KUALA LUMPUR: Pakistan suffered a crushing six-wicket defeat at the hands of Nepal in the ACC U19 Women’s Asia Cup here at the Bayuemas Oval on Monday.
This victory ensured Nepal’s qualification for the Super-Four Stage of the ACC U19 Women’s Asia Cup.
Chasing 105 to win, captain Puja Mahato’s undefeated run-a-ball 47, which included three fours helped her side achieve the target with an over to spare.
For Pakistan, Fatima Khan and Quratulain snapped a wicket each.
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Earlier, after opting to bat first, Pakistan U19 scored 104 for five in their 20 overs. Opener and wicketkeeper-batter Komal Khan top-scored with a 43-ball 38, which included two fours.
Maham Anees coming to bat at number five was another notable contributor, scoring an unbeaten 29 off 38 balls, and hitting two boundaries.
For Nepal, Mahato bagged two wickets for 27.
Pakistan, after losing their opening match against India by nine wickets on Sunday, will now take part in the fifth-position match scheduled on Wednesday, 18 December. The match will begin at 2 pm PKT.
Pakistan Women U19 Playing XI: Komal Khan, Fizza Fiaz, Ravail Farhan, Areesha Ansari, Maham Anees, Zoofishan Ayyaz (c), Fatima Khan, Shahar Bano (wk), Mahnoor Zeb, Quratulain Ahsen, Aleesa Mukhtiar
Nepal Women U19 Playing XI: Sana Praveen, Sabitri Dhami, Puja Mahato (c), Sony Pakhrin, Jyotsnika Marasini, Seemana KC, Alisha Yadav (wk), Rachana Chaudhary, Krishma Gurung, Riya Sharma, Anu Kadayat
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