Left-handed opener Muneeba Ali hit the first century of the Women’s T20 World Cup. She also achieved the first-ever century by a Pakistani woman when she made 102 against Ireland at Newlands in Cape Town.
The bespectacled left-handed opening batter hit a century. This performance spurred Pakistan to a total of 165 for five after they were sent into bat.
The slightly-built Muneeba had not previously scored a half-century in 44 T20 internationals although she had scored a one-day international hundred against the same opponents in Lahore last November.
Muneeba and veteran Nida Dar (33) shared a third-wicket partnership of 101.
The Irish fielding performance included several errors, one of which was dropping Muneeba on 45. She then surpassed Nida Dar’s 75 runs from 2019 to become Pakistan’s highest scorer in T20 cricket.
She went on to raise her hundred with a boundary off Leah Paul but fell three balls later when she skied a slog to mid-on. Muneeba faced 68 balls and hit 14 fours.
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Original Source: ARY News
