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Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Muneeba Ali help Pakistan draw level

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PAK Women vs SA Women, 3rd T20I at Multan, PAK vs SA [Women], Sep 20 2024 - Live Cricket Score Pakistan Women South Africa Women Pakistan Women Cricket Team       Pakistan  181 for 4 (Muneeba 45, Sana 37, Sekhukhune 2-30) beat  South Africa  168 for 4 (Luus 53*, Tryon 30*, Sandhu 2-20, Iqbal 2-27) by 13 runs A superb bowling display by left-arm spinners  Nashra Sandhu  and  Sadia Iqbal  combined with a collective batting display helped Pakistan win the second T20I against South Africa and level the series in Multan. Sune Luus   and Chloe Tryon put up an unbroken 80-run stand off 42 balls - the  highes t  for a fifth-wicket stand for South Africa women in T20Is - but could not get their side over the line. After being put in, Pakistan lost opener Gull Feroza in the fourth over. But her partner  Muneeba Ali  gave Pakistan a solid start, helping them post 45 in the powerplay. She stitched a 49-run stand with ...

Latham, Williamson fifties extend New Zealand's advantage

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  Earlier, O'Rourke completed his five-for as Sri Lanka folded for 305 in their first innings New Zealand  255 for 4 (Latham 70, Williamson 55, Dhananjaya 2-31) trail  Sri Lanka  305 (Kamindu 114, Kusal 50, O'Rourke 5-55) by 50 runs Partnerships were the name of the game as New Zealand strung together several of significance to come within 50 runs of Sri Lanka's first-innings total of 305 at stumps on day two in Galle. There were breezy fifties from  Tom Latham  and  Kane Williamson , and  Rachin Ravindra  also put forward an aggressive cameo. By the time an extended final session ended 15 minutes early due to bad light, there were more names on that list, as  Daryl Mitchell  and  Tom Blundell   had put together an unbeaten stand of 59 off 105. Theirs was the fourth 50-plus stand of the innings on a day that belonged almost in totality to the visitors. All this happened despite a rain-curtailed morning session during whi...