pakistan women gave a brilliant all-round performance zimbabwe women in the opening ODI of Zimbabwe women’s team tour of Pakistan 2026 At the National Stadium in Karachi. After posting a strong score, the hosts used disciplined bowling to hand the guests a comprehensive 168-run win and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Sadaf Shamas gave Pakistan the power to score huge scores
Despite Zimbabwe Women winning the toss and electing to bowl, Pakistan Women made full use of the conditions to post a mammoth score of 330/5 in the stipulated 50 overs. The innings were built on strong partnerships and a great mix of consistency and aggression at various stages.
opening batter Sadaf Shamas The innings continued brilliantly and fell just two runs short of a century. His innings of 98 runs in 130 balls with the help of 17 brilliant fours laid the perfect foundation for a big score. they got good support gul firozaWho contributed consecutive 50 runs in 60 balls, which ensured that Pakistan got a solid start.
Sidra Amin After this, a quick inning of 67 runs in just 59 balls and with the help of nine fours increased the scoring rate and pushed Zimbabwe on the back foot. However the middle order faltered for a while Ayesha Zafar And Alia Riaz After being dismissed cheaply, Pakistan regained control in the death overs.
Naziha Alvi He played a stormy inning of 56 runs with the help of eight fours and one six in just 30 balls. Sana Fatima He added the final touch with a quickfire 11 runs off just three balls, taking the total past 330.
For Zimbabwe, Precious Maranj The player, who performed brilliantly with the ball, took 3 wickets for just 39 runs in her 10 overs. However, the rest of the bowling unit struggled to stem the flow of runs as Pakistan took advantage of the loose balls.
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Zimbabwe faltered while chasing the target under pressure
Chasing a tough target of 331, Zimbabwe Women were never able to find the rhythm and were eventually bowled out for 162 in 36.4 overs. The fall of early wickets dashed their hopes and they failed to build meaningful partnerships. Kelis Ndhlovu While showed some resistance with an innings of 31 runs at the top dear biza Emerging as the only bright spot for Zimbabwe. Biza played a solid innings of 53 runs off 53 balls with the help of eight fours, but he lacked support from the other end.
The middle and lower order struggled to cope with Pakistan’s disciplined bowling attack. contribution from Nomvelo Sibanda (17) and Melinda Kanchingay (10) Was not enough to chase the target as wickets kept falling at regular intervals.
Pakistan’s bowlers executed their plans effectively, with many players contributing. Tasmiya Rubab Impressed by taking 2 wickets for 21 runs, while Fatima and Syeda Arub Shah Also took two wickets each. Their collective effort ensured that Zimbabwe never got close to the target.
Sadaf Shammas should get POTM award for his brilliant innings#PAKvsZIM #Sadfashmas #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/9jwX2SrtGj
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