FAISALABAD: Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar registered wins in their respective sixth-round matches of the National Women’s One-Day Tournament here on Monday.

Peshawar beat Rawalpindi by two wickets, thanks to Sidra Nawaz’s unbeaten 80 off 109 balls, which included six fours, as her side got over the finish line with 16 balls to spare.

Batting first at the Jawad Sports Complex Ground, Rawalpindi posted 151-9 in 50 overs as Peshawar Mahnoor Aftab picked three wickets for 18 runs in her quota of 10 overs.

At the Bohranwali Ground, a half-century by Yusra Amir and seven wickets between left-arm spinners Anosha Nasir and Maham Manzoor led Karachi to a six-wicket win over Quetta.

Opting to bat first, Quetta were bowled out for 156 in 49 overs, with Khadija Chishti scoring 50 off 77 balls, which included nine boundaries. Maham and Anosha were the pick of the Karachi bowlers, with the former bagging four wickets for 33 and the latter bagging three scalps for 21 runs in her 10 overs.

In reply, wicket-keeper/batter Yusra (64 not out off 92, six fours) helped her side chase down the target with 17 overs to spare.

At the Iqbal Stadium, Lahore overcame Multan by four wickets in a low-scoring contest, courtesy of a half-century by Iram Javed and three wickets each by Ayesha Bilal and Quratulain.

Batting first, Multan were bundled out for 123 in 39 overs. Opening batter Sadaf Shamas was the only batter to score in double figures and returned undefeated on 81 off 112 balls, hitting 11 fours and a six.

In turn, Lahore achieved the target in the 28th over, losing six wickets in the process. Iram (54 off 81, five fours and two sixes) added 63 runs for the fifth wicket with Noreen Yaqoob (33 off 43, four fours) to take her side home.

Scores in brief:

Peshawar beat Rawalpindi by two wickets at Jawad Sports Complex Ground

RAWALPINDI 151-9 in 50 overs (Aqsa Yousaf 28, Aima Saleem 26, Waheeda Akhtar 22, Fajar Naved 20; Mahnoor Aftab 3-18, Aleena Shah 2-38); PESHAWAR 152-8 in 47.2 overs (Sidra Nawaz 80 not out; Tania Saeed 3-23, Fatima Zahra 2-28)

Lahore beat Multan by four wickets at Iqbal Stadium

MULTAN 123 in 39 overs (Sadaf Shamas 81 not out; Quratulain 3-22, Ayesha Bilal 3-23, Zunash Sattar 2-15); LAHORE 124-6 in 27.4 overs (Iram Javed 54, Noreen Yaqoob 33, Samiya Afsar 20; Shameer Rajput 2-20)

Karachi beat Quetta by six wickets at Bohranwali Ground

QUETTA 156 in 49 overs (Khadija Chishti 50; Maham Manzoor 4-33, Anosha Nasir 3-21); KARACHI 158-4 in 33 overs (Yusra Amir 64 not out, Omaima Sohail 39; Kinza Wahab 2-20).

Published in Dawn, April 30th, 2024