File photo – Javeria Khan scored a 146-ball 100 that included 11 fours © WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks LaTouche Photo
A 212-run opening stand by Ayesha Zafar (115) and Javeria Khan (100) helped Pakistan to 276 for 5 before Nashra Sandhu returned figures of 5 for 11 to dismiss Papua New Guinea for 40, completing a 236-run win in Colombo.
Zafar and Javeria batted for 38 overs before the former retired herself out. While Zafar’s 115 came off 98 balls, Javeria’s ton took 146 deliveries. After Javeria’s dismissal, PNG’s bowlers took some late wickets to keep Pakistan to 276.
In their chase, only one of PNG’s batsmen reached double digits. Konio Oala made 14 of her team’s total of 40, after she came in to bat at 17 for 3. Sandhu’s slow left-arm spin fetched her five wickets, while Maham Tariq and Ghulam Fatima took two wickets each as Pakistan flattened their opponents in 24.5 overs to win their second consecutive match of the tournament.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo