
Nain Abidi. PHOTO COURTESY: GETTY IMAGES
An dominant match-winning innings by Nain Abidi helped Pakistan Women group win their ICC Women’s World Cup warm-up compare opposite West Indies by 5 wickets in Leicester on Tuesday.
Asked to bat first, West Indies were means to measure 246 runs for a detriment of 7 wickets in their allotted 50 overs as Pakistan skipper Sana Mir took dual wickets for 46 runs in her 10 overs, while Asmavia Iqbal, Sadia Yousif and Kainat Imtiaz took a wicket any for 31, 44 and 51 runs respectively.
Felicia Walters tip scored for West Indies with a 93-ball 59, while Merissa Aquilleira contributed 43 off 50 balls to her team’s total.
In reply, Pakistan reached their aim in a 48th over for a detriment of only 5 wickets, 3 of that —— Nahida Khan (9), Ayesha Zafar (29) and Marina Iqbal (13) — they had mislaid utterly early on, environment adult for a bold chase.
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Abidi and Bismah Maroof, however, stabilised a boat with a 141-run partnership, with a former scoring 81 off 86 balls laced with 8 fours and a latter chipping with 75 off 80 balls.
After Maroof got out, Pakistan were dealt another blow in a form of Asmavia, who was run out for only 11. But Abidi and Kainat Imtiaz (14) got a group over a line with 14 balls to spare.
Shamilia Connell was a collect of a West Indies bowlers, holding dual wickets for 39 runs.
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Pakistan Women will subsequent face Australia on Thursday before locking horns with South Africa during a weekend.
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