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
SL Women vs PAK Women, 2nd T20I at Karachi, SL-W in PAK, May 26 2022 - Match Result
PAK Women won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
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.
This should be the final over and will be bowled by Oshadi from over the wicket
Sarah: "That's a Wow Six "
Clips a full ball on the stumps to cow corner along the ground. 100 up for Pakistan.
Comes down and clips a full ball to midwicket
Full outside off, pushed to long-off
Pulls a length ball to the gap at deep-midwicket
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
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
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
Clips a full ball outside off to the gap at square leg, played slowly enough to allow two
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
Comes down the ground and flicks the full ball on fourth stump to long-on
Around
Comes down and drives a full ball outside off to long-off
Full just outside off, pushed to the bowler. Run a ball needed now
Three tight overs after two expensive ones bring the required rate close to 6 again. But the batters are set now.
Fullish ball on off, driven back to the bowler
Whacks a full ball on the stumps to long-on along the ground
Good length ball on off manufactured by coming down, clipped it to midwicket
Full outside off, driven to cover. She's bowling from the tramline, so it is somewhat wide of the crease
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
Nurdles a length ball on off to midwicket
Double change as Sugandika comes in from around the wicket
Gets across and sweeps a full ball on off to deep square leg's right
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Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi | |
Toss | Sri Lanka Women, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2022 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | Pakistan Women led the 3-match series 2-0 |
Match number | WT20I no. 1082 |
Hours of play (local time) | Start 14.00, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20 |
Match days | 26 May 2022 - day (20-over match) |
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