Abidi’s unbeaten innings in vain

Pakistan defeated by arch-rivals India in Women’s Asia T20 Cup

KARACHI: An unbeaten 37-run innings by Nain Abidi proved insufficient for Pakistan Women as they lost to their Indian counterparts by five wickets in the Women’s Asia T20 Cup at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday.

After being asked to bat first, Pakistan were restricted to 97-7 in their allotted 20 overs as Abidi and opener Ayesha Zafar (28) were the only two batters who made significant contributions.

For India, Ekta Bisht took three wickets, while Anuja Patil and captain Harmanpreet Kaur claimed two scalps each.



In reply, India reached the target with five wickets and four balls to spare as Mithali Raj scored 36 runs at the top of the order, while Kaur contributed an unbeaten 26 to get her team across the line.



For Pakistan, Nida Dar and Sadia Yousuf dismissed two batters each, while Sana Mir had to suffice with a single wicket.

“Our inability to build strong partnerships led to the defeat,” said Pakistan Women captain Bismah Maroof. “We remain optimistic for the next few matches and are confident of winning and making it to the next round.”



Pakistan will face Bangladesh, who have also won two out of their three matches, today.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 30^th, 2016.

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