DAMBULLA: Gull Feroza played a composed knock, following a combined bowling effort to lead Pakistan to a ten-wicket victory against United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 match on Tuesday.
Pakistan women’s team restricted UAE to a meagre 103-8 in the first innings and chased the target down in 14.1 overs without losing a wicket.
Feroza started her innings with a four off the second delivery and carried the chase with the support of her opening partner Muneeba Ali.
UAE bowlers did not pose any threat throughout the innings, while Pakistan batters also remained calm and easily chased the total without taking any undue risks.
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Feroza earned the man of the match award for her 62-run knock from 55 balls with eight boundaries, while Muneeba scored 37 off 30.
Earlier, Pakistan captain Nida Dar invited UAE to bat first and Nashra Sandhu provided them with the first breakthrough in 6.5 overs.
Theertha Satish played a stable innings of 40 runs from 36 balls with the help of five boundaries, however, she could not get any support from the other end.
Tuba Hassan bowled Satish in the 15th over with 74 runs on the board. UAE kept losing wickets and managed to score 103-8 in their 20 overs.
Other than Satish, only Esha Oza (16) and Khushi Sharma (12) managed to reach double figures. For Pakistan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu and Tuba Hassan picked two wickets each.
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