SL Women vs PAK Women, 2nd T20I at Karachi, SL-W in PAK, May 26 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd T20I, Karachi, May 26, 2022, Sri Lanka Women tour of Pakistan
(17.1/20 ov, T:103) 104/3

PAK Women won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
45* (31)
ayesha-naseem
New
PAK-W
Full commentary

Pakistan's middle order came through after a shaky start to hand the series win. Can they go one step ahead and get a clean-sweep? Or will Sri Lanka turn things around in two days? For now, it's goodbye from me, Ekanth, on behalf of my fellow commentator, Danyal Rasool, and our scorer, Vairavan. Stay safe and take care.

Bismah Maroof, Pakistan Captain: Our performance was good, we are backing youngsters and they're doing well. Tuba and Ayesha have done brilliantly in the first and second games respectively. I hope they continue doing so in the future. We will discuss possible changes for the third game and decide accordingly.

Chamari Athapaththu, Sri Lanka Captain: We thought of getting 130. I got out early and our batters struggled. They bowled well. T20s are won by boundaries but we couldn't. They did that well and rotated strike well too. We have commonwealth games and will have to prepare and play well in the next game.

Ayesha Naseem, POTM for 45* (31): Plan was to play sensibly. I waited for the right ball to attack and play to my strengths. Bismah guided me well through in the middle.

SM: "SL took it close with 29 required of 30. But 2 good overs from Pak have changed it completely."

4:48 pm: Ayesha jumps in delight and fist pumps as she help clinch the series, The batters shake hands with their opponents who are in good spirits, accepting the result graciously. The children are in smiles and applause. Sri Lanka started the chase well with early wickets. Bismah took it slow and Ayesha steadied the ship. She got two good overs in the middle and two at the end to clear the game. Oshadi and Achini bowled well. The spinners were good in the middle but 102 was too small a score to defend.

17.1
4
Ranasinghe to Ayesha Naseem, FOUR runs

Down the track and she whips it aerially, lands at wide long-on and beats the fielder running across to finish off with a boundary

This should be the final over and will be bowled by Oshadi from over the wicket

end of over 1712 runs
PAK-W: 100/3CRR: 5.88 RRR: 1.00 • Need 3 runs from 18b
Ayesha Naseem41 (30b 4x4 1x6)
Bismah Maroof22 (29b 1x4)
Inoka Ranaweera 4-0-23-1
Kavisha Dilhari 3-0-20-0

Sarah: "That's a Wow Six "

16.6
1
Ranaweera to Ayesha Naseem, 1 run

Clips a full ball on the stumps to cow corner along the ground. 100 up for Pakistan.

16.5
1
Ranaweera to Bismah Maroof, 1 run

Comes down and clips a full ball to midwicket

16.4
1
Ranaweera to Ayesha Naseem, 1 run

Full outside off, pushed to long-off

16.3
4
Ranaweera to Ayesha Naseem, FOUR runs

Pulls a length ball to the gap at deep-midwicket

16.2
5
Ranaweera to Bismah Maroof, 5 runs

Overthrow allows five! It was a full ball clipped to square leg. Sri Lanka's captain threw it to the striker's end but the batter was clear and managed to get bat on it and it went past the fine fielder. Went to the fence

16.1
Ranaweera to Bismah Maroof, no run

Another stumping chance missed! This was not straightforward and may be a half-chance at best. It was full outside off, kept low. Bismah came down and tried to drive it through cover. Got the bottom edge. Went to the keeper's left foot and ricocheted toward third man

end of over 1614 runs
PAK-W: 88/3CRR: 5.50 RRR: 3.75 • Need 15 runs from 24b
Ayesha Naseem35 (27b 3x4 1x6)
Bismah Maroof16 (26b 1x4)
Kavisha Dilhari 3-0-20-0
Sugandika Kumari 4-0-19-0
15.6
4
Dilhari to Ayesha Naseem, FOUR runs

Goes back and pulls a length ball in the gap at midwicket and all but takes out the chances for Sri Lanka coming back with scoreboard pressure

15.5
2
Dilhari to Ayesha Naseem, 2 runs

Clips a full ball outside off to the gap at square leg, played slowly enough to allow two

15.4
6
Dilhari to Ayesha Naseem, SIX runs

Goes back and pulls, clears long-on! She went back, the front foot were behind the stumps after it made way for her to leverage the length of the shortish ball. The power was good enough to take it well over the fielder

Remains around the wicket for the right-hander

15.3
1
Dilhari to Bismah Maroof, 1 run

Comes down the ground and flicks the full ball on fourth stump to long-on

Around

15.2
1
Dilhari to Ayesha Naseem, 1 run

Comes down and drives a full ball outside off to long-off

15.1
Dilhari to Ayesha Naseem, no run

Full just outside off, pushed to the bowler. Run a ball needed now

end of over 154 runs
PAK-W: 74/3CRR: 4.93 RRR: 5.80 • Need 29 runs from 30b
Bismah Maroof15 (25b 1x4)
Ayesha Naseem22 (22b 2x4)
Sugandika Kumari 4-0-19-0
Kavisha Dilhari 2-0-6-0

Three tight overs after two expensive ones bring the required rate close to 6 again. But the batters are set now.

14.6
Kumari to Bismah Maroof, no run

Fullish ball on off, driven back to the bowler

14.5
1
Kumari to Ayesha Naseem, 1 run

Whacks a full ball on the stumps to long-on along the ground

14.4
1
Kumari to Bismah Maroof, 1 run

Good length ball on off manufactured by coming down, clipped it to midwicket

14.3
Kumari to Bismah Maroof, no run

Full outside off, driven to cover. She's bowling from the tramline, so it is somewhat wide of the crease

14.2
1
Kumari to Ayesha Naseem, 1 run

Lowish full toss close to the tramline, tries to slash it over cover. Gets it off the bottom and to long-off along the ground

14.1
1
Kumari to Bismah Maroof, 1 run

Nurdles a length ball on off to midwicket

Double change as Sugandika comes in from around the wicket

end of over 143 runs
PAK-W: 70/3CRR: 5.00 RRR: 5.50 • Need 33 runs from 36b
Bismah Maroof13 (21b 1x4)
Ayesha Naseem20 (20b 2x4)
Kavisha Dilhari 2-0-6-0
Inoka Ranaweera 3-0-11-1
13.6
1
Dilhari to Bismah Maroof, 1 run

Gets across and sweeps a full ball on off to deep square leg's right

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