KARACHI: A five-wicket haul by Tania Saeed and Ayesha Zafar’s 31 handed Invincibles a two-wicket win over Stars in the second round match of the National Women’s One-Day Tournament at the UBL Sports Complex here on Sunday.

Batting first, Stars were bowled out for 98 in 30.1 overs with Sidra Amin managing to score 37. Left-arm spinner Tania (5-20) was equally supported by leg-spinner Ghulam Fatima, who took three wickets.

Invincibles achieved the target in the 30th over, losing eight wickets in the process.

At the HPC Oval Ground here, half-centuries from Dua Majid (56 off 98, four fours) and captain Fatima Sana (52 off 29, six fours and four sixes) helped Conquerors post 260-6 in 50 overs, after they opted to bat first.

For Strikers, Anam Amin and captain Nida Dar snapped two wickets apiece. In turn, Strikers were bundled out for 120, handing Conquerors a comprehensive 140-run win.

Nashra Sundhu grabbed four wickets for the winning team.

Scores in brief:

Conquerors beat Strikers by 140 runs at the HPC Oval Ground

CONQUERORS 260-6 in 50 overs (Dua Majid 56; Anam Amin 2-35); STRIKERS 120 in 27.5 overs (Aleena Masood 25; Nashra Sundhu 4-6)

Invincibles beat Stars by two wickets at the UBL Sports Complex

STARS 98 in 30.1 overs (Sidra Amin 37; Tania Saeed 5-20); INVINCIBLES 99-8 in 29.4 overs (Ayesha Zafar 31; Rameen Shamim 3-19).

Published in Dawn, November 11th, 2024