Noor’s five-fer leads Multan to win

LAHORE: Noor-ul Iman’s five-fer led Multan to a four-wicket win over Peshawar in the fourth round match of the National Women’s One-Day Tournament in Faisalabad on Wednesday afternoon.

Batting first at the Bohranwali Ground, Peshawar were bundled out for a paltry 101 in 38.2 overs. Aleena Shah was the top run-getter for Peshawar, scoring 50 off 86 balls, hitting seven fours. Noor bagged five wickets for 25.

Multan achieved the target with more than 15 overs to spare, with Tasmia Rubab returning undefeated on run-a-ball 26, hitting five fours. Momina Riasat took three wickets. At the Jawad Sports Complex Ground, Noreen Yaqoob’s all-round performance led Lahore to an 88-run win over Quetta. Lahore scored 199 for nine in 50 overs, courtesy half-century by Kaynat Hafeez (58). Noreen scored 31 off 61 balls, which included four boundaries. Ayesha Amjad grabbed four wickets for 44.

In reply, Quetta were bowled out for 111 in 46 overs, with opening batter Khadija Chishti top-scoring for the side with 21. Noreen ended up with match figures of 22-3 and Quratulain took two for 31 in 10 overs.

In the third match, Huraina Sajjad’s 76 off 112 balls helped Karachi beat Rawalpindi by 36 runs at the Iqbal Stadium. Karachi managed 190 all out in 48.2 overs. Maham Anees’ half-century (56, 113b, 5x4s) went in vain as Rawalpindi scored 154 for nine in their 50 overs.