Women’s T20 World Cup: Pakistan beats Sri Lanka in opener; Scotland loses to Bangladesh
The Hindu
Skipper Fatima Sana shines as Pakistan defeats Sri Lanka; Bangladesh also victorious in Women's T20 World Cup opener.
Skipper Fatima Sana put in an all-round performance to lead Pakistan to an opening victory over Sri Lanka at the Women’s T20 World Cup on Thursday (October 3, 2024).
The 22-year-old Sana led her side with both bat and ball — top scoring with 30 off 20 balls and then picking 2-10 in 3.5 overs as Pakistan beat its sub-continental rival by 31 runs.
Pakistan was bowled out for 116 runs in 20 overs, but managed to defend it by restricting the Sri Lankans to 85-9 in 20 overs.
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Earlier, tournament host Bangladesh beat Scotland by 16 runs to launch the World Cup far from home.
Opting to bat against the Asian Champions, Pakistan made a decent start with the bat. Four of its top-order five batters got into double figures with Nida Dhar (23) leading the way.
Opener Muneeba Ali (11) scored the first six of the tournament despite the surface retaining its sluggish nature from the afternoon game.
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