KARACHI, Dec 28: Spinners Suwini De Alwis and Shshikala Siriwardena share seven wickets to spin Sri Lanka to an exciting 14-run victory over Pakistan in the opening match of the 2nd Women’s Asia Cup cricket at National Stadium on Wednesday.

Batting first, Sri Lanka mustered 178 for nine wickets in 50 overs and then bowled out hosts Pakistan for 164 in 48.2 overs.

Left-arm spinner Suwini grabbed four wickets for 24 in a tight eight-over spell and off-spinner and skipper Shshikala captured three for 33 in 9.2 overs.

Opener Taskeen Qadeer hit a polished 42 in 74 balls with four hits to the boundary and Asmavia Iqbal cracked a fine 38 in 54 balls with the aid of four hits to the ropes.

Pakistan were tottering at 88 for six wickets but Sana Mir and Asmavia Iqbal added 66 runs for the seventh wicket to offer any real challenge to Sri Lankan bowlers.

Earlier, opener Dedunu De Silva made a patient half century as Sri Lanka collected 178 for nine wickets in their 50 overs after electing to bat first. Dedunu made 52 off 124 deliveries with seven boundaries.

Praba Udrwatte finished unbeaten 22 in 43 balls without any boundary and Indka Chandrawrithie contributed an enterprising 24 off 32 balls studded with four hits to the fence.

Slow left-arm spinner Urooj Mumtaz was hosts’ most successful bowler with three wickets for 40 runs in ten overs. Off-spinner Sabahat Rasheed chipped in with two wickets for 30 runs in ten overs.

Scoreboard

Sri Lanka

Dedunu De Silva run out 52

Chamri Pologamrolr c Batool b Asavia 3

Suwini De Alwis c Arman b Sabahat 1

Hiroshi Abesinghe c Sana Mir b Maryum 18

Eshani Kaushrlya lbw b Sabaat 10

Shshiala Siriwardena c Sabahat b Urooj 16

Janaanthi Mala b Urooj 1

Praba Udawatte not out 22

Inoka Galagedera c Sana Javed b Urooj 25

W.A.Chandrawritrhie run out 1

Randika Galhenege not out 1

Extras (B-1, LB-2, W-24, NB-1) 28

Total (for nine wkts in 50 overs) 178

Fall of wkts: 1-20, 2-38, 3-77, 4-89, 5-122, 6-124, 7-126, 8-165, 9-169

Bowling: Asmavia Iqbal 9-0-35-1, Qanita Jalil 6-1-12-0, Maryum Butt 6-1-21-1, Sana Mir 4-1-19-0, Sajjida Shah 5-1-18-0, Sabahat Rasheed 10-2-30-2, Urooj Mumtaz 10-00-40-3

Pakistan

Tasken Qadeer c Dedunu b Suwini 42

Sajjida Shah run out 10

Batool Fatima c Inoka b Chandrawathie 0

Urooj Mumtaz c Shshikala b Suwini 6

Sana Javwed run out 19

Sana Mir c Praba b Shshikala 23

Arman Khan c Dedunu b Suwini 0

Asmavia Iqbal b Shahikala 38

Qanita Jalil c & b Suwini 1

Maryum Butt c Dedunu b Shshikala 3

Sabahat Rasheed not out 0

Extras (B-2, LB-2, W-18) 22

Total (all out in 48.2 overs) 164

Fall of wktS: 1-33, 2-34, 3-63, 4-76, 5-87, 6-88, 7-154, 8-157, 9-162

Bowling: Praba Udrwatte 7-1-15-0, Eshani Kaushalya 3-0-22-0, Chamari Pologhampola 6-1-20-0, W.A.Chandradena 9.2-1-33-2, Suwini De Alwis 81-24-4, Indoka Glagedera 1-0-6-0

Women-of-the-Match: Dedunu De Silva

Umpires: Salim Badar/Mian Aslam

Match referee: Azhar Khan—APP