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Thanks to Ayesha Zafar’s explosive century, Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 153 runs in the first women’s T20 match.

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pakistan women A brilliant all-round performance to defeat zimbabwe women Won by a huge margin of 153 runs in the first T20 of Zimbabwe women’s team tour of Pakistan 2026 At the National Stadium in Karachi. The host team, who came to bat first, scored a challenging score of 237/5 in 20 overs thanks to a sensational century. Ayesha Zafar. After this, Pakistan bowlers batted aggressively and bowled out Zimbabwe for just 84 runs in 18.2 overs.

Ayesha Zafar stole the show by scoring a brilliant century

Despite early dismissal, Pakistan’s innings got off to a strong start. Muniba AliWho could score only two runs. gul firoza Making a brilliant counterattack, he scored 37 runs in just 19 balls and hit eight fours and kept Zimbabwe’s bowlers under pressure from the beginning.

However, the highlight of the innings was Ayesha’s breathtaking innings. The left-handed batsman played one of the finest T20I innings seen in Karachi, scoring 102 runs off just 47 balls. He dominated the Zimbabwe attack with brilliant strokeplay and fearless aggression and hit 15 fours and two sixes during his stay at the crease. Ayesha kept the scoreboard moving quickly and ensured that Pakistan maintained complete control throughout the innings.

After Gul was out, Saira Jabeen Added a quick cameo of five runs before this Natalia Parvez Contributed nine runs. Alia Riaz Then he provided the perfect finishing touch by scoring unbeaten 48 runs in 23 balls. His innings included four fours and four skyscraper sixes which took Pakistan beyond 230 runs. Sana Fatima Also scored a useful 21 runs from 13 balls to complete a memorable batting effort for the home team.

Zimbabwe’s bowlers struggled badly against Pakistan’s aggressive attitude. Nomvelo Sibanda Took two wickets but gave 59 runs in his four overs Precious Maranj, dear biza And Michelle Mavunga Took one wicket each.

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Pakistan bowlers completed one-sided victory

Chasing a mammoth target of 238, Zimbabwe Women never looked comfortable against Pakistan’s disciplined bowling attack. Kelis Ndhlovu Was out early on the score of two runs and wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Natasha Mutomba Whereas, showed some resistance with a fighting inning of 24 runs in 20 balls Adele Zimunu Scored 18 runs in 34 balls. However, none of the batsmen managed to build a big partnership as Pakistan’s bowlers maintained constant pressure.

Fatima performed brilliantly with the ball after contributing with the bat early in the evening. He tore apart Zimbabwe’s batting lineup with figures of 3/7 from his three overs. Parvez also impressed with the ball and took 2/3 wickets in very economical spells Saadia Iqbal Also took two wickets. Ramin Shamim Another wicket was added to the account and Pakistan’s bowlers performed brilliantly and bowled out Zimbabwe for just 84 runs in 18.2 overs.

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This article was first published here WomenCricket.comA Cricket Times Company.

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