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KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 (TNS): Pakistan beat Malaysia by 23 runs in the Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup on Thursday, June 7 at Kinrara Academy Oval.<\/p>\n
Batting first, Pakistan put up a target of 178 runs. Despite losing Nahida Khan in the very first over, Pakistan recovered from the early blow with a with a 37-ball 62 from captain Bismah Maroof.<\/p>\n
Nida Dar chipped in with a 27-ball 41 to lead the women in green to 177\/5 in their 20 overs.<\/p>\n
Their stand for the fourth wicket stand which was worth 85 helped Paksiatn put up a massive target of 178 with Maroof hitting six fours in her innings and Dar hitting three fours and a six.<\/p>\n
In reply, the Malaysian women team crumbled to a paltry 30 all out in 18.4 overs, with Dar picking up four wickets \u2013 for Pakistan to record a 147-run win.<\/p>\n
The win against Malaysia puts Pakistan top of the table with a fantastic net run rate of 2.602 for the time being.<\/p>\n
Pakistan’s next game will be against India on Saturday, June 9.<\/p>\n
Pakistan have twice reached the finals of Women’s Asia Cup.<\/p>\n
Women’s T20 Asia Cup Tournament is being held in Malaysia, under the aegis of the Asian Cricket Council.<\/p>\n
Six teams including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and host Malaysia are participating in the event.<\/p>\n
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