KARACHI – Centuries by Iram Javed and Omaima Sohail guided Invincibles to a 19-run win over Challengers in the fifth round of the National Women’s One-Day Tournament on Monday.
After being put into bat, Invincibles on the back of Iram (126) and Omaima (110) centuries posted 286 for six in 50 overs. Challengers’ Zaib-un-Nisa Niaz took three wickets for 38 runs.
In reply, half-centuries from Gull Rukh (71) and Aliya Riaz (51) were not enough to guide their side home as Challengers fell 19 runs short of the target. Noor-ul-Iman (3-15), Omaima (2-61) and Ghulam Fatima (2-66) picked up seven wickets for the winning side.
At the HPC Oval Ground, captain’s innings by Sidra Amin (53) led Stars to a three-wicket win over Conquerors. Batting first, Conquerors were bowled out for 122 in 46.5 overs with Najiha Alvi top-scoring with a 73-ball 31. Stars’ Tuba Hassan bagged three wickets, while Rameen Shamim and Waheeda Akhtar snapped two wickets apiece.
In turn, Stars achieved the target in 33.1 overs with three wickets in hand. Conquerors’ off-spinner Mahnoor Aftab was the most successful bowler, taking six wickets for 28 runs in 10 overs.
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