Pakistan women’s cricket team defeated the South African team by 5 wickets after a thrilling match in the first T20I. In the three-match series, the host team has got a one-nil lead.
In the match played at the National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi, the South African women’s cricket team batted first and scored 150 runs for 3 wickets in the allotted overs.
Tezman Burts played a brilliant batting innings of 78 runs off 64 balls, his innings included one six and 9 fours, captain Lara Woolwart scored 44 runs, Mary Zane Kip scored 19 runs.
Nashera Sindhu, Sadia Iqbal and Fatima Sana took one wicket each.
In response, Pakistan women cricket team achieved the target on the last ball of the innings, former Pakistan captain Bisma Maruf scored 37 runs, Sidra Amin scored 33 runs, Alia Riaz played an unbeaten innings of 28 runs while handling one end.
Needing one run off the last ball of the match, Alia Riaz hit a four to give Pakistan a 5-wicket victory. Fatima Sana remained not out for two runs.
In the match, 4 players of Pakistan were run out, in the series of 3 matches, Pakistan has got a lead of one zero.
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