Kainat Hafeez scored a fine half-century and Naila Nazir took three wickets as the PCB XI defeated Higher Education Commission (HEC) by one-run in a last-over thriller in the 2nd Inter-Departmental T20 Women’s Cricket Championship 2019 at the Diamond Ground here on Tuesday. Kainat hit a 57-ball 74 with 11 fours to lift the PCB XI to 148 for four in 20 overs. In turn, despite Khatija Chishti’s fighting 41-ball 53 with eight fours, HEC finished at 147 for five in 20 overs with Naila Nazir claiming three for 15. In the other match of the day, ZTBL recorded a comfortable 58-run victory over State Bank. Batting first, Javeria Wadood and Nahida Bibi scored useful half-centuries to help ZTBL to 171 for five. Javeria scored almost run-a-ball 56 that included seven fours, while Nahida’s 33-ball 52 was laced with eight four. Bismah Maroof hit a quickfire 36 off 21 balls with five fours. In turn, Fatima Sana took three for 23 as State Bank were restricted to 113 for eight, with Aliya Riaz finishing as the top scorer with 34, followed by Iram Javed (23).
Scores in brief:
1: PCB XI beat HEC won by one-run
PCB 148-4, 20 overs (Kainat Hafeez 74 (57b, 11×4), Ayesha Naseem 28 (38 balls, 2×4); Ghazala Amir 2-37) VS HEC 147-5, 20 overs (Khatija Chishti 53 (41 balls, 8×4), Hadiqa Dar 37 (44b, 2×4), Diana Baig 28 (17b, 2×4, 2×6); Naila Nazir 3-15).
Player of the match: Kainat Hafeez & Naila Nazir (PCB XI)
2: ZTBL beat State Bank by 58 runs
ZTBL 171-5, 20 overs (Javeria Wadood 57 (56b, 7×4), Nahida Bibi 52 (33b, 8×4), Bismah Maroof 36 (21balls, 5×4) VS State Bank of Pakistan113-8, 20 overs (Aliya Riaz 34 (38b, 2×4, 1×6), Iram Javed 23 (21b, 4×4), Fatima Sana 3-23)
Player of the match: Nahida Bibi & Fatima Sana (ZTBL).