Challengers seal Super Over win against Stars

ISLAMABAD: Challengers beat Stars in the Super Over after the National Women’s One-Day Tournament match ended in a dramatic tie here at the Diamond Cricket Ground.

Requiring six runs to win in the final over, Challengers’ Zaib-un-Nisa Niaz gave away only five runs to take the game into Super Over. In the Super Over, Challengers achieved the five-run target without losing any wicket.

Earlier, batting first Challengers were dismissed for 205 in 43.3 overs with Natalia Parvaiz top-scoring with 67 off 82 balls, which included five fours and two sixes. Shawaal Zulfiqar, returning back to competitive cricket after undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore, scored a 78-ball 58, smashing eight boundaries.

For Stars, Rameen Shamim was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 9-1-21-3, while Anosha Nasir and Sadaf Shamas grabbed two wickets each. In turn, Stars were cruising to victory when Kaynat Hafeez (63) and Sidra Nawaz (62) knitted a 133-run partnership for the fourth wicket, but after the departure of both batters in the 44th over, Stars ended up scoring 205-7 in 45 overs. For Challengers, Zaib-un-Nisa took three wickets, while Umm-e-Hani bagged two wickets.

At the Shoaib Akhtar Stadium, after being put into bat, Invincibles were bundled out for 159 in 45 overs which included Shabnam Hayat top-scoring with a 75-ball 48, hitting four boundaries. For Stars, Zunish Abdul Sattar took four wickets for 36, while Anam Amin and Ayesha Bilal bagged two wickets apiece.