- Stars’ Anam Amin and Anosha Nasir returned seven wickets combined against Challengers to take their team to second spot on the table
- Strikers’ Najiha Alvi remained unbeaten for 68 in her team’s 21-run loss
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Faisalabad, 27 November 2025: Stars and Invincibles emerged winners in the seventh round of the National Women’s One-Day Tournament as action unfolded at the HPC Ground and Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Thursday.
Strikers will face Stars, while Challengers will now face Conquerors in the eighth round with teams looking to secure top two spots in the race for the 6 December final.
Invincibles’ Hafsa Khalid made her mark with all-round performance (43 and 4-25) including a hat-trick with the ball against bottom-placed Strikers to hand her team their third triumph at the HPC Ground, Faisalabad.
Chasing 185 to win, Strikers were bowled out for 163 in 44.3 overs with no.4 Najiha Alvi remaining unbeaten for 68 off 100 balls inclusive of five fours and one six. Najiha walked in to bat at 43-2 before her team slipped to 73-5 bringing Humna Bilal (10, 25b, 1x4) to the middle.
Najiha and Humna tried putting the chase back on track with a steady 37-run sixth-wicket stand before Hafsa pinned the latter leg-before with Strikers requiring another 75 runs to win. At 115-7, Najiha again threatened to take away the game by forming a 48-run stand with Ghulam Fatima (13, 34b, 1x4).
Hafsa – bowling her seventh over – first bowled Ghulam before getting Mahnoor Aftab and Rabia Rani stumped as Strikers fell 21 runs short.
Earlier, Invincibles were helped by Tuba Hasan’s 49 off 62 balls and Hafsa’s 43 off 58 balls after they had slipped to 102-6. Tuba got together with Rida Aslam (27, 52b, 1x4) to form a 61-run seventh-wicket stand pushing their team to a competitive total.
For Strikers, Humna Bilal picked up three wickets, while Ghulam Fatima and Nashra Sundhu dismissed two batters each.
Stars’ left-arm spinners Anam Amin (4-33) and Anosha Nasir (3-15) routed Challengers as they folded for 146 all out in 37.4 overs in pursuit of the 210-run target at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.
Stars have shot up to the second place on the points table with four wins in six games, Challengers descended to fifth position with just two wins in as many games.
Opting to bat first, Stars’ opening pair of Omaima Sohail (39, 46b, 6x4s) and Gull Rukh (27, 59b, 3x4s) put on 73 runs together before the duo fell in succession with the scorecard reading 90-2.
No.3 Sidra Amin then hit 47 off 53 balls striking six fours and in tandem with Kaynat Hafeez (46, 82b, 2x4s) stitched a 51-run stand before Stars collapsed losing eight wickets for 68 runs. For Challengers, Tayyaba Imdad returned figures of 10-2-30-3.
In turn, after Challengers’ top three Sadaf Shamas (28, 42b, 5x4s), Ayesha Zafar (27, 37b, 2x4s) and Fatima Shahid (19, 33b, 2x4s) took the score to 84, including a 46-run opening stand, player of the match Anam and Anosha got into the act. Challengers lost nine wickets for 62 runs succumbing to their second successive defeat.
Round 7 – Scores in brief
Match 13 – Stars beat Challengers by 63 runs at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Stars 209-8, 50 overs (Sidra Amin 47, Kaynat Hafeez 46, Omaima Sohail 39, Gull Rukh 27; Tayyaba Imdad 3-30)
Challengers 146 all out, 37.4 overs (Sadaf Shamas 28, Ayesha Zafar 27, Yusra Amir 20; Anam Amin 4-33, Anosha Nasir 3-15)
Player of the match – Anam Amin (Stars)
Match 14 – Invincibles beat Strikers by 21 runs at HPC Ground, Faisalabad
Invincibles 184 all out, 46.2 overs (Tuba Hassan 49, Hafsa Khalid 43, Rida Aslam 27; Humna Bilal 3-46, Ghulam Fatima 2-25, Nashra Sundhu 2-27)
Strikers 163 all out, 44.3 overs (Najiha Alvi 68 not out; Hafsa Khalid 4-25, Rida Aslam 2-19)
Player of the match – Hafsa Khalid (Invincibles)
