In a rain-affected match, the Ireland women’s Under-19 cricket team defeated Pakistan, eliminating them from the ongoing ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Pakistan fell 13 runs short in their final group match at the Johor Cricket Academy Oval in Malaysia on Wednesday.
Under the leadership of Komal Khan, Pakistan finished fourth in Group B and will now face Samoa in a play-off for the fourth spot on Friday, January 24, at the same venue. The play-off is scheduled to begin at 7:30am PKT, with the toss taking place before the match.
From Group B, Ireland, along with England and the United States, have advanced to the Super Six stage.
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat, posting a total of 69-5 in nine overs. Alice Walsh was the top scorer with 31 runs off 19 balls, including five fours, and was named the player of the match. She was dismissed by Pakistan’s leg-spinner Quartulain in the seventh over. Other notable contributions came from Walsh’s opening partner (11 off 10 balls), Annabel Squires (13 off 13 balls), and Abbi Harrison (10 off 10 balls). Pakistan’s Memoona Khalid took two wickets in her only over.
According to the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, Pakistan’s revised target was 73 runs in nine overs. The chase started well with a partnership of 24 runs in 2.1 overs, but Pakistan’s wickets started to fall frequently, and they finished with 59-7, falling 13 runs short of the target. Komal Khan was the top scorer for Pakistan with 12 runs off 12 balls.
Irish bowler Ellie McGee was the highest wicket-taker, claiming two wickets in two overs while conceding just 13 runs.
