Ireland shock Pakistan in Women’s T20I opener after Gaby Lewis, Orla Prendergast shine
2 min readPakistan Women misplaced to Ireland Women by six wickets with eight balls left within the first recreation of the three-match T20I collection at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 12, 2022 22:51 IST
Ireland shock Pakistan in WT20I opener after Gaby Lewis, Orla Prendergast shine. Courtesy: Ireland Women’s Cricket Twitter
By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: Pakistan, on Saturday, November 12, slumped to a shock six-wicket defeat to Ireland within the first recreation of the three-match Women’s T20I collection on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
After opting to bat first, Pakistan discovered themselves in all types of hassle after being lowered to 56 for 4 in 10.3 overs. However, Nida Dar, who turned the Women’s Player of the Month in October, scored 61 runs off 43 balls with 9 fours and one six.
On the again of her knock, Pakistan posted a decent rating of 135 for 5 on the board. It was a 57-run stand between Dar and Aliya Riaz that helped Pakistan stage some type of a comeback.
Riaz scored an unbeaten run-a-ball 24. Fast bowler Orla Prendergast was the standout bowler for Ireland after she completed with spectacular figures of 4-1-10-3.
Ireland didn’t get off to the very best of begins as Nida Dar accounted for opening batter Amy Hunter’s wicket. Thereafter, Gaby Lewis and Orla Prendergast placed on 55 runs for the second wicket to carry Ireland proper again into the match.
Lewis went on to attain 69 runs off 54 balls with 9 fours and stayed unbeaten. After a powerful displaying with the ball, Prendergast was distinctive with the bat, having scored 39 runs off 25 balls with three fours and a six.
Batting at No.5, Eimear Richardson additionally performed her half, scoring a significant 15-ball 16 below strain. Dar, Nashra Sandhu and Ghulam Fatima picked up one wicket apiece, however couldn’t save Pakistan from a defeat.
Ireland chased down 137 with eight balls to spare. It additionally occurred to be Ireland’s third T20I win over Pakistan in 16 matches.
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sabyasachi chowdhury
Published On:
Nov 12, 2022
