Muneeba Ali Century Lifts Pakistan Hopes In Ladies’s T20 World Cup | Cricket Information

Pakistan left-hander Muneeba Ali hit the primary century of the Ladies’s T20 World Cup when she made 102 in opposition to Eire at Newlands in Cape City on Wednesday, organising a 70-run win for her workforce. The bespectacled left-handed opening batter and wicketkeeper stated encouragement from veteran Nida Dar throughout a century partnership helped her attain the milestone. “She at all times had the message for me to maintain going and rating huge,” stated Muneeba.

Pakistan made 165 for 5 after they have been despatched in to bat.

Eire have been bowled out for 95, with left-arm spinner Nashra Sandhu claiming career-best figures of 4 for 18.

The margin of the win offered a giant enhance to Pakistan’s web run charge and lifted their hopes of reaching the semi-finals regardless of dropping to India of their opening match on Sunday.

The marginally-built Muneeba had not beforehand scored a half-century in 44 T20 internationals though she made a one-day worldwide hundred in opposition to the identical opponents in Lahore final November.

Muneeba and Dar (33) shared a third-wicket partnership of 101. Muneeba confronted 68 balls and hit 14 fours.

Eire beat Pakistan 2-1 in a T20 sequence in Pakistan in November however have been outplayed in a match between two sides who misplaced their opening World Cup matches.

“We’re dissatisfied with our efficiency,” stated Eire captain Laura Delany. “In the beginning we gave them an excessive amount of width and it was tough to drag it again.”

Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof praised what she described as a “scientific” efficiency. “We’ve got taken ten wickets, in order that’s pleasing. However I nonetheless assume we are able to get higher within the subsequent sport.”

Pakistan’s remaining matches are in opposition to West Indies in Paarl on Sunday and England at Newlands on Tuesday.

Muneeba’s century was the primary by any Pakistan participant in a T20 ladies’s worldwide.

Eire misplaced openers Amy Hunter and Gaby Lewis inside the primary 5 overs. Orla Prendergast made a spirited 31 off 21 balls and Eimear Richardson hit powerfully to make 28 off 17 deliveries. However Eire by no means threatened to get close to the Pakistan complete.

Sandhu dismissed each the main scorers and was the principle destroyer of the Eire batting.

Pakistan had an damage scare when big-hitting batter Ayesha Naseem suffered what seemed to be a hamstring pressure and needed to go away the sector after chasing a ball to the boundary.

Transient scores:

Pakistan 165-5 in 20 overs (Muneeba Ali 102, Nida Dar 33; A. Kelly 2-27).

Eire 95 in 16.3 overs (O. Prendergast 31; Sadia Iqbal 2-17, Nida Dar 2-5, Nashra Sandhu 4-18).

Consequence: Pakistan gained by 70 runs.

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