Maroof, Asmavia lead Pakistan to consolation win

Pakistan Women took their first points of the tournament, successfully defending their total of 119 for 6 against Ireland Women to win by 14 runs.

Both teams were already out of contention for the knockouts, and this being their last game of the tournament, would have been looking to lift themselves off the bottom of the table. That Pakistan managed to do that was mainly down to Bismah Maroof, who kept the innings afloat even as her team-mates failed to make much of an impact around her. She finished unbeaten on 48 - made at the brisk rate of 106.66 - to ensure Pakistan got well past the 100-run mark despite medium pacer Louise McCarthy's strikes putting the wobbles on them early on.

Pakistan's new-ball bowler Asmavia Iqbal got the defence off to a fine start, striking in the first over to remove Mary Waldron for a duck. She struck twice more through the innings, in a tidy spell of 3 for 18, to ensure Pakistan kept the early advantage she had provided. A couple of run-outs didn't help matters for Ireland, as they slumped from 77 for 3 in the 15th to 88 for 8 in the 18th. Eventually Ireland were bowled out with three balls to spare, well short of their target.