On Thursday (October 06), Thailand pulled off a huge upset win over Pakistan beating them by four wickets in a low-scoring thriller in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup, in Bangladesh. Opting to bat first, the Bismah Mahroof-led Women in Green only managed a paltry 116 for 5 in their full quota of overs. Sidra Ameen, their opening batter, was the top run-getter as she scored 56 but her stay comprised of 64 deliveries, at a slow strike rate of 87.50.
None of the Pakistani batters found momentum to go big from the word go and paid the price to only manage 116. In reply, Thailand batters also found it tough to get going as the surface proved to be a challenge but Natthakan Chantham’s 51-ball 61 led her side to a four-wicket win on the penultimate ball of the contest. Nida Dar and Tuba Hassan accounted for two scalps each but couldn’t prevent the opposition from hitting the winning runs.
With this win, Thailand have thrown the top-4 race wide open. It is not straight forward as it was previously. In the points table, Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian eves still hold the top spot, with Pakistan’s two-match winning run coming to an end. Pakistan and Sri Lanka follow suit, with four points each, with Bangladesh, Thailand and UAE taking the next slots, respectively. Malaysia remain the only winless side so far.
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What they said at the post-match presentation
Natthakan Chantham | Player-of-the-Match: Looking to enjoy the game, play with the target in hand and just complete the game. Play according to the ball was my plan. Pakistan made me work hard as they are very good with spin.
Naruemol Chaiwai | Thailand captain: [Enjoyed] Very much. Pakistan are a strong side, we want to win against every team, at this moment we want to enjoy and the win will come automatically. No specific plan, the same plan everyday. The last two games we did not bowl the correct line or length, but today we did it.
Bismah Maroof | Pakistan captain: Disappointed with the way we batted. Our batters haven’t showed the intent. They have to be blamed today. The set batters were there but they could not push on. 130+ could’ve been a good total and as a captain I’m disappointed we did not get there. We had Kainat but she could not execute her plans [on just playing with one pacer].
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