The match did get close, but Ayesha Naseem\u2019s back-to-back sixes in the 19th over finished it off
\nSYLHET
\nPakistan\u2019s women\u2019s cricket team Tuesday defeated the Sri Lankan side by five wickets in a thriller to claim their fifth victory in six games in the Women\u2019s T20I Asia Cup.
\nFollowing a rain delay, Sri Lanka opted to bat first at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Lanka\u2019s Chamari Atapattu (41) and Oshadi Ranasinghe (26) put their side in a commanding position with their explosive batting.
\nSri Lanka gave Pakistan a target of 112 runs to chase, which the Green Shirts easily met in 18.5 overs after losing five wickets.
\nThe Lankan defence fell apart like a house of cards after Tuba Hassan neutralised Atapattu. The Lankan team\u2019s fate was sealed by Omaima Sohail\u2019s blitzkrieg that decimated players like Hasini Perera, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani, and Malsha Shehani to cement Pakistan\u2019s victory.
\nOmaima Sohail took five wickets to become the Player of the Match, while Tuba Hasan dismissed two Lankan batters and Nida Dar one.
\nAlia Riaz scored 20 runs, Muniba Ali 10, and Sohail added 7 runs to the total before the Lankan bowling attack sent them back to the pavilion.
\nDar (26) and Ayesha Naseem (16), who hit two sixes in just five balls, were not out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The match did get close, but Ayesha Naseem\u2019s back-to-back sixes in the 19th over finished it off SYLHET Pakistan\u2019s women\u2019s cricket team Tuesday defeated the Sri Lankan side by five wickets in a thriller to claim their fifth victory in six games in the Women\u2019s T20I Asia Cup. Following a rain delay, Sri Lanka opted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-288754","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n