156/2 (17.4)
CR : 8.83
155/4 (20.0)
CR : 7.75
Pakistan Women won by 8 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Muneeba Ali
100(68)
11:16 PM IST & 06:46 PM Local Time | Muneeba Ali wins it for her side after hitting her second T20I century as Pakistan Women get a solitary win in the three-match T20I series against Ireland Women, as they lose the series by 2-1.
Earlier, Ireland Women won the toss and opted to bat first. They posted a below par score of 155/4 on the board on the back of Orla Prendergast's knock of 64* runs off 46 balls. Gaby Lewis and Amy Hunter got starts, but they could not convert it into a big score.
Rameen Shamim bowled well for her side as she bagged 1 wicket and gave away 18 runs in her 3 overs.
Chasing 156, Muneeba Ali came out all guns blazing for her side. She hit the ground running and never let the bowlers to settle. Shawaal Zulfiqar got out cheaply, followed by Natalie Pervaiz.
Aliya Riaz then joined hands with Muneeba Ali. The duo then smashed the Irish bowlers to all parts of the ground. They put up a match-winning and an unbeaten 101 run partnership for the third wicket and got their side over the line comfortably with 8 wickets remaining.
Earlier, Ireland Women won the toss and opted to bat first. They posted a below par score of 155/4 on the board on the back of Orla Prendergast's knock of 64* runs off 46 balls. Gaby Lewis and Amy Hunter got starts, but they could not convert it into a big score.
Rameen Shamim bowled well for her side as she bagged 1 wicket and gave away 18 runs in her 3 overs.
Chasing 156, Muneeba Ali came out all guns blazing for her side. She hit the ground running and never let the bowlers to settle. Shawaal Zulfiqar got out cheaply, followed by Natalie Pervaiz.
Aliya Riaz then joined hands with Muneeba Ali. The duo then smashed the Irish bowlers to all parts of the ground. They put up a match-winning and an unbeaten 101 run partnership for the third wicket and got their side over the line comfortably with 8 wickets remaining.
Time for the post match presentation!
Player of the match: Muneeba Ali
Muneeba Ali (Player of the match): "Yeah when I got a start in powerplay. I wanted to get over the line. I told Aliya to find the gaps after the powerplay.
Once the powerplay ended, I started rotating the strike and finding the odd boundary.
Yeah, it was in my mind but t20 world cup is a long time ago. So, only 50 overs is in my mind."
Once the powerplay ended, I started rotating the strike and finding the odd boundary.
Yeah, it was in my mind but t20 world cup is a long time ago. So, only 50 overs is in my mind."
Fatima Sana (Pakistan Women Captain) : "Finally I can laugh today. We wanted that type of innings and Muneeba played really well. The way Aliya played today, we wanted her to promote up the order and she played confidently.
Our spinners bowled really well today. I think in T20 cricket it is very important to make a comeback."
Our spinners bowled really well today. I think in T20 cricket it is very important to make a comeback."
Player of the series: Orla Prendergast
Orla Prendergast (Player of the series): "Yeah happy enough, might have been a bit short in their with the bat. So yeah, its kind of mixed opinions.
Its exactly what we need, more and more series against big teams like these. I think we have shown it time and time again how good a side we are."
Its exactly what we need, more and more series against big teams like these. I think we have shown it time and time again how good a side we are."
Gaby Lewis (Ireland Women Captain) : "Yeah, we are very happy about the result. We are very close to Pakistan in terms of ranking and they came hard at us as well. We are happy about the series result.
We have a good bench strength and got many good options. It will be a very tricky selection criteria for us going forward. We are looking forward to it."
We have a good bench strength and got many good options. It will be a very tricky selection criteria for us going forward. We are looking forward to it."
Gaby Lewis receives the trophy from the President of Cricket Ireland. All of the Irish Staff pose in-front of the camera for the winning picture.
The fixture between Ireland and Pakistan Women has come to an end, with Pakistan getting a comfortable victory by 8 wickets and 14 balls to spare. Ireland Women though, won the series 2-1. That is all from our side for the fixture, this is Utsav Chandak, signing off on behalf of Aditya Agarwal & Sachin Yadav. For all cricket related updates, stay connected with the Crickxo app.