Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Sadia Iqbal shines with ball as Pakistan beat Lanka by 31 runs

Fatima Sana bowls excellently, conceding only 2 runs and taking a crucial wicket earlier in the spell. The over sees a dot ball, a wicket, and a couple of singles as Sri Lanka Women finished their innings at 85/9 after 20 overs. First win for Pakistan in their first game as Lankan women are beaten by 31 runs.

Fatima Sana delivers another blow, dismissing Sachini Nisansala with a catch as Pakistan are one wicket away from wrapping up the innings and the match.

Sugandika Kumari goes for a golden duck. Sadia Iqbal strikes again, trapping Sugandika Kumari lbw for a duck, putting her on a hat-trick! Inoshi Priyadharshani defends well, not allowing Sadia a well-deserved hat-trick.

Nilakshi de Silva falls after scoring 22, as she is caught by Fatima Sana off Sadia Iqbal's bowling. Pakistan are now inches away from their first two points of the tournament in their opening encounter.

Nida Dar's over sees Nilakshi de Silva and Sachini Nisansala rotating the strike with singles and twos, despite a missed reverse sweep and a couple of byes down the leg side.

Sadia Iqbal dismisses Sanjeewani, caught by Gull Feroza for 5, adding another wicket to Pakistan's tally. Pakistan are now four wickets away from a famous victory

Nilakshi de Silva and Sanjeewani rotate the strike with a few sweeps and singles, as the over ends with 6 runs.

Nashra Sandhu strikes again as Vishmi Gunaratne mistimes her lofted shot, caught by Sidra Amin at long-on. Earlier, the review for LBW was called off as replays showed no bat involved, but the batter wasn't ready when the ball was delivered. Sandhu's towel falling during her delivery caused a distraction, leading the umpire to call it a dead ball.

Nilakshi de Silva adds a single with a well-placed sweep to deep backward square leg, while Vishmi Gunaratne struggles against Omaima Sohail's pressure.

Nashra Sandhu claims a crucial wicket as Kavisha Dilhari is caught by Nida Dar for 3 runs, continuing Pakistan's strong bowling performance.

Omaima Sohail maintains pressure, conceding only five runs while generating two wide deliveries, as Sri Lanka's batters struggle with her spin, managing a mix of singles and mistimed shots.

Nashra Sandhu keeps it tight in the ninth over, conceding just four singles and applying pressure with accurate flat deliveries, as Sri Lanka manage to rotate the strike with a few mistimed shots.

Omaima Sohail continues her impressive spell, clean bowling Hasini Perera with a beautifully flighted delivery that turns past the bat to hit the off stump. Perera departs for 8, and Kavisha Dilhari comes to the crease.

Nida Dar delivers a tight over, conceding just three singles as Sri Lanka struggles to find boundaries with controlled bowling.

Omaima Sohail strikes as Harshitha Madavi is bowled by a slower, straighter delivery, bringing an end to her brief innings of 7 from 10 balls.

Three runs from over. Nida Dar keeps it tight with a mix of dot balls and singles, with Gunaratne and Madavi unable to find the gaps effectively, managing only a few runs off the over.

Sadia Iqbal keeps things tight with a mix of dot balls, while Harshitha Madavi finds a gap through the covers for a couple of runs. A wayward wide delivery adds three extras to Sri Lanka's total.

Fatima Sana claims the crucial wicket of Chamari Athapaththu, while Vishmi Gunaratne smacks a boundary through mid-wicket, keeping the scoreboard ticking for Sri Lanka.

Chamari Athapaththu departs for 6. Fatima Sana strikes as Chamari Athapaththu tries to drive a full delivery but ends up slicing it to Omaima Sohail at point, who takes a comfortable catch. Captain takes captain's wicket. Athapaththu looked very disappointed and angry after the dismissal.

Sadia Iqbal bowls short and wide outside off, and Chamari Athapaththu pounces on the opportunity, cutting it away powerfully for a boundary through the off-side.

Fatima Sana delivers a tight first over. She keeps things disciplined as Vishmi Gunaratne collects 2 runs with a flick to fine leg but is otherwise unable to score freely, with a couple of dot balls, including a cut attempt that misses the outside edge. Chamari Athapaththu also manages a single off a good-length delivery clipped to square leg. A steady start for Sri Lanka.

Fatima Sana replaces Diana Baig, who aborts her run-up and hobbles on one leg, clutching her calf in pain. The physio comes out to assist as Diana begins removing the strapping on her right leg, suggesting she might have been dealing with a pre-existing niggle.

Prabodhani wraps up the innings by taking the final wicket of Sadia Iqbal, who tries to clear the infield but ends up caught by Vishmi Gunaratne, leaving Pakistan all out for just 116 runs.

Fatima Sana departs for 30. Prabodhani claims another wicket as Fatima Sana attempts a shot but ends up getting caught by wicket-keeper Sanjeewani, departing after scoring 30 runs off 20 balls.

Sachini Nisansala faces a tough over with Fatima Sana smashing a massive slog sweep for six, followed by a couple of singles, a drop at short fine leg, and some misfielding resulting in two wides. Nashra Sandhu is unable to score off the last two balls, leaving Pakistan still pushing for runs.

Sachini Nisansala delivers a tossed-up ball that spins away from off, and Fatima Sana plays a massive slog sweep, sending the ball soaring over long-on for a six.

Sugandika Kumari bowls a quicker delivery to Nashra Sandhu, who clips it for two runs to deep mid-wicket, bringing up the hundred for Pakistan, while earlier deliveries see Sandhu and Fatima Sana push for singles but struggle against Kumari's tight bowling.

Sachini Nisansala bowls a wide full delivery to Fatima Sana, who takes advantage and slams it for a boundary, with Pak making a good start to the over. They are now looking for a score past 100.

Chamari Athapaththu delivers a full ball to Nashra Sandhu, who expertly guides it to deep extra cover for a boundary. This is a welcome boundary for Pakistan after a flurry of wickets, prompting a batting collapse.

Diana Baig departs! Sugandika Kumari takes the wicket of Baig, who is caught by Prabodhani for just 2 runs off 4 balls.

Chamari Athapaththu delivers a length ball to Fatima Sana for a single, before claiming two quick wickets—first with Tuba Hassan caught by Sanjeewani and then Aliya Riaz leg before wicket (LBW), putting Athapaththu on a hat-trick, which eventually doesn't materialise as Diana Baig defends well.

Aliya Riaz departs. Chamari Athapaththu claims another wicket, this time dismissing Aliya Riaz leg before wicket (LBW) for a duck on her first ball, putting Athapaththu on a hat-trick with a fuller delivery that spins in sharply.

Tuba Hassan departs. Chamari Athapaththu strikes again as Tuba Hassan is caught by Sanjeewani off a length ball that remains just outside off, managing only 5 runs from 9 balls.

Nida Dar departs. Prabodhani bowls a stunning delivery to Dar, clean bowled for 23 runs off 22 balls, marking a vital breakthrough at a crucial moment of the match.

Sachini Nisansala tosses up a delivery to Nida Dar, who chips it to her left, but despite getting both hands to it, Sachini drops the catch, allowing Nida to take a single.

Kavisha Dilhari claims the wicket of Omaima Sohail, who is caught by Perera after scoring 18 runs off 19 balls, marking a crucial breakthrough for the bowling side.

Kavisha Dilhari delivers a flighted ball to Nida Dar, who powerfully dispatches it over deep square for a massive six. Meanwhile, Pak have crossed the 50-run mark.

Only two runs off the over. Nida Dar starts with a quick single to the off-side after tapping a tossed-up delivery, followed by Omaima Sohail, who mistimes a slog and cannot score. Omaima then attempts a sweep against a full delivery but gets beaten by the away spin, resulting in another dot ball. She later cuts a short delivery to sweeper cover for a single, while Nida plays a punched shot back to the bowler for no run, maintaining pressure on the batting side.

Nida Dar starts with a single to short cover after a fumble by the fielder, followed by Omaima Sohail who pushes a full delivery back to the bowler for no run. Omaima then showcases her strength, timing a superb shot over cover for four runs, before jamming a too-full ball back to the bowler for no run. Nida adds another single with a sweep to short fine leg, while a loopy delivery from Chamari is driven back by Nida for no run, keeping the innings moving forward

Only seven runs off the over. Omaima Sohail starts strong, driving it over extra cover for an easy two runs. She then cuts a shorter delivery to the left of cover for one run, followed by Nida Dar, who stabs a slower ball to short third for another single. Omaima looks to drive a fuller length ball but gets beaten on the outside edge with no run, before adding one more run by sweeping to deep mid-wicket, and the over concludes with Nida taking a single to cover, keeping the scoreboard ticking.

Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu takes a crucial wicket as Sidra Amin is caught and bowled after scoring 12 runs off 10 balls, with the catch proving to be an easy one for Chamari.

Priyadharshani starts her over with a tough chance as Sidra Amin dances down the wicket and toe-ends a lofty drive to the right of the bowler, but Priyadharshani can only get fingertips on it, allowing Sidra to take two runs as the ball rolls to mid-off. Omaima follows with a full ball swept away to deep mid-wicket for a single, and finally, Sidra finds the boundary with a well-timed shot to deep square leg, earning four runs to finish the over.

Sugandika Kumari claims another wicket as Muneeba Ali is caught by Sanjeewani after scoring 11 runs off 14 balls, with Anushka making an excellent take behind the stumps despite a slight bobble.

First boundary of the match, and it's a six. Prabodhani bowls a length delivery to Muneeba Ali, who clears her front leg and unleashes a powerful heave, connecting perfectly to send the ball sailing over deep square for a massive six.

The spinner works the charm for Sri Lanka, with Sugandika Kumari giving Lankans the first breakthrough. Sugandika Kumari dismisses Gull Feroza, who is caught by keeper Anushka Sanjeewani after scoring just 2 runs off 4 balls, with Anushka seemingly unconcerned about the possibility of a stumping as the appeal is made

Tidy over from Sri Lanka's point of view! Prabodhani opens the bowling with Muneeba Ali leaving a couple of deliveries for no run before she drives a wide ball for two. Gull Feroza adds a single, and the over concludes with Muneeba taking another quick runs.

Muneeba Ali and Gull Feroza are at the crease, with Muneeba on strike, ready to face the opening bowler, Prabodhani. The atmosphere is electric as both teams gear up for this thrilling encounter.