LAHORE: In the third and last T-20 match in Lahore, Ireland Women beat Pakistan by 34 runs to win the series 2-1.
WE WIN THE SERIES!!!
What an effort from the team to give us our first series victory overseas! We win the final T20I by 34 runs ????????????
Incredible moment ????#BackingGreen ☘️???? @HanleyEnergy pic.twitter.com/Hg9LO7oKOa
— Ireland Women’s Cricket (@IrishWomensCric) November 16, 2022
Ireland won the toss and decided to bat first at the Gaddafi Stadium. The Irish team posted 167-4 in their allotted 20 overs.
Ireland opener Gaby Lewis led the way with 71 runs in 46 balls. Her impressive knock included 11 fours and a six. Another opener Amy Hunter scored 40 runs in 35 balls. Pakistan’s Nida Dar, Nashra Sandhu and Ghulam Fatima bagged one wicket each.
Chasing the target of 168 runs, Pakistan were all out for 133 in 18.5 overs. Opener Javeria Khan scored 50 runs in 37 balls, with the help of seven fours, but she didn’t get able support from the other end as Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
Ireland’s Arlene Kelly and Laura Delany claimed three wickets each.
Gabby Lewis clinched the award for player of the match and series. She was the top scorer in the three T20Is with 144 runs at a strike-rate of 130.90.
