The second match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 was played between the women's teams of Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In this match played between the two teams, Pakistan won and started its campaign with a win. But Asian champion Sri Lanka had to face defeat in its very first match. This match was very low scoring, where Pakistan won the match on the strength of its bowlers. This match between the two teams was played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
In this match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be right. Batting first, Pakistan scored 116 runs in 20 overs and lost all its wickets. Captain Fatima Sana scored the most runs for Pakistan in this inning. She played a quick innings of 30 runs in 20 balls. Which included 3 fours and 1 six. Nida Dar also contributed 23 runs. Umaima Sohail also scored 18 runs.
Fans had high expectations from Asia's champion team Sri Lanka, but their batsmen could not live up to the expectations. The Sri Lankan team, which came on the field to chase the target of 17 runs, could score only 85 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs, due to which it had to face defeat by 31 runs. Neelakshika Silva scored the highest 22 runs from Sri Lanka. At the same time, Vishmi Gunaratne played an innings of 20 runs. Apart from these, all the batsmen flopped and could not stay on the crease for long.
Sadia Iqbal was the most successful bowler from Pakistan. Sadia Iqbal conceded only 17 runs in 4 overs and took 3 wickets. Umaima Sohail and Nashra Sandhu also took 2 wickets each. Apart from this, captain Fatima Sana proved to be a big match-winner for the team with both bat and ball. She gave only 10 runs in 2.5 overs and took 2 wickets.
