LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – Teenager Djenaba Joseph carved out an unbeaten fifty to mastermind a profitable run chase. West Indies Ladies-A defeated Pakistan by three wickets to clinch the three-match 50-over sequence on Sunday.
Requested to chase a tough 164 on the Gaddafi Stadium, West Indies bought over the road within the forty fifth over, with the 19-year-old Joseph top-scoring with 51 not out off 84 balls.
Joseph, already with seven senior workforce appearances beneath her belt, struck seven fours and anchored key partnerships of 32 for the third wicket with opener Shunelle Sawh (37) and 45 for the seventh wicket with Cherry-Ann Fraser (18).
Earlier, the hosts have been dismissed for 162 within the forty fifth, with Sidra Nawaz (27), Anosha Nasir (23), and Shawaal Zulfiqar (22) all getting began however failing to hold on.
Seamer Jahzara Claxton, 17, led the Caribbean facet’s assault with 4 for 19 whereas left-arm spinner Zaida James (2-25) and off-spinner Sheneta Grimmond (2-40) supported with two wickets apiece.
Shawaal and Evman Fatima (21) handed the Pakistanis a stable begin as they posted 49 off 56 balls for the primary wicket earlier than wickets tumbled.
They perished in successive overs, Claxton ripping by the highest order because the hosts misplaced six wickets for 14 runs in 31 balls to plunge to 63 for six within the fifteenth over.
The restoration got here courtesy of a 40-run, seventh-wicket stand between Sidra and Nasir after which a 39-run last-wicket partnership between Humna Bilal (21 not out) and quantity 11 Saima Malik (12).
In reply, West Indies Ladies-A got a tremendous begin by Sawh, who counted a half-dozen fours in a 73-ball knock as she placed on 53 for the primary wicket with Shabika Gajnabi, who made 24 from 41 balls with 4 fours.
Sawh added an extra 32 for the third with Joseph earlier than departing on the finish of the thirtieth, her dismissal resulting in a collapse that noticed the guests lose 4 wickets for 2 runs off 12 balls, tottering on 106 for six on the finish of the thirty second.
Nonetheless, Joseph held her nerves so as to add a vital 45 for the seventh wicket, with Fraser to see off the house facet’s problem.
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