal
2-19(4)
Omaima Sohail
1-12(2)
117/10 (18.4 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Omaima Sohail
33(33)
Gull Feroza
17(16)
Shorna Akter
2-16(3)
Rabeya Khan
2-29(4)
All
Wickets
4s
6s
BAN-W
PAK-W
Right then, the opening day of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup has come to an end and we have seen a couple of low totals getting defended very nicely. Next up, the tournament shifts to Dubai with another doubleheader lined up. First up on Friday, 4 October, it will be South Africa Women taking on West Indies Women in a Group B encounter beginning at 10 am GMT. This will be followed by a Group A game between India Women and New Zealand Women at 2 pm GMT. Both games will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai and you can join us an hour in advance for the build-up of both those games. Until then, take care and goodbye!
Fatima Sana Khan, the skipper of Pakistan Women now reflects on the match and starts off by thanking the Almighty for their first win in this World Cup. She continues that they won the toss but failed to score maximum runs on the board, which they will certainly work on and come back as a better team. She states that she was a bit worried as Baig was injured. Further adds that she very well knows that she is an important asset for the team but she kept her nerves and bowled well under pressure. Ends up saying they got their momentum and they would love to carry this further.
Chamari Athapaththu, the captain of Sri Lanka Women begins by congratulating the Pakistan Women skipper, Fatima Sana Khan. Says she is a young captain who played good cricket overall. Adds that they struggled to chase 120 which is disappointing and need to adapt according to these conditions. Ends by saying that it is all about the approach and they are looking forward to the contest against Australia.
Fatima Sana Khan wins the Player of the Match for her excellent all-round showing. She starts by thanking her teammates and the management for her performance. She continues that she tried to be calm and backed herself when things were not turning well for her team. She ends up saying that they wanted an early wicket and since then their plan started working.
The Presentation ceremony...
Earlier in the game, Pakistan Women won the toss and Fatima Sana Khan opted to bat first as conditions were warm and there didn't seem to be much dew either. Pakistan hobbled their way to 116 runs thanks to a couple of handy knocks from Nida Dar and the skipper herself. Sri Lanka Women put on a solid performance with the ball as three bowlers picked up three wickets each and their skipper was also in the thick of things. However, in the second half of the game, the bowlers kept on ruling the roost and the Lankan batters fell well short of the target.
Pakistan Women had a defendable total on board but by no means a big one and just after one delivery, they lost their premier pacer, Diana Baig as she hobbled off the pitch, exaggerating a previous calf injury. This forced captain Fatima Sana Khan to employ herself and she got the big wicket of the opposing keeper. The spinners then weaved a web with Omaima Sohail leading the charge and then the others came into play as well. Sadia Iqbal picked up three wickets in the latter stages of the game as Omaima, Fatima and Nashra Sundhu all finished with a couple each. They will be disappointed to put down a lot of catches which might not turn out to be as forgiving as it did in this game.
Sri Lanka Women might have been one of the most improved and in-form sides coming into this T20 World Cup but this game has been a reflection of their shortcomings with that bat which was quite common a while ago. They used to depend heavily on skipper Chamari Athapaththu but that seemed to have changed in recent times. However, once Athapathu departed early in the chase, they couldn't quite fill her boots. Vishmi Gunarathne tried to play and anchor innings but kept running out of partners and it was only Nilakshika Silva who showed some fight as she employed the sweep shot pretty effectively.
What a turnaround in fortunes for both sides and Pakistan Women might have just turned a huge corner here. They had a poor record in recent times after the retirement of their talismanic skipper, Bismah Maroof and had lost the last three T20I games against Sri Lanka Women as well. However, they have been able to pull together as a team and start their campaign with a win.
85/9 (20.0)
22 (25)
20 (34)
Over 20
1
1
0
0
W
0
Inoshi Fernando*
2 (3)
Udeshika Prabodani
1 (3)
Fatima Sana Khan
2/10 (2.5)
SL-W
85/9
1
19.6
Fatima Sana Khan to Inoshi Fernando ,THAT'S IT! Pakistan Women have done it! They have defended a below-par score and have outplayed a strong Sri Lankan side. Good-length delivery, in the line of the sticks, Inoshi Fernando heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Pakistan Women win by 31 runs and kick off their campaign with a valiant fight and get those two vital points on the board.
1
19.5
Fatima Sana Khan to Udeshika Prabodani ,Length ball that curves onto the middle stump, Prabodhani guides it towards backward point with soft hands and rotates the strike.
0
19.4
Fatima Sana Khan to Udeshika Prabodani ,Fatima Sana Khan bowls a fuller one, on the off stump, this is driven to covers.
0
19.3
Fatima Sana Khan to Udeshika Prabodani ,A yorker on the pads, Udeshika Prabodani clips it down to short fine.
Udeshika Prabodani is the last batter in for Sri Lanka Women.
OUT
S Nisansala
3 (7)
c Ali Siddiqi b Sana Khan
Wkt
#9
4s/6s
0 / 0
SR
42.85
W
19.2
Fatima Sana Khan to Sachini Nisansala ,OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Fatima Sana Khan takes all the pace off from the ball and it is dipping on the batter outside off, Nisansala premeditates to play a reverse ramp but ends up getting the major connection from the outer half of her willow to the keeper. The ball dips low due to lack of pace and a regulation catch practice for Muneeba Ali behind the sticks as she dives forward to her left. Pakistan Women are just a solitary wicket away from an emphatic win.
0
19.1
Fatima Sana Khan to Sachini Nisansala ,Full length and fairly outside the off stump, Sachini Nisansala plays and misses.
Over 19
1
1
0
W
W
1lb
Sachini Nisansala*
3 (5)
Inoshi Fernando
1 (2)
Sadia Iqbal
3/17 (4)
SL-W
83/8
1
18.6
Sadia Iqbal to Sachini Nisansala ,DROPPED! A streak of catches have been dropped across both games in Sharjah! On a dragged length, on the off stump line, Sachini Nisansala advances and chips it to get it over Dar at covers. Nida Dar runs backward keeping her head in front, extends her arms over her head, but the ball bursts through her hands eventually and she also loses her balance a bit. Allows a single.
1
18.5
Sadia Iqbal to Inoshi Fernando ,outside the off stump, Inoshi Fernando miscues her shot and it falls in front of covers for a single.
0
18.4
Sadia Iqbal to Inoshi Fernando ,Good length, on the off stump, Inoshi Fernando plays it late to short third. NO HAT TRICK FOR SADIA.
Inoshi Fernando comes in to face the hat-trick ball.
OUT
S Kumari
0 (1)
lbw b S Iqbal
Wkt
#8
4s/6s
0 / 0
SR
0
W
18.3
Sadia Iqbal to Sugandika Kumari ,OUT! SADIA IQBAL ON A HAT TRICK! Although a review was taken by Sugandika Kumari against the on-field decision, but all in vain! Fractionally fuller one, and Sadia keeps the attack on the stumps, Sugandika Kumari misses her sweep and wears it on the pads. It looks quite plumb in front. Ball Tracking shows three reds and the verdict remains OUT.
Sugandika Kumari is in next.
OUT
N Silva
22 (25)
c N Sundhu b S Iqbal
Wkt
#7
4s/6s
0 / 0
SR
88
W
18.2
Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva ,OUT! TAKEN! Easy catch! Sadia Iqbal bowls a tossed-up delivery outside off, and it grips once again and turns in a bit. Nilakshika Silva shuffles in for a big sweep but ends up getting a top edge on it. It flies up off the top edge towards Sana at short fine who takes an easy catch.
1lb
18.1
Sadia Iqbal to Sachini Nisansala ,An appeal for LBW, but the umpire denies! Pakistan Women do challenge the on-field decision and go upstairs. This is a fuller-length delivery drifting on the off stump line, Silva premeditates the reverse sweep and goes through the shot. The ball though grips and turns in a long way off the deck and beats Silva in the shot. It pings her front pad. UltraEdge shows nothing and the Ball Tracking confirms that the impact is outside off on the projection. NOT OUT and a leg bye taken.
Pakistan Women have gone upstairs for a LBW decision. It was given Not Out on-field. The third umpire is called in and there's no bat involved on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows that the impact is well outside the line as well. It stays NOT OUT.
Over 18
2
0
2
1
2b
1
Nilakshika Silva*
22 (24)
Sachini Nisansala
2 (3)
Nida Dar
0/12 (3)
SL-W
80/6
2
17.6
Nida Dar to Nilakshika Silva ,On a dragged length, wide outside the off stump, Nilakshika Silva comes across a long way and sweeps it to deep square with a couple of runs.
0
17.5
Nida Dar to Nilakshika Silva ,Good-length delivery, on the off stump, Silva misses to reverse sweep it.
2
17.4
Nida Dar to Nilakshika Silva ,In the air...lands safe! A knee-length full toss with a lot of flight on it, Nilakshika Silva charges down the track and swipes it across in the air towards deep mid-wicket and takes two.
1
17.3
Nida Dar to Sachini Nisansala ,Outside off on a short of a good length, Sachini Nisansala stays deep inside the crease and guides it to deep third for a single.
2b
17.2
Nida Dar to Sachini Nisansala ,That has missed everybody! On the stumps, Nisansala attempts a reverse but misses, and it beats the keeper and trickles down the leg side for a couple of byes!
1
17.1
Nida Dar to Nilakshika Silva ,Pulled back length, on the pads, Nilakshika Silva sweeps it through backward square for a single.
Over 17
1
1
W
1
1
1lb
Nilakshika Silva*
17 (20)
Sachini Nisansala
1 (1)
Sadia Iqbal
1/15 (3)
SL-W
72/6
1
16.6
Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva ,DROPPED! Exactly the same bowler, the same type of ball, the same fielder, but it is grassed this time! Dropped quite full and in front of the pegs, Nilakshika Silva chips it in the air and the ball travels straight to Gull Feroza stationed at deep mid-wicket. She settles herself nicely underneath the ball but this time, she fails to complete the catch as the ball pops out of her hands. A single taken.
Date & Time:
30th Sep 2024, 7:30 PM
Match Number:
Match 7
Match Results:
BAN-W Won By 23 runs
Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand
PAK-W vs BAN-W
*Last 3 years
0
No. of Matches
0
PAK-W
0
BAN-W
0
Tie
over 19
W
1
1
W
Runs 2
over 18
1
4
1
W
1
W
Runs 7
over 17
1
0
1
0
1
1
Runs 4
over 16
1
0
6
1
1
4
Runs 13
over 15
4
0
W
4
0
0
Runs 8
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Not Available
Not Available
1st Batting Average
Highest Score Chased
No. of Matches
Won by team
1st Batting
%
2nd Batting
%
Wicket Split
Pacer
% | W
Spin
% | W
Umpire:
Claire Polosak (AUS), Nimali Perera (SL)
Third Umpire:
No TV Umpire
Match Referee:
Michell Pereira (SL)