FAISALABAD: Multan, Lahore and Karachi registered comfortable victories in the fourth round of the National Women’s One-Day Tournament at different venues in Faisalabad on Wednesday.

The first match of the day saw Noor-ul-Iman claiming a brilliant five-wicket haul to lead Multan to a four-wicket win against Peshawar at the Bohranwali Ground.

Peshawar posted a paltry total of 101 as they were bundled out in the 38.2 overs, courtesy of some clinical bowling by Noor, who gave just 25 runs in 9.2 overs.

Aleena Shah was the only Peshawar batter to offer some resistance as she scored a cautious 50 off 86 balls before being castled by Multan captain Gull Rukh.

Peshawar’s spinner Momina Riasat dealt some early blows as she quickly removed opener Rabia Rafi (0) and Gull (nine) to give her side hopes of victory. But some responsible batting by Rimsha Rajput (20 not out) and Tasmia Rubab (26 not out) took their team over the line in 34.4 overs.

Meanwhile, Lahore’s skipper Kaynat Hafeez played a careful 58-runs knock before Noreen Yaqoob took three wickets to help their team secure a comprehensive 88-run win against Quetta at the Jawad Sports Complex Ground.

Batting first, Lahore posted a respectable total of 199 in the stipulated 50 overs for the loss of nine wickets and wrapped Quetta’s innings on 111 in the 46th over to claim the victory.

In Wednesday’s last match, Peshawar’s suffered a crushing defeat against Karachi, with four of their top-order batters falling victims to runs outs.

Huraina Sajjad (76) and Syed Aroob Shah (44) responsible batting helped Karachi post a total of 190 with Peshawar’s bowler Hamna Iqbal returning with the figures of 4-25 in 9.2 overs.

In reply, Peshawar got off to a decent start but in a bizarre turn of events their four top-order batters, including top-scorer Maham Anees (56), were ran out to hand Karachi a 36-run victory.

Scores in brief:

Multan beat Peshawar by four wickets:

Peshawar 101 all out in 38.2 overs (Aleena Shah 50; Noor-ul-Iman 5-25); Multan 104-6, 34.4 overs (Tasmia Rubab 26 not out, Aleena Masood 24; Momina Riasat 3-7).

Lahore beat Quetta by 88 runs:

Lahore 199-9 in 50 overs (Kaynat Hafeez 58, Noreen Yaqoob 31; Ayesha Amjad 4-44); Quetta 111 all out in 46 overs (Khadija Chishti 21; Noreen Yaqoob 3-22).

Karachi beat Rawalpindi by 36 runs:

Karachi 190 all out in 48.2 overs (Huraina Sajjad 76, Syeda Aroob Shah 44; Humna Bilal 4-25); Rawalpindi 154-9 in 50 overs (Maham Anees 56; Anosha Nasir 2-26).

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2024