ISLAMABAD
\nNashra Sundhu\u2019s back-to-back player of the match performances took Conquerors to the top of the table in the ongoing National Women\u2019s One-Day Tournament.
\nAt the Diamond Cricket Ground on Wednesday, batting first Conquerors managed to score 208 for nine in 45 overs. Hafsa Khalid top-scored with an 83-ball 43, which included three fours and a six. Wicketkeeper-batter Najiha Alvi returned undefeated on 39 off 38 balls, smashing three fours.
\nFor Invincibles, Areesha Noor, Fatima Zahra and Ghulam Fatima bagged two wickets apiece.
\nIn reply, Invincibles were bowled out for 101 in 29.4 overs with opening batter Ayesha Zafar contributing 31 off 64 balls, hitting four boundaries.
\nConquerors\u2019 left-arm spinner Nashra took three wickets for 21, while Fatima Sana and Mahnoor Aftab snapped two wickets each. Today\u2019s win was Conquerors fifth win in seven games, while Invincibles second defeat in the event.
\nAt the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, unbeaten centuries by Eyman Fatima and Gull Feroza led Strikers to a seven-wicket win over Challengers. Aliya Riaz-led Challengers ended the tournament with two wins from eight outings.
\nChasing 243 to win, Eyman (119 not out, 92b, 17x4s, 3x6s) and Gull Feroza (103 not out, 101b, 13x4s) knitted an unbeaten 205-run partnership for the fourth wicket and helped their side achieve the target in 36.5 overs.
\nThis was right-hand batter Eyman\u2019s second century in the tournament as the 20-year-old has scored 317 runs from seven matches.
\nEarlier, batting first, Challengers posted 242 for six in 45 overs with right-hand batter Natalia Parvaiz returning undefeated on 81 off 85 balls, laced with eight fours and two sixes. Gull Rukh (43, 44b, 6x4s, 1\u00d76), Umm-e-Hani (39, 53b, 4x4s) and Momina Riasat (33 not out, 37b, 4x4s) were other contributors with the bat.
\nFor Strikers, captain Nida Dar bagged three wickets for 45 in nine overs, while Ayesha Bilal took two wickets for 38 runs.
\nScores in brief:
\nConquerors beat Invincibles by 107 runs at the Diamond Cricket Ground
\nConquerors 208-9, 45 overs (Hafsa Khalid 43, Najiha Alvi 39 not out, Syeda Aroob Shah 36; Areesha Noor 2-10, Fatima Zahra 2-27, Ghulam Fatima 2-38)
\nInvincibles 101 all out, 29.4 overs (Ayesha Zafar 31; Nashra Sundhu 3-21, Fatima Sana 2-17, Mahnoor Aftab 2-22)
\nPlayer of the match \u2013 Nashra Sundhu (Conquerors)
\nStrikers beat Challengers by seven wickets at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium
\nChallengers 242-6, 45 overs (Natalia Parvaiz 81 not out, Gull Rukh 43, Umm-e-Hani 39, Momina Riasat 33 not out; Nida Dar 3-45, Ayesha Bilal 2-38)
\nStrikers 243-3, 36.5 overs (Eyman Fatima 119 not out, Gull Feroza 103 not out)
\nPlayer of the match \u2013 Eyman Fatima (Strikers)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Nashra Sundhu\u2019s back-to-back player of the match performances took Conquerors to the top of the table in the ongoing National Women\u2019s One-Day Tournament. At the Diamond Cricket Ground on Wednesday, batting first Conquerors managed to score 208 for nine in 45 overs. Hafsa Khalid top-scored with an 83-ball 43, which included three fours and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-450408","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n