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Johor, 22 January 2025: Pakistan Women’s U19 team fell 13 runs short in their final group match against Ireland Women’s U19 in a rain-hit fixture here at the Johor Cricket Academy Oval in Malaysia on Wednesday.
Pakistan finished fourth in the Group B and will now face Samoa in the 4th place play-off on Friday, 24 January at the same venue with the first ball expected to be bowled at 7.30am PKT. From Group B Ireland along with England and United States of America (USA) have qualified for the Super Six stage of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup.
Ireland, who opted to bat first winning the toss, posted 69-5 in the allotted nine overs with player of the match Alice Walsh top-scoring with a 19-ball 31.
Walsh, who opened the batting hit five fours before falling to leg-spinner Quratulain in the seventh over. Her opening partner Freya Sargent hit two fours in her 11 off 10, while Annabel Squires and Abbi Harrison contributed with run-a-ball 13 not out and 10, respectively.
For Pakistan Memoona Khalid picked up two wickets in her only over. Pakistan’s revised target as per the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) Method was 73 in nine overs.
In turn, Pakistan got off to a promising start of 24 for no loss in 2.1 overs before wickets started falling regularly as they finished with 59-7. Skipper Komal Khan top-scored with run-a-ball 12 hitting a solitary boundary as her team fell short.
For Ireland, Ellie McGee was the pick of the bowlers with two scalps in as many overs giving away 13 runs.
Scores in brief
Group B: Ireland Women’s U19 beat Pakistan Women’s U19 by 13 runs (DLS method) at the Johor Cricket Academy Oval, Johor
Ireland Women’s U19 69-5, 9 overs (Alice Walsh 31; Memoona Khalid 2-6)
Pakistan Women’s U19 59-7, 9 overs (Komal Khan 12; Ellie McGee 2-13)
Player of the match – Alice Walsh (Ireland Women’s U19)
Pakistan fixtures (All matches at JCA Oval, Johor);
vs USA – 18 January – (abandoned without a ball bowled)
vs England – 20 January – England won by six wickets
vs Ireland – 22 January – Ireland won by 13 runs (DLS method)
4th place play-off
vs Samoa – 24 January – Start time 7.30am PKT
