Pakistan reaches Women's Asia Cup cricket semi-finals

Pakistan's cricket team defeated Hong Kong (China) by 72 runs in Dubai, UAE, and advanced to the Women's Asia Cup semi-finals. As Dawn reports, Pakistan will face Sri Lanka in the semi-final on Friday. Pakistan captain Fatima Sana opted to bat first for the third match in a row. The team scored 143 runs for eight wickets. Shawaal Zulfiqar was Pakistan's top scorer with 47 runs off 35 balls. Ayesha Zafar scored 26 runs off 19 balls, while Fatima Sana finished the innings unbeaten on 24 runs. Pakistan's innings Muneeba Ali and Shawaal Zulfiqar provided an opening partnership of 24 runs in three overs. After Muneeba was dismissed, Gull Feroza scored three runs, while Zulfiqar and Zafar continued the innings. At its halfway point, Pakistan were 82 for three. Pakistan then lost Zulfiqar, Sadaf Shamas and Eyman Fatima within nine runs and found themselves at 101 for six. Fatima Sana and Tuba Hassan helped the team increase the score, with Hassan making 14 runs off 13 balls. The captain's six off the penultimate ball of the innings helped Pakistan finish on 143 for eight. More current news is available on the UA.News Telegram channel Telegram. Nashra Sandhu's six wickets In response, Hong Kong were one for two after two overs. Fatima Sana dismissed Mariko Hill off the final ball of the first over, while Sadia Iqbal dismissed Miles with the next delivery. Yasmin Daswani and Kary Chan put together a 31-run partnership off 44 balls, but spinner Nashra Sandhu changed the course of the match. She caught and bowled Daswani before taking another five wickets. Sandhu finished her four overs with figures of six wickets for seven runs conceded, becoming the first Pakistani player to take six wickets in an international T20 match. She was named player of the match. Hong Kong were bowled out for 71 runs. They needed to reach the target within 12.3 overs to advance to the semi-finals, but the defeat meant their elimination from the tournament. Read us on Telegram and Sends Download our app