Pakistan left-hander Muneeba Ali hit the primary century of the Women’s T20 World Cup when she made 102 towards Ireland at Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday, organising a 70-run win for her staff. The bespectacled left-handed opening batter and wicketkeeper mentioned encouragement from veteran Nida Dar throughout a century partnership helped her attain the milestone. “She always had the message for me to keep going and score big,” mentioned Muneeba.

Pakistan made 165 for 5 after they had been despatched in to bat.

Ireland had been bowled out for 95, with left-arm spinner Nashra Sandhu claiming career-best figures of 4 for 18.

The margin of the win offered a giant increase to Pakistan’s web run charge and lifted their hopes of reaching the semi-finals regardless of shedding to India of their opening match on Sunday.

The slightly-built Muneeba had not beforehand scored a half-century in 44 T20 internationals though she made a one-day worldwide hundred towards the identical opponents in Lahore final November.

Muneeba and Dar (33) shared a third-wicket partnership of 101. Muneeba confronted 68 balls and hit 14 fours.

Ireland beat Pakistan 2-1 in a T20 collection in Pakistan in November however had been outplayed in a match between two sides who misplaced their opening World Cup matches.

“We are disappointed with our performance,” mentioned Ireland captain Laura Delany. “At the start we gave them too much width and it was difficult to pull it back.”

Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof praised what she described as a “clinical” efficiency. “We have taken ten wickets, so that’s pleasing. But I still think we can get better in the next game.”

Pakistan’s remaining matches are towards West Indies in Paarl on Sunday and England at Newlands on Tuesday.

Muneeba’s century was the primary by any Pakistan participant in a T20 ladies’s worldwide.

Ireland misplaced openers Amy Hunter and Gaby Lewis inside the primary 5 overs. Orla Prendergast made a spirited 31 off 21 balls and Eimear Richardson hit powerfully to make 28 off 17 deliveries. But Ireland by no means threatened to get close to the Pakistan complete.

Sandhu dismissed each the main scorers and was the principle destroyer of the Ireland batting.

Pakistan had an harm scare when big-hitting batter Ayesha Naseem suffered what gave the impression to be a hamstring pressure and needed to go away the sector after chasing a ball to the boundary.

Brief scores:

Pakistan 165-5 in 20 overs (Muneeba Ali 102, Nida Dar 33; A. Kelly 2-27).

Ireland 95 in 16.3 overs (O. Prendergast 31; Sadia Iqbal 2-17, Nida Dar 2-5, Nashra Sandhu 4-18).

Result: Pakistan received by 70 runs.

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