Rawalpindi – Lahore and Karachi have qualified for the final of the National Women’s T20 Tournament 2023-24, after securing the top two spots on the points table following ten rounds of matches.
Rawalpindi missed out on the qualification based on net run rate (NRR) as they fell short of Karachi’s NRR despite having the same number of wins.
The final is scheduled to be played on 31 January at Pindi Cricket Stadium. The first ball is expected to be bowled at 1100 PKT, with the toss expected to take place at 1030 PKT.
The last round of National Women’s T20 Tournament 2023-24 saw Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi emerge on top after all six teams participated in games played across three venues in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
At Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi captain Aliya Riaz hit an unbeaten half-century to lead her team to victory against Quetta, fresh off a match-winning century the previous day.
In a rain-impacted game at Ayub Park Ground, Karachi scored 100-5 in 15 overs in reply to Multan’s 114-5 in 20 overs, winning the game by 20 runs as per the DLS calculations.
At Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad, Lahore’s Nashra Sundhu registered the first five-wicket haul of the tournament as she helped Lahore to a dominating 10-wicket win over Peshawar.
Rawalpindi beat Quetta by nine wickets:
Quetta 84-8, 20 overs (Dua Majid 24, Khadija Chishti 17, Jannat Rasheed 15; Aima Saleem 3-15, Tania Saeed 2-18)
Rawalpindi 86-1, 5.3 overs (Aliya Riaz 58 not out, Natalia Parvaiz 18 not out; Anam Amin 1-19)
Player of the match – Aliya Riaz (Rawalpindi)
Karachi beat Multan by 20 runs (DLS):
Multan 114-5, 20 overs (Gull Feroza 67, Saiqa Riaz 26, Gull Rukh 14 not out; Rameen Shamim 1-10, Fatima Sana 1-24, Aiman Anwar 1-24)
Karachi 100-3, 15 overs (Javeria Khan 40, Omaima Sohail 24, Yusra Amir 20 not out; Ayesha Bilal 1-18, Rehmat Noreen 1-19)
Player of the match – Gull Feroza (Multan)
Lahore beat Peshawar by 10 wickets:
Peshawar 50 all out, 16.4 overs (Raahima Syed 17, Momina Riasat 16; Nashra Sundhu 5-2, Ghulam Fatima 3-17, Zunish Abdul Sattar 2-13)
Lahore 51-0, 8 overs (Sidra Amin 41 not out, Fatima Shahid 8 not out)
Player of the match – Nashra Sundhu (Lahore)
