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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Two Asian giants Pakistan and Sri Lanka face each other in their opening game at the 9th edition of the tournament in the UAE. Both teams are drawn in Group A with title favourites Australia, India and New Zealand so they will target a positive start to their campaign today.
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