ISLAMABAD – Stars thrashed Strikers by nine wickets in the National Women’s One-Day Cup 2024 match at the Marghzar Cricket Ground on Thursday afternoon.
Batting first, Strikers were bowled out for 106 in 30.5 overs, with Ayesha Bilal top-scoring 24 off 53 balls including three fours and a six. Right-arm off-spinner Rameen and right-arm leg-spinner Tuba bagged three wickets apiece, while right-arm fast bowler Waheeda Akhtar took two wickets.
In reply, it took 23.3 overs for Stars to achieve the target losing Sadaf Shamas (38, 38b, 8x4s) in the process. Sidra Amin returned undefeated on 33, while Soha Fatima also returned unbeaten on 26, which included five fours.
At the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Syeda Aroob Shah’s four-wicket haul and Hafsa Khalid’s unbeaten 73 led Conquerors to a three-wicket win over Challengers. Batting first, Challengers were dismissed for 158 in 32 overs with captain Aliya Riaz scoring an unbeaten 71 off 87 balls hitting seven fours and four sixes.
In turn, Zaib un Nisa’s three-for and two wickets by Umm-e-Hani went in vain as right-hand batter Hafsa struck 12 boundaries in a 90-ball 73 to help her side achieve the target in 36.3 overs.
