ISLAMABAD – Challengers beat Stars in the Super Over after Women’s One-Day Tournament match at the Diamond Cricket Ground ended in a dramatic tie.
Requiring six runs to win in the final over, Challengers Zaib-un-Nisa Niaz gave away only five runs to take the game into Super Over.
In the Super Over, Challengers achieved the five-run target without losing any wicket.
Earlier, batting first Challengers were dismissed for 205 in 43.3 overs with Natalia Parvaiz top-scoring with 67. Shawaal Zulfiqar, returning back to competitive cricket after undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore, scored a 78-ball 58.
For Stars, Rameen Shamim was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 21/3, while Anosha Nasir and Sadaf Shamas grabbed two wickets each.
In turn, Stars were cruising to victory when Kaynat Hafeez (63) and Sidra Nawaz (62) knitted a 133-run partnership for the fourth wicket, but after the departure of both batters in the 44th over, Stars ended up scoring 205 for seven in 45 overs.
For Challengers, Zaib-un-Nisa took three wickets, while Umm-e-Hani bagged two wickets.
At the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, after being put into bat, Invincibles were bundled out for 159 in 45 overs which included Shabnam Hayat top-scoring with a 75-ball 48.
In turn, Strikers were bowled out for 124 in 39.3 overs with Omaima Sohail (3-21) and Saima Malik (2-18) sharing five wickets between them.
