Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | PAK-W: 116/10 | RR: 5.80

  • Nashra Sandhu6 (14b)
  • Udeshika Prabodhani4-0-20-3
  • Sachini Nisansala4-0-27-0

7.36pm: Pakistan will not be too happy with the score after opting to bat first. Sugandika's double strike and Athapaththu's wicket dented Pakistan in the powerplay and they just kept losing wickets regularly on a slow Sharjah surface. Sana at No.7 played a quickfire 30 to help Pakistan get past 100 but ran out of partners for a steady stand to lift the team. Prabodani, Sugandika and Athapaththu starred with three wickets each. Sanjeewani was excellent behind the stumps to account for four catches. Can Pakistan defend this? Will Athapaththu & Co have it easy? We will find out. Join Madushka after a short break for the start of the chase!

Sampath tells me this it the first instance of three bowlers taking three-wicket hauls in the same innings at the Women's T20 World Cup

Hypocaust: "Anushka Sanjeewani is the second wicket-keeper to take 4 catches in a Women's T20 World Cup match. The other was West Indies' Kycia Knight against Sri Lanka at Daren Sammy Stadium in 2018." - On point, yes

19.6
W
Prabodhani to Sadia Iqbal, OUT, Pakistan are all out for 116 Full length delivery outside off, Iqbal tries to hit this aerially but doesn't come off the middle of the bat. Gunaratne takes a simple catch at mid off

Sadia Iqbal c Gunaratne b Prabodhani 2 (3m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

19.5
1
Prabodhani to Nashra Sandhu, 1 run, Fuller on the stumps, worked to long-on for a single
19.4
1
Prabodhani to Sadia Iqbal, 1 run, Full toss outside off, pushed to mid off for a quick run. Direct hit would have sent Iqbal back
19.3
1
Prabodhani to Nashra Sandhu, 1 run, fuller on the middle stump, hits this straight down the ground
19.2
1
Prabodhani to Sadia Iqbal, 1 run, Fuller around off stump, driven to mid-on for a single

Sadia Iqbal now

19.1
W
Prabodhani to Fatima Sana, OUT, Big appeal for caught behind but umpire is unmoved. Full length delivery outside off stump, Sana steps out to slash this but misses, or did she get an edge? Sri Lanka take the review. UltraEdge shows there is spike and a clear deflection. Athapaththu gets excited. Sana falls for 30 off 20. She is clearly disappointed

Fatima Sana c †Sanjeewani b Prabodhani 30 (34m 20b 3x4 1x6) SR: 150.00

19.1
1w
Prabodhani to Fatima Sana, 1 wide, Starts with a fuller delivery outside off, wide signalled

Prabodani now

Sharath: "Fatima Sana delivering as she promised"

END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs | PAK-W: 111/8 | RR: 5.84

  • Nashra Sandhu4 (12b)
  • Fatima Sana30 (19b)
  • Sachini Nisansala4-0-27-0
  • Sugandika Kumari4-0-19-3
18.6
0
Nisansala to Nashra Sandhu, no run, Fuller on the stumps, defended
18.5
0
Nisansala to Nashra Sandhu, no run,
18.4
1
Nisansala to Fatima Sana, 1 run, Dropped but a rough chance. Sana uses her creases again. Full on leg stump, moves across to sweep this away to short fine leg where Harshita fumbles. Definitely saved a boundary with a dive
18.3
0
Nisansala to Fatima Sana, no run, Full on middle stump, goes back to punch this towards off side but can't connect this
18.3
2w
Nisansala to Nashra Sandhu, 2 wides, Goes down the leg but Sana is quick to take the single
18.2
1
Nisansala to Fatima Sana, 1 run, Length delivery on middle stump, moves away and punches this towards cover for a single
18.1
6
Nisansala to Fatima Sana, SIX, Solid! Full length delivery on off, arm ball, gets down on one knee and slams this hard towards long-on

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs | PAK-W: 101/8 | RR: 5.61

  • Nashra Sandhu4 (10b)
  • Fatima Sana22 (15b)
  • Sugandika Kumari4-0-19-3
  • Sachini Nisansala3-0-17-0

Ajay punia : "At 15.1 they ran a couple off droped catch..?? Seen clearly on television " -- yes, but tough chances though

17.6
2
Kumari to Nashra Sandhu, 2 runs, Fuller on off, whipped away to vacant midwicket region, takes two runs. 100 up for Pakistan
17.5
0
Kumari to Nashra Sandhu, no run, Fuller on off and middle, Sandhu can't connect
17.4
1
Kumari to Fatima Sana, 1 run, Fuller on off stump, drilled to long-on
17.3
0
Kumari to Fatima Sana, no run, Length ball on the stumps, keeps it to cover
17.2
1
Kumari to Nashra Sandhu, 1 run, Punched off the backfoot to mid-on for a quick single
17.1
0
Kumari to Nashra Sandhu, no run, Tossed up outside off, driven to mid off

Sugandika's final over

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | PAK-W: 97/8 | RR: 5.70

  • Fatima Sana21 (13b)
  • Nashra Sandhu1 (6b)
  • Sachini Nisansala3-0-17-0
  • Chamari Athapaththu4-0-18-3
16.6
0
Nisansala to Fatima Sana, no run, Too full and wide of off stump, Sana can't connect this properly
16.5
2
Nisansala to Fatima Sana, 2 runs, Excellent running. Full length delivery outside off, drags this to mid-on for two quick runs

Lahiru: "How about the dew factor?" -- No signs of dew

16.4
1
Nisansala to Nashra Sandhu, 1 run, Tossed up, outside off stump, pushed to cover to get off the mark
16.3
0
Nisansala to Nashra Sandhu, no run, Shor delivery outside off, stays low, dragged this to mid off