Pakistan captain Fatima Sana scored an unbeaten 47 off 36 balls to help her team recover from 52/4 and post 130/5 against Sri Lanka in the Women’s Asia Cup semifinal in Dubai. Gull Feroza and Tuba Hassan provided support, while Sri Lanka’s spinners kept pressure on Pakistan throughout the innings.
Dubai, Sep 11: Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana played a valiant knock of unbeaten 47 off 36 deliveries to guide her team to a total of 130/5 against Sri Lanka in the second semifinal of the Women’s Asia Cup, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Friday.
Fatima leads Pakistan recovery
Pakistan Women were in early trouble, reduced to 52/4 in the 10th over, but skipper Fatima Sana produced a valiant knock to steer her side through a difficult phase and provide the much-needed impetus in the middle and death overs.
Fatima walked in under pressure with Pakistan and responded with a 36-ball 47 not out, showing amazing composure in the tough heat and humidity. The conditions were clearly beginning to take their toll on the Pakistan captain, who had to call on the team physio to the middle a few times towards the end of her innings.
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