On Thursday, October 3, in their tournament opener against Sri Lanka Women in Sharjah, Pakistan Women overcame the obstacle thanks to the leadership of the recently reinstated captain, Fatima Sana. During the post-match ceremony, she was understandably overjoyed and gave her squad and management credit for the 31-run victory.
Pakistani women have also been negatively impacted by the difficulties that the country’s men have been enduring lately. Prior to the Women’s T20 World Cup in October 2023, the Women in Green had only won seven of the twenty-one games in which they had participated. Furthermore, after the team’s performance at the Women’s Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, the seasoned Nida Dar lost her position as captain.
“Excited, many thanks to the management and crew. They deserve all the praise. I supported and trusted myself to maintain my composure. We were aware of Chamari’s skill as a player and that we could get off to a strong start if we took an early wicket. I felt quite confident because of the entire management team. We wanted to hit as many targets as we could and score as many runs as we could,” Sana said after winning Player of the Match for her outstanding all-around effort.
Fatima Sana, I’ll ask her how she’s feeling now.
Interestingly, Diana Baig appeared to have pulled her right calf during the run-chase’s very second delivery. The paramedic arrived on the pitch right away. But Baig hobbled off the pitch clearly uncomfortable.
Sana, who volunteered to replace Baig, expressed worry for the medium pacer with a right arm.
She is one of the primary bowlers, so when I heard that she was hurt, I became anxious. I had to come in and bowl, therefore. I’m going to check up on her immediately. We must maintain this momentum and win as many games as we can,” Sana continued.
The skipper’s performance was simply amazing. She started by breaking out of a rut for her team by scoring a crucial 30 from 20 deliveries. She played a cost-effective innings with the ball, scoring 2/10 in 2.5 overs.
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At 22 years, 10 months, and 25 days, Sana became the second-youngest skipper to win at the mega-event, behind only Meg Lanning, who currently holds the record at 21 years, 11 months, and 29 days.
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