JOHOR BAHRU:
England Women’s U-19 team beat Pakistan Women’s U19 outfit by six wickets here at the Johor Cricket Academy Oval in Johor Malaysia on Monday. England chased the 67-run target in 9.2 overs to seal their first win of the tournament.
Pakistan, who were awarded one point for their washed-out opening game against United States of America (USA), are now placed third in the Group B with Ireland at fourth.
After England invited Pakistan to bat first, the Komal Khan-led outfit lost wickets at regular intervals slipping to 35-5 in 9.2 overs and then 66 all out in 18.5 overs.
Zoofishan Ayyaz top-scored with a 13-ball 15 with the help of two boundaries, while Komal contributed with 12 off 25 balls with the help of two fours.
For England, Amuruthaa Surenkumar was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3-17, while Tilly Corteen-Coleman and Olivia Brinsden picked up two wickets each.
In turn, England were reduced to 33-4 before player of the match Katie Jones (20 not out, 16b, 1×4, 1×6) stitched a 34-run fourth-wicket stand with skipper Abigale Norgrove (14 not out, 9b, 2x4s).
Mahnoor Zeb picked up two wickets, while Fatima Khan and Quratulain dismissed one batter each.
Nigeria, US create history
Nigeria and USA claimed their first-ever ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup victories on a thrilling day.
Nigeria beat 2023 semi-finalists New Zealand by two runs while the USA defeated Ireland by nine wickets.
Australia enacted revenge over Bangladesh with a nervy final-over win for their second win of the tournament.
Nigeria provided the first shock of the tournament as they defeated New Zealand by two runs in their first-ever World Cup game.
Having seen their first game washed out, Nigeria finally got on the park in Sarawak in a reduced 13-over match.
Ude bowled a perfect final over, conceding only six runs with a run out on the final ball as Nigeria claimed a special and historic win.
