Day 1 of the Women’s Tournament organized by Khelo Kricket and Multan Sultans took place yesterday.
Four teams squared up in against each other in Group A. The first match took place between Boom Boom and Warriors in which Boom Boom won by 22 runs thanks to an outstanding knock of 43 runs from 22 balls by Ilsa Zia, who also took one wicket and Armeen Ismail who made 22 from 11. Sara Umer from Boom Boom took two wickets.
The second match took place between the Warriors and AKYSB-Blue. In what was a dominating performance in a one-sided match, AKYSB-Blue won by 10 wickets. Aliza Sheikh from AKYSB-Blue made a spectacular 33 from just 19 balls to help her team get the win. Asifa Sehrish and Ramina took one wicket each for AKYSB-Blue.
The third match was between Smashers and Boom Boom. The Smashers won by 61 runs as Inshara and Yusra Amir made 29 from 15 and 15 from 9, respectively. Saira Umer and Rija Asad from the Boom Boom took one wicket each while Masooma from Boom Boom took two wickets and Neha Sheikh took one wicket.
The fourth match was between Boom Boom and AKYSB-Blue which the latter won by eight wickets despite Saira Umer’s 36 from 20 for Boom Boom. Aliza Sabir from AKYSB-Blue made 15 from 16 and Ramina made 9 from 6.
The fifth and final match between the Warriors and the Smashers ended with the Smashers winning by ten wickets having had to chase a small total of just 16 runs.
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In what was a very exciting Day 1, Team Smashers topped the group and qualified for the semifinals alongside AKYSB-Blue.
