Pakistan Women beat Sri Lanka Women by two wickets
Javeria Khan played a commanding knock of unbeaten 63 runs in the first One Day International (ODI) match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 women and won the close encounter by two wickets on the 21st of April at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo.
Earlier Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat on a wicket which looked full of runs.
The decision bounced back as they lost their first wicket on a duck as their opener Chamari Atapattu was bowled on the first ball from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Qanita-Jalil-c82844.
They were unable to stabilise the innings as the second wicket fell at only eight runs when Qanita struck again, dismissing, Suwini de Alwis.
The wickets kept on tumbling as they slumped on 48 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20.3 overs.
Deepika Rasangika and Eshani Kaushalya put their heads down and started playing sensible cricket, accumulating 62 runs for the seventh wicket.
Rasangika went back to the pavilion after contributing 31 runs off 45 balls with one six and a four.
Kaushalya followed her after scoring 35 runs off 52 balls with two fours as she was also declared lbw off Qanita.
The tenth wicket contributed 22 runs with the whole team bowled out at 153 runs in 49.5 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sana-Mir-c88459 shared a wicket each.
Pakistan women gave a horrible reply, losing two quick wickets at the total of just seven runs.
Bisma Maroof joined the opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javeria-Khan-c66603 who was securing the other end.
The pair only managed to add 14 runs before Bismah walked back to the Pavilion at a total of 21 runs.
Captain Sana Mir joined in with Javeria and stabilised the inning, taking the score to 62 runs before Sana was bowled by Shashikala Siriwardene on 20 runs.
The fifth wicket was gone without adding any run on board when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asmavia-Iqbal-c46564 came to the arena.
The sixth wicket added 43 useful runs until Asmavia left the scene, scoring 25 runs.
Javeria played a brave knock as wickets kept falling at the other end.
Javeria remained unbeaten and led the Pakistan women to victory in 48.2 overs.
Pakistan Women had lost eight wickets by the end, but Javeria's unbeaten 63 salvaged the match for them.
Sri Lanka women bolwers Kaushalya and Siriwardene pocketed three wickets each while Udeshika Prabodhani and Sandamali Dolawatta shared a wicket each.
Pakistan Women ended up winning the cliff-hanger with two wickets to spare.
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