Strikers beat Conquerors by four wickets in the final to clinch the National Women’s U19 T20 Tournament. Karachi’s National Bank Stadium hosted the event on Wednesday.
Strikers’ skipper Zoofishan Ayyaz took away the prize pot of PKR 750,000 and the winners’ trophy.
Wednesday’s victory marked the Strikers’ back-to-back win in the tournament. They had earlier finished at the bottom of the points table in the four-team competition. Strikers defeated Challengers by eight wickets in the first semi-final held on October 6.
After being put into bat, Conquerors scored 91 for four in 20 overs. Captain Samiya Afsar grabbed the highest scorer position with 32 off 51 balls, hitting three fours and a six. She ended up as the tournament’s top scorer with 271 runs at a healthy strike rate of 122.07.
Narjis Bibi bagged two wickets and finished with 11 wickets, the most by any bowler. In reply, Strikers achieved the target in 16.5 overs with four wickets in hand. Captain Zoofishan Ayyaz top-scored with 30 runs.
Scores in brief:
Strikers beat Conquerors by four wickets
Conquerors 91-4, 20 overs (Samiya Afsar 32; Narjis Bibi 2-20).
Strikers 92-6, 16.5 overs (Zoofishan Ayyaz 30, Aqsa Habib 24).
Player of the match – Zoofishan Ayyaz (Strikers).
Player of the Tournament – Aqsa Habib (Strikers).
Best batter of the tournament – Samiya Afsar (Conquerors).
Top bowler of the tournament – Narjis Bibi (Strikers).
Best wicket-keeper of the tournament – Komal Khan (Stars).
Meanwhile, Conquerors and Challengers secured victories in the fifth round of the National Women’s U19 T20 Tournament played in Karachi on Friday. At the National Bank Stadium, Conquerors beat Strikers by 28 runs.
As per details: “After being put into bat, Conquerors reached 124/6 in the allocated 20 overs. Samiya Afsar contributed 57 off 45 balls, laced with seven fours and one maximum. Eyman Naseer made 33 off 30 balls. Memoona Khalid bagged two wickets.”
“In reply, Strikers managed 96/7 in their quota of 20 overs. Aqsa Habib contributed unbeaten 40 off 39 balls.”
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