T20 star makes history with 'outstanding' knock

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By Emily Patterson with AP

Pakistani wicketkeeper-batter Muneeba Ali has made history, scoring the archetypal T20 planetary period by a Pakistan woman.

Ali's 102 from 68 balls acceptable up a ascendant 70-run triumph implicit Ireland successful the 2nd crippled overnight astatine the Women's T20 World Cup.

Scoring the archetypal period of this year's tournament, Ali's sound is the 5th highest idiosyncratic people successful the championship's history.

It was a convincing all-around show from Pakistan arsenic its 165-5 proved mode excessively overmuch for Ireland, which was each retired for 95 successful 16.3 overs. Pakistan's spinners collected 9 of the 10 Irish wickets, led by left-armer Nashra Sandhu's 4-18.

Earlier, teenage wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh guided India to a 2nd triumph successful 2 games arsenic her effectual finishing overshadowed the instrumentality of prima teammate Smriti Mandhana.

Opener Mandhana, who became the astir costly subordinate astatine this week's Women's Premier League auction, was retired for 10 connected her comeback from a digit wounded arsenic India chased the West Indies' humble 118-6 astatine Newlands successful Cape Town.

India was 43-3 successful the eighth implicit erstwhile the 19-year-old Ghosh arrived astatine the crease, and she stroked 5 fours successful her 44 not retired and constructed a 72-run basal with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (33) to instrumentality their squad location for a six-wicket triumph with 11 balls to spare.

Kaur was retired conscionable earlier the end, leaving Ghosh to smack a abbreviated shot done quadrate limb for 4 for the winning runs. India made 119-4.

After its win, India went level with England astatine the apical of Group 2, with the English successful archetypal spot connected nett tally rate. Those 2 volition conscionable successful a top-of-the-table lucifer connected Sunday (AEDT), the highest-profile crippled astatine the tourney truthful far.

India bushed Pakistan successful its opening game erstwhile Ghosh besides showed her worth with 31 not retired to assistance seal victory.

A concern of 73 for the 2nd wicket betwixt Stafanie Taylor (42) and Shemaine Campbelle (30) seemed apt to acceptable West Indies up for a bully full but the late-innings acceleration ne'er came.

India spinner Deepti Sharma claimed some their wickets successful her 3-15 and West Indies struggled from a bully presumption astatine 77-1 to a below-par total.

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