Sharjah (TDI): Pakistan women’s cricket team defeated Sri Lanka by 31 runs to register their maiden T20 World Cup win in Sharjah on Thursday.
Batting first, Pakistan could not get a decent score on the board as they were bowled out for just 116 runs in the given 20 overs.
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However, they bowled brilliantly to defend the modest total. Sadia Iqbal took 3 for 17, while Omaima Sohail, Nashra Sandhu and Fatima Sana took two wickets apiece to restrict Sri Lanka to 85/9.
The Greenshirts will next play archrivals India on Sunday, October 6 in Dubai.
