just over point, as Muneeba continues to ride her luck! And Pakistan sweep UAE aside by ten wickets! On a length, and angling across to finish outside off, as Muneeba looked to slash hard, but got it off the outside half of the bat
UAE Women vs PAK Women, 9th Match, Group A at Dambulla,Women's Asia Cup, Jul 23 2024 - Match Result
PAK Women won by 10 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)
So Pakistan wrap up a comfortable win, and with that, give themselves a big boost towards booking their place in the semi-final. Unless, of course, Nepal stun India, and go past Pakistan on net run rate. Join us for that game in about an hour's time, as we shut shop for this one. Take care!
Pakistan captain Nida Dar: "I talked to the batting unit regarding batting intent. Against India, we didn't execute the plans well. But we got down about the plans with batting. Sometimes it's a plan, sometimes it's about giving the others chances [on introducing myself late into the attack]."
Gul Feroza is the Player of the Match: "Just enjoying my game. The plan is to get success. I take confidence [from the fifty in the last game]. It was an easy score, so I tried my level best."
UAE captain Esha Oza: "Every game is a learning experience. When you have such a short tournament, it's important you put your best foot [forward]... Assessing the pitch, 140 or 150 would have been a great score. We created the opportunities; it was about grabbing them. It's a great experience. Our team has grown quite a bit. We've only grown."
Time for the presentations
4.47pm So Pakistan win - and do that by a big margin - to also boost their net run rate. A major step taken towards a potential semi-final spot. More than five overs to go, and the Pakistan openers hunt 104 down. Feroza led the way with an unbeaten 62, even as her partner Muneeba had plenty of fortune going her way, including the entirely debatable stumping verdict which meant she got a life early. Meanwhile, Sampath, our statsman, pings saying that this is the first ten-wicket win in a women's T20 Asia Cup match. Hang around for the presentations.
full and just outside off, as Muneeba clips behind to fine leg
on a length on middle and off, as she transfers her weight back to push to long-on
another ball which is full and dips, but on the stumps. Swept to deep square leg with her bottom hand off
fullish and wide of off, as Muneeba advances and lofts this back towards long-on
tossed up, and full on off as it dips on her. Swept towards deep backward square
on a fullish length on off, as Muneeba is across the stumps early before being pushed back by the length. Nudged towards midwicket eventually
gets across the stumps, and sweeps this full ball on the stumps, as she plays in the air again
chipped towards mid-off, as she lets this length ball on middle and off arrive, and plays aerially at it
another length delivery outside off, and punched to long-on
ballooned up, but wide of the fielder at extra cover! She moved to her right too, but the dropped pretty far, as Muneeba looked to loft this length ball angling across to finish outside off
on a length just outside off, but the ball ends closer to off after angling in. Clipped to deep square leg
backs away, and taps at this fullish ball on middle and leg. A single towards extra cover
Indhuja into the attack
full again, and this one dips on her pads. Clipped to fine leg
full and dipping on middle. Dragged to long-on to keep ticking
full on middle and leg, and she leans into a push wide of long-on. The fielder chases it to her right, and pulls the ball back last moment
ahh, she looks to lap sweep this very full ball on leg, but the ball goes between her legs
top edge... but falls wide of the short fine leg fielder moving to her right. The ball landed and moved away further, as Feroza went to sweep this full and straight ball
full and dipping on off, and chipped back to the bowler's left for a single to long-on
fifty for Feroza! Short of a length outside off, and slashed hard to deep backward point, as the ball rolls away for four
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1W | 1W | |||
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | |
Toss | Pakistan Women, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | WT20I no. 1966 |
Match days | 23 July 2024 - day (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Pakistan Women 2, United Arab Emirates Women 0 |
Over 15 • PAK-W 107/0
PAK Women won by 10 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)