Pakistan Women complete clean sweep against Sri Lanka

Karachi: Pakistan Women held their nerve to win the low-scoring third T20I on the final ball to complete a 3-0 clean sweep against Sri Lanka, here on Saturday. Chasing a modest target of 108, a measured captain's knock from Bismah Maroof (15 not out) ensured Pakistan's win.

Earlier, Sri Lanka decided to bat first after winning the toss and got off to a promising start, with openers Chamari Athapaththu and Hasini Perera putting on a 69-run opening stand.

At one stage, Sri Lanka were three down for 70 and needed to rebuild the innings, but Harshitha Madavi also got run out on 1, leaving the visitors struggling at 75/4. Tuba Hassan added to Sri Lanka's woes by removing Nilakshi de Silva on 9 after trapping her in front of the wickets.

They continued to slip further with two more wickets in the next over; first, Kainat Imtiaz sent Kavisha Dilhari back to the pavilion on 2, and then Ama Kanchana was run out on 2, leaving Sri Lanka stuttering at 93/7. Anushka Sanjeewani and Sugandika Kumari were however able to steady the ship towards the end of the innings. Sri Lanka reached the three-figure mark with a couple of boundaries and finished their innings on 107/8.

Brief scores: Sri Lanka Women 107/8 in 20 overs (Hasini Perera 24, Athapaththu 37) lost to Pakistan Women 108/6 in 20 overs (Muneeba Ali 25; Oshadi Ranasinghe 3-18, Kavisha Dilhari 2-28) by 4 wickets.

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