Fatima Sana claims the Player of the Match award for her all-round show with both bat and ball and also for her impressive leadership skills today. 30 runs and 2 big wickets from the Pakistan captain to earn the award.
"I am excited, thanks for the team they supported well. All credit goes to management. I blame myself [for the score], but I tried to back myself and be calm to hit. [on bowling] Obviously, we all know Chamari is a good player, we needed that wicket to have a good start and we got it."
Captain Fatima Sana concedes just 2 runs and takes one wicket in the last over to guide Pakistan to a big 31-run win.
PAK-W - 116/10 in 20 overs.
SL-W - 85/9 in 20 overs.
Pakistan women beat Sri Lanka by 31 runs.
Sadia Iqbal strikes twice in an over to dismiss Nilakshika Silva and Sugandika Kumari on the back-to-back deliveries. A sensational stuff from the Pakistan spinner. Sri Lanka are closing in on a big defeat at Sharjah.
SL-W - 83/8 in 19 overs.
Sri Lanka need 34 runs in 6 balls to win the game.
Sadia Iqbal with a breakthrough for Pakistan as she removes Anushka Sanjeewani to all but end Sri Lanka's late hopes for a comeback.
Sanjeewani scored 5 runs off 10 balls. Sachini Nisansala joins Nilakshika (17*) in the middle.
SL-W - 72/6 in 17 overs.
Sri Lanka need 45 runs in 18 balls to win the game.
Both Nilakshika Silva and Sanjeewani struggle for the big shots as Sri Lanka are slowly losing the momentum of any comeback. Impressive bowling from Pakistan throughout the innings.
SL-W - 61/5 in 15 overs.
Sri Lanka need 56 runs in 30 balls to win the game.
Vishmi Gunaratne departs after a struggling knock. She tries to go for a six but falls inches short of clearing the ropes.
Vishmi scored 20 runs off 34 balls. Wicketkeeper Anushka Sanjeeani joins Nilakshika in the middle.
SL-W - 52/5 in 13 overs.
Sri Lanka need 65 runs in 42 balls to win the game.
Kavisha Dilhari goes for a big shot but finds Nida Dar's safe hands at long on. A first wicket of the game for Nashra Sandhu.
Dilhari scored 3 runs off 8 balls. Nilakshika Silva joins Vishmi Gunaratne (19*) in the middle.
SL-W - 47/4 in 11 overs.
Sri Lanka need 70 runs in 54 balls to win the game.
Pakistan have tightened their grip around Sri Lanka's neck. The loss in the form of Diana Baig has not flustered them one bit and skipper Fatima Sana is marshalling her troops brilliantly on the field.
Sri Lanka are 44/3 after 10 overs. They need 73 runs off the last 10 overs.
Omaima Sohail outfoxes Hasini Perera with a typical off-spinner's delivery that fizzed past her.
Sri Lanka are 35/3 after eight overs. Kavisha Dilhari is the new batter.
The pair of Vishmi Gunaratne and Hasini Perera needs to stitch a big partnership here for the third wicket to stay in the game. The required run rate (6.77) is still gettable but can skyrocket soon.
Omaima Sohail gets the huge wicket of Harshita Samarawickrama. Sohail deceives Harshita and cleans her up. Harshita departs at an individual score of 7 off 10 balls.
Sri Lanka are 26/2 after the end of the powerplay (six overs).
Sadia Iqbal concedes just 5 runs in the fourth over as Pakistan look to keep the game alive in the powerplay overs with some greedy spells.
SL-W - 20/1 in 4 overs (Vishmi - 7* off 11 balls, Harshitha - 4* off 4 balls).
Sri Lanka need 98 runs in 86 balls to win the game.
Captain removes captain as Fatima Sana removes dangerous Chamari Athapaththu to raise Pakistan's hope for a win.
Chamari scored 6 runs off 9 balls. Harshitha Samarawickrama joins Vishmi in the middle.
SL-W - 9/1 in 2.3 overs.
Sri Lanka need 108 runs in 105 balls to win the game.
Chamari Athapaththu brings the first boundary for Sri Lanka with a cracking four off Sadia Iqbal in the second over as Sri Lanka look set for an easy chase.
SL-W - 9/0 in 2 overs (Athapaththu - 6* off 7 balls, Vishmi - 3* off 5 balls).
Sri Lanka need 108 runs in 108 balls to win the game.
A bad news for Pakistan as Diana Baig hurts her ankle while getting ready for her second delivery. She is in pain and walking off the pitch. A heartbreak for the pacer and the Pakistani team.
Captain Fatima Sana to bowl her remaining 5 deliveries in the first over.
Openers Chamari Athapaththu and Vishmi Gunaratne are out in the middle to open Sri Lanka's innings at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The right-arm pacer Diana Baig to bowl the first over for Pakistan.
Sri Lanka need 117 runs in 120 balls to win the game.
A brilliant last over from Udeshika Prabodhani who dismisses Fatima Sana on the second ball and bowl out Pakistan with another wicket on the last ball as well. Two wickets and just 5 runs conceded from the last over.
PAK-W - 116/10 in 20 overs.
Sri Lanka need 117 runs in 120 balls to win the game.
Udeshika Prabodhani ends Fatima Sana's brilliant innings on the second ball of the last over.
Sana scored 30 runs off 20 balls before losing her wicket on an outside edge. Sadia Iqbal walks in to play the remaining over.
PAK-W - 112/9 in 19.1 overs.
Fatima Sana is leading by example with a couple of fours in the last two overs as Pakistan add some runs in the death overs to go past 100.
PAK-W - 101/8 in 18 overs (Nashra - 4* off 11 balls, Fatima Sana - 22* off 15 balls).
Captain Fatima Sana brings the first boundary in the last five overs to add some crucial runs to Pakistan's score in the middle overs but Sri Lanka stay on top with regular wickets.
Sugandika Kumari takes her third wicket to dismiss Diana Baig as Pakistan go 8 wickets down.
PAK-W - 84/8 in 15 overs (Fatima - 9* off 6 balls).
Chamari Athapaththu strikes again to dismiss Aliya Riaz on a golden duck with an lbw dismissal. Two wickets in two balls for the legendary spinner. Hat-trick coming?
PAK-W - 74/7 in 13.3 overs.
Another brilliant catch by wicketkeeper Anushka Sanjeewani as Chamari Athapaththu removes Tuba Hassan on an outside edge delivery.
Tuba scored 5 runs off 9 balls. Aliya Riaz joins Fatima Sana in the middle.
PAK-W - 74/6 in 13.2 overs.
Udeshika Prabodhani is back for her second spells and she bowls out the settled Nida Dar on a brilliant delivery to add more pressure on Pakistan.
Nida Dar scored 23 runs off 22 balls. Captain Fatima Sana joins Tuba (5*) in the middle.
PAK-W - 73/5 in 13 overs.
No boundary since Omaima Sohail's departure in the 10th over as Pakistan struggle to score freely and the run rate remains below 6. Sri Lanka look to restrict Pakistan below 100 total.
PAK-W - 70/4 in 12 overs (Tuba Hassan - 4* off 5 balls, Nida Dar - 22* off 20 balls).
An excellent catch by Hasini Perera gives Sri Lanka a breakthrough with Omaima Sohail's big wicket off Kavisha Dilhari's delivery.
Omaima scored 18 runs off 19 balls. Tuba Hassan joins Nida Dar (14*) in the middle.
PAK-W - 57/4 in 10 overs.
Nida Dar brings Pakistan's 50 with a brilliant SIX off Kavisha Dilhari. Pakistan look to add some quick runs in the middle overs.
PAK-W - 57/3 in 9.5 overs.
Omaima Sohail is adding some runs from one end and needs support from her teammates if Pakistan look to fight back after a poor start.
PAK-W 45/3 in 8 overs (Omaima - 16* off 14 balls, Nida - 4* off 6 balls).
Chamari Athapaththu strikes in the very first over to dismiss Sidra Ameen who goes for a big shot but fails to time it. That was an easy catch for Chamari.
Sidra scored 12 runs off 10 balls. The veteran Nida Dar walks in.
PAK-W - 32/3 in 6 overs.
A similar dismissal.
Sanjeewani displays quick wicketkeeping skills with a sharp catch on an outside edge to dismiss Muneeba Ali off Sugandika's delivery.
Muneeba scored 11 runs off 14 balls. Omaima Sohail joins Sidra Ameen in the middle.
PAK-W - 19/2 in 4 overs.
Muneeba Ali tries to diffuse an early pressure created after Feroza's dismissal with a stunning six off Prabodhani over deep mid-on. The first six of the match and the tournament.
PAK-W - 14/1 in 3 overs (Muneeba - 11* off 12 balls, Sidra - 1* off 2 balls).
A thick edge and Sanjeewani takes an easy catch behind to end Gull Feroza's innings who comes forward for a big shot off Sugandika Kumari. A brilliant start from Sri Lanka.
Feroza scored 2 runs off 4 balls. Sidra Ameen joins Muneeba in the middle.
PAK-W - 6/1 in 2 overs.
Both Muneeba Ali and Feroza Gull fail to find a boundary in the first over but also avoid losing early wickets.
Sugandika Kumari to bowl the 2nd over.
PAK-W - 4/0 in 1 over.
Opener Muneeba Ali and Feroza Gull are out in the middle to begin Pakistan's innings.
Pacer Udeshika Prabodhani to bowl the first over for Sri Lanka.
The game is on...
Both teams are gearing up for the highly-anticipated clash after national anthems at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Muneeba Ali (wk), Gull Feroza, Sidra Amin, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana (c), Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal, Omaima Sohail.
Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Nilakshi de Silva, Hasini Perera, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Sachini Nisansala, Udeshika Prabodhani.
It's a fresh day today and fresh game in front of us (talking about the mood in the camp after becoming the Asia Cup champions recently). Had we won the toss, we would have bowled first. We were playing good cricket in the last couple of months and we want to continue that. We want to restrict them to a low total.
We would want to bat first, want to put maximum total here. Last match the pitch was a bit slow, we want to put maximum total as we know Sri Lanka are a strong team. Little nervous but very excited.
Fatima San has won the toss and Pakistan have opted to bat first against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka managed to break Pakistan's heart with a thrilling last-over win in their last meeting at the Asia Cup 2024 semi-final. Sri Lanka have also won all of their last three T20I games against Pakistan and will enter this game as clear favourites.
Sri Lanka Women Squad: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Nilakshi de Silva, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera, Hasini Perera, Sachini Nisansala, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Ama Kanchana, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Shashini Gimhani.
Pakistan Women Squad: Muneeba Ali (wk), Gull Feroza, Sidra Amin, Nida Dar, Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Tuba Hassan, Sadaf Shamas, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, Iram Javed, Omaima Sohail, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab.
In the opening match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, Bangladesh defeated Scotland by 16 runs today.
Bangladesh scored 119 for 7 while batting first with Sobhana Mostray top-scoring with 36 runs and then Ritu Mani picked two wickets for 15 to restrict the debutant Scotland to 103 for 7 in the Group B fixture.
Notably, Bangladesh ended their 10-year drought for a win in the T20 World Cup.
Match Details
Match: 2nd T20 match
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Date and Time: 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM Local Time), Thursday, October 3
Toss at 7:00 PM
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