Three wickets from Player of the Match Almas Akram inspired a fantastic four-wicket win for Pakistan over the West Indies.
In front of a noisy and passionate Pakistani support, a 61-run sixth wicket stand between Urooj Mumtaz and Armaan Khan guided the team to victory.
A brilliant opening spell from Pakistan’s Almas Akram (3-7) reduced the West Indies to 24-4, before Stafanie Taylor scored a superb innings of 55, showing her class as she maneuvered the ball all around Drummoyne Oval with great style.
Taylor (55) and Deandra Dottin (23) rebuilt the innings, before Urooj Mumtaz took the first of her two wickets in an excellent display of spin bowling, but some solid late-order resistance from Anisa Mohammed (12 not out) helped West Indies up to 132-9 off 50 overs.
A good all-round bowling display from the West Indies had Pakistan in all kinds of trouble in reply at 55-5, before some carefully placed hitting from Almas Akram and Urooj Mumtaz turned the game around.
Almas Akram, who hit two leg side sixes in her perfectly timed innings of 43 not out off 48 balls, was in top form, and she took her team to victory with 13 balls remaining.
In front of a noisy and passionate Pakistani support, a 61-run sixth wicket stand between Urooj Mumtaz and Armaan Khan guided the team to victory.
A brilliant opening spell from Pakistan’s Almas Akram (3-7) reduced the West Indies to 24-4, before Stafanie Taylor scored a superb innings of 55, showing her class as she maneuvered the ball all around Drummoyne Oval with great style.
Taylor (55) and Deandra Dottin (23) rebuilt the innings, before Urooj Mumtaz took the first of her two wickets in an excellent display of spin bowling, but some solid late-order resistance from Anisa Mohammed (12 not out) helped West Indies up to 132-9 off 50 overs.
A good all-round bowling display from the West Indies had Pakistan in all kinds of trouble in reply at 55-5, before some carefully placed hitting from Almas Akram and Urooj Mumtaz turned the game around.
Almas Akram, who hit two leg side sixes in her perfectly timed innings of 43 not out off 48 balls, was in top form, and she took her team to victory with 13 balls remaining.
ICC Women's World Cup 2009 News- Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:17:23 AM
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