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DUBLIN: Pakistan’s hopes of reaching the final of the women’s T20I tri-series were ended after their match against West Indies was abandoned because of rain on Wednesday.
The washout at Castle Avenue left Pakistan at the bottom of the table with two points from three matches. Even if they beat hosts Ireland in their final fixture on Thursday, they can only finish with a maximum of six points.
The result boosted Ireland’s chances of winning the tri-series. A victory over Pakistan would take the hosts to 12 points, moving them ahead of West Indies on 10.
Persistent rain delayed the start of the match by 70 minutes before West Indies captain Chinelle Henry won the toss and elected to field.
Pakistan struggled to build momentum against a disciplined West Indies bowling attack and were reduced to 111-7 in 16.5 overs when rain returned and eventually forced the match to be called off.
Aliya Riaz top-scored for Pakistan with 24 from 23 balls, while captain Fatima Sana remained unbeaten on 21. Rameen Shamim and Ayesha Zafar both made 17, with Gull Feroza contributing 10.
For West Indies, Ashmini Munisar and Chinelle Henry claimed two wickets each, while Zaida James, Afy Fletcher and Qiana Joseph took one apiece.
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