chipped over the infield, on the bounce to long-on. Pakistan win by 38 runs to keep their campaign alive
PAK Women vs IRE Women, 9th Match, Group B at Providence, T20 World Cup, Nov 13 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Javeria Khan is the Player of the Match for her scintillating 74
7.05pm Ireland were exactly in the contest for eight overs after losing the toss. Then, they saw it sensationally slip. As is the case most times, a missed opportunity proved costly. Pakistan didn't look back from there, blasting 110 off their last 12 overs to finish with a competitive 139. This was 45 too many for Ireland. The win kept Pakistan just about breathing in the competition after two heavy losses to Australia and India.
The beneficiary of the missed opportunity was Javeria Khan, the Pakistan captain. On nine at the start of the ninth over after Pakistan had limped to 29 for 1, she should've been caught at long-on, but Clare Shillington was five yards inside the ropes. When she finally backpedaled, it was too late. Celeste Raack, the Australia-born legspinner, was denied a wicket in her very first over. To add to Ireland's woes, Javeria went on to make 74 not out, the highest individual score by a Pakistani woman in a T20I, to shift momentum Pakistan's way at the halfway mark.
Ireland's chase never took off, and they were expertly tied into knots by Nashra Sandhu, the left-arm spinner. Left out for the game against India, 20-year old returned to finish with 4-0-8-2, the most economical figures for Pakistan women in a T20I, to stifle Ireland in the Powerplay. As it turned out, they never quite had the muscle in the middle overs to pinch boundaries to keep chipping away at the runs, choosing to play ugly across-the-line swipes to either be bowled or lbw. Isobel Joyce's 30 added the only touch of respectability for Ireland in what was a one-sided fare.
edge? Not quite. Enticed to drive, deceived in flight. Beaten
fired in a full delivery, beaten on the drive.
turns this towards the fielder coming in from deep midwicket
shapes to cut but gets a thick outside edge past short third man
gets across the stumps and defends.
legbreak that spins back in a long way from outide off, defended. Looks like the ball slipped out of her hand completely
drifts in and straightens, defended from the crease
defended from the crease to cover
steered between point and short third man for a couple
beaten by the drift and dip. Stepped out to hoick, missed it altogether and saw this legbreak beat the outside edge to crash into the stumps
length ball on middle and leg, tucked to midwicket
appeal for stumping, and the batsman appears to have plonked her bat after the bails have been taken off. Clever work from the keeper, saw the batsman wandering outside, was alert to the possibility of picking the ball up quickly and breaking the bails.
full on middle, defended to cover.
play and a miss, looked to steer this behind point.
appeal for lbw as she plays around a length ball and this is as plumb as it gets. Was trying to work this towards square leg when she could've been better off playing straight. Once she missed, there was going to be only one decision from the umpire.
bends low, takes this on the full and paddles this to beat fine leg. Adventurous
slips in a full delivery on middle and leg, squeezed out.
works this into the leg side, can't get the single.
slower length ball on middle, punched to long-on