In the third T20 match against the Sri Lanka women’s team, the Pakistan women’s team won by 4 wickets on Tuesday.
Having already won the first two matches in the three-match series and clinched the championship, this was a consolation victory for Pakistan.
In this match, Sri Lanka first scored 113 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs, and Pakistan chased down the target, scoring 115 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 18.2 overs to win.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl. For Sri Lanka, in batting, captain Chamari Athapaththu scored 34 with 5 boundaries, and Sanjana Kavindi scored 20 with 2 boundaries.
Imesha Dulani was dismissed for 17, Harshitha Samarawickrama for 3, Kavisha Dilhari for 12, and Hasini Perera for 0. At the end of the overs, Kaushini Nuthyangana remained unbeaten on 12 and Kavya Kavindi on 10.
For Pakistan, in bowling, Momina Riasat took 2 wickets, while Um-e-Hani, Nashra Sandhu, Tuba Hassan, and Ayesha Jafar took 1 wicket each.
Chasing a target of 114 runs, Pakistan were led to victory by Ayesha Jafar, who scored 39 with 6 boundaries, and Shawaal Zulfiqar, who added 21 runs with 3 boundaries and 1 six.
Captain Muneeba Ali returned to the pavilion for 19, Najihah Alvi for 5, Um-e-Hani for 8, and Iman Fatima for 5.
In the end, Saira Jabeen remained unbeaten, guiding the team to victory with 12, while Duba Hasan contributed 6 runs. Among the Sri Lankan bowlers, Chamari Athapaththu and Kavisha Dilhari took 2 wickets each, and Nimesha Meepage took 1 wicket.
Pakistan’s Ayesha Jafar, who scored 39 runs and also took 1 wicket in this match, was named Player of the Match. Sri Lanka’s Imesha Dulani, who amassed 123 runs across 3 matches, was named the Player of the Series.