Left-arm spinner pulls off 6-7 as Pakistan seal an enormous win over Hong Kong in ladies’s continental cricket occasion
Pakistan Ladies stormed into the semi-finals of the Ladies’s Asia Cup with a commanding 72-run victory over Hong Kong Ladies on Monday, powered by a record-breaking spell from left-arm spinner Nashra Sandhu.
Chasing 144 for victory within the Group A encounter on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Hong Kong have been bowled out for 71 in 19 overs as Sandhu claimed 6-7 from her 4 overs, the most effective bowling figures by a Pakistani bowler in ladies’s T20 worldwide cricket.
The victory was Pakistan’s second in three matches and secured their place within the knockout stage behind Group A champions India, who had already sealed prime spot with three wins.
Pakistan will face Sri Lanka within the semi-finals on Friday.
Pakistan’s complete efficiency was arrange by a measured batting show after they received the toss and elected to bat.
Shawaal Zulfiqar anchored the innings with a fluent 47 from 35 balls, putting six fours, whereas Ayesha Zafar added 26 from 19. Captain Fatima Sana offered the late impetus with an unbeaten 24 from 24 balls, together with two sixes, to carry Pakistan to 143-8 from their 20 overs.
Tuba Hassan chipped in with a brisk 14 from 13 balls, whereas Sandhu completed unbeaten on three.
Hong Kong’s Joyleen Kaur was the decide of their bowlers, taking 4-19 from 4 overs, however Pakistan’s whole proved far past Hong Kong’s attain.
The chase unravelled nearly instantly.
Fatima Sana eliminated Mariko Hill for a duck and Sadia Iqbal dismissed captain Natasha Miles for one as Hong Kong slipped to 1-1 after which 1-2 contained in the second over.
Kary Chan supplied resistance with a affected person 30 from 47 balls, however as soon as she was dismissed by Ayesha Zafar within the sixteenth over, Hong Kong’s hopes of mounting a restoration disappeared. Sandhu then took management. The spinner eliminated Yasmin Daswani for 13 earlier than working via Hong Kong’s decrease order, claiming the wickets of Marina Lamplough, Maryam Bibi, Shanzeen Shahzad, Alison Siu and Iqra Sahar.
Her figures of 4-0-7-6 surpassed the earlier benchmark and represented the most effective bowling efficiency by a Pakistani participant in ladies’s T20I cricket.
Sandhu’s extraordinary spell additionally earned her Participant of the Match honours.
Hong Kong have been ultimately dismissed for 71, with Chan the one batter to cross 20. Pakistan’s bowlers maintained relentless strain all through, conceding simply 4 extras and proscribing the Hong Kong innings to a run charge of three.73.
In Group B, Sri Lanka have already booked their semi-final place. The second qualifier from that group shall be determined by the match between the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh.