Faisalabad (Sports Reporter):
Muneeba Ali and Sadaf Shamas’ half-centuries followed by three wickets for left-arm pacer Shahar Bano led Warriors to a 35-run over Incredibles in the third match of the PCB Women’s Super-3 T20 Tournament here at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on Friday.
Chasing 195-run target, the Incredibles were restricted to 159 all out in 19.3 overs with Gull Feroza and Eman Naseer scoring 38 runs each.
The teams will rest on Saturday, 31 October before Incredibles return on Sunday to take on Champions at the same venue with the first ball expected to be bowled at 10am PKT.
On Friday, Warriors opted to bat first and got off the blocks with a 98-run second-wicket partnership between Muneeba and Sadaf Shamas (55, 40b, 7x4s, 2x6s) after Ravail Farhan fell early. Muneeba finished unbeaten on 87 off 55 balls striking 12 fours and two sixes.
Eyman Fatima, Warriors’ best batter in the previous game, only scored nine and its was a 10-ball 26-run cameo by Gull Rukh, which took Warriors to 194-6 in the allotted 20 overs. Gull hit three fours and two sixes in her outing. Shahar Bano hit two fours in her five-ball eight.
For Incredibles, Omaima Sohail and Waheeda Akhtar picked up two wickets each.
In reply, Incredibles got off to a decent start with contributions from Gull Feroza (38, 19b, 7x4s), Samiya Afsar (15, 5b, 2x4s, 1x6) and Eman Naseer (38, 29b, 5x4s) but their chase stuttered later. From 95-2, they lost eight for 64 despite some resistance from Umm-e-Hani (16, 16b, 1x4) and Mahnoor Zeb (14, 13b, 1x4).
Bano removed three batters for 38 runs, while Hafsa Khalid and Rameen Shamim picked up two wickets each.
Scores in brief
Match 3 – Warriors beat Incredibles by 35 runs at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Warriors 194-6, 20 overs (Muneeba Ali 87 not out, Sadaf Shamas 35, Gull Rukh 26; Omaima Sohail 2-30, Waheeda Akhtar 2-36)
Incredibles 159 all out, 19.3 overs (Gull Feroza 38, Eman Naseer 38; Shahar Bano 3-38, Hafsa Khalid 2-6, Rameen Shamim 2-26)
Player of the match – Muneeba Ali (Warriors)
