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Pakistan Women vs Sri Lanka Women

PAK-W vs SL-W T20 Match 2, ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2024 - Match Info

Pakistan Women beat Sri Lanka Women by 31 runs

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Player of the match

Fatima Sana Khan - PAK-W

Match Summary

Player of the Match

Fatima Sana Khan

PAK-W - All-Rounder

Runs

30 - 20

Wickets

2 - 10

116/10 (20.0 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

85/9 (20.0 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

Detailed Commentary

All

Wickets

4s

6s

PAK-W

SL-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)

3/17 (4)

2/10 (2.5)

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

Udeshika Prabodani is the last batter in for Sri Lanka Women.

player

OUT

S Nisansala

3 (7)

c Ali Siddiqi b Sana Khan

Wkt

#9

4s/6s

0 / 0

SR

42.85

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

Inoshi Fernando comes in to face the hat-trick ball.

player

OUT

S Kumari

0 (1)

lbw b S Iqbal

Wkt

#8

4s/6s

0 / 0

SR

0

Sugandika Kumari is in next.

player

OUT

N Silva

22 (25)

c N Sundhu b S Iqbal

Wkt

#7

4s/6s

0 / 0

SR

88

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

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

Match Details

Date & Time:

3rd Oct 2024, 7:30 PM

Match Number:

Match 2

Match Results:

PAK-W Won By 31 runs

Head to Head

Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand

SL-W vs PAK-W

*Last 3 years

8

No. of Matches

3

SL-W

5

PAK-W

0

Tie

Last Overs

over 20

0

W

0

0

1

1

Runs 2

over 19

1

W

W

0

1

1

Runs 3

over 18

1

2

1

2

0

2

Runs 8

over 17

1

1

1

W

1

1

Runs 5

over 16

1

0

2

1

1

1

Runs 6

Venue/Pitch Details

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Batting Friendly

2nd Batting Friendly

Pace Friendly

138

1st Batting Average

157

Highest Score Chased

18

No. of Matches

Won by team

1st Batting

33%

2nd Batting

67%

Wicket Split

Pacer

66.67| 144W

Spin

33.33| 72W

Match Officals

Umpire:

Eloise Sheridan (AUS), Kim Cotton (NZ)

Third Umpire:

Anna Harris (ENG)

Match Referee:

Shandre Fritz (SA)