- Strikers beat Invicibles to register their third win
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Karachi, 16 May 2025: Sadaf Shamas weaved her magic with a brilliant spell of 5-17 as her side overhauled Stars’ 108-run total in the final over of Match 13 in the National Women’s T20 tournament 2024-25 at the National Bank Stadium on Friday afternoon.
After winning the toss and putting Stars in to bat first, Challengers kept striking on regular intervals as Stars found themselves 16-4 and later, 32-5. Sadaf wreaked havoc with the ball as she snapped the first five wickets to fall with none of the Stars’ top four entering double figures.
No.5 batter Kaynat Hafeez top-scored with a 52-ball 48 hitting four fours to push her team past the 100-run mark. Kaynat was supported by Waheeda Akhtar who remained unbeaten on 21 off 16 balls comprising two boundaries as Stars ended with 108-9 in 20 overs. Rabia Rani returned figures of 4-0-17-3.
In turn, Challengers lost both the opening batters on 24 before finding themselves reeling at 47-5.
No.4 batter Aliya Riaz and skipper Rameen Shamim took it upon themselves to ace the chase with a match-winning 65-run alliance. Aliya struck seven fours in her unbeaten 48 off 34 balls, while Rameen clubbed one six and two fours in her 19-ball 28 not out as the duo got their team over the line with one ball to spare.
For Stars, Anosha Nasir returned figures of 3-11 in her four overs, while Neelam Mushtaq and Tuba Hassan dismissed one batter each.
In the other match of the seventh round, Gull Feroza-led Strikers bested Invincibles by a seven-wicket margin as they chased the 144-run target in 17.4 overs with player of the match Eyman Fatima scoring an unbeaten 74 off 39 balls hitting 10 fours and two sixes.
Skipper Gull chipped in with a valuable 49 off 46 balls inclusive of five boundaries as she formed a 105-run partnership with Eyman after two early blows. Eyman, who currently leads the batting charts with 253 runs at a strike rate of 151, registered her third half-century in the tournament.
For Invincibles, Neha Sharmin Nadeem, Ghulam Fatima and Fatima Khan bagged one wicket apiece.
Earlier, Invincibles got off to a solid start with 72-run opening stand between top-scorer Muneeba Ali (67, 58b, 4x4s, 2x6s) and Ayesha Zafar (36, 36b, 4x4s).
Apart from the opening batters, only Iram Javed (12, 11b, 1x6) reached double figures as Invincibles managed to score 143-5 in their 20 overs. Noreen Yaqoob dismissed two batters for 21 runs while Zunash Abdul Sattar and Anam Amin dismissed one batter each.
Scores in brief:
Match 13: Challengers beat Stars by five wickets at the National Bank Stadium
Stars 108-9, 20 overs (Kaynat Hafeez 48, Waheeda Akhtar 21 not out; Sadaf Shamas 5-17, Rabia Rani 3-17))
Challengers 112-5, 19.5 overs (Aliya Riaz 48 not out, Rameen Shamim 28 not out; Anosha Nasir 3-11)
Player of the match – Sadaf Shamas (Stars)
Match 14: Strikers beat Invincibles by seven wickets at the Oval Academy Ground
Invincibles 143-5, 20 overs (Muneeba Ali 67, Ayesha Zafar 36; Noreen Yaqoob 2-21))
Strikers 144-3, 17.4 overs (Eyman Fatima 74 not out, Gul Feroza 49; Neha Sharmin Nadeem 1-21))
Player of the match – Eyman Fatima (Strikers)
8th round fixtures, Saturday, 17 May: (both matches to begin at 3pm PKT)
Match 15: Invincibles v Stars at National Bank Stadium
Match 16: Conquerors v Challengers at Oval Academy Ground
