Ireland beat Pakistan by 34 runs, win series 2-1
\n LAHORE
\nThe Irish women\u2019s team clinched the T20I series against Pakistan by winning the third match in Lahore on Wednesday.
\nIreland won the series 2-1 against Pakistan, making it the first T20I series win for the Irish team in Asia and also the maiden away T20I series victory for the visitors.
\nAfter deciding to bat first at the Gaddafi Stadium, Ireland posted 167-4 in their allotted 20 overs.
\nIreland\u2019s top-order contributed heavily to the team\u2019s score as opener Gaby Lewis led the way with 71 runs in 46 balls. Her impressive knock included 11 fours and a six.
\nLewis\u2019s fellow opener Amy Hunter scored 40 runs in 35 balls, meanwhile, Orla Prendergast notched up 37 runs in 23 balls.
\nFor Pakistan, Nida Dar, Nashra Sandhu and Ghulam Fatima bagged one wicket each.
\nWhile chasing the daunting target, Pakistan were all out for 133 in 18.5 overs.
\nOpener Javeria Khan scored 50 runs in 37 balls, with the help of seven fours, but she didn\u2019t get able support from the other end as Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
\nIreland\u2019s Arlene Kelly and Laura Delany claimed three wickets each to restrict Pakistan during the run-chase.
\nGabby Lewis clinched the award for player of the match and series. She was the top scorer in the three T20Is with 144 runs at a strike-rate of 130.90.
\nIreland had defeated Pakistan by six wickets during the first women\u2019s T20I of the series in Lahore on Saturday. Meanwhile, Pakistan bounced back to win the second T20I by six wickets on Monday.
\nIt must be noted that, before the T20I series, Pakistan clean swept the ODI series 3-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ireland beat Pakistan by 34 runs, win series 2-1 LAHORE The Irish women\u2019s team clinched the T20I series against Pakistan by winning the third match in Lahore on Wednesday. Ireland won the series 2-1 against Pakistan, making it the first T20I series win for the Irish team in Asia and also the maiden away T20I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295694,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-295669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n