Pakistan Women v SL Women, Asia Cup, Karachi

Sri Lanka seal final place

Cricinfo staff

December 31, 2005

Sri Lanka 123 (Udawatte 28) beat Pakistan 93 (Siriwardene 4-11) by 30 runs
Scorecard

Pakistan celebrate a wicket, but could not pull off the win they needed © Getty Images

Sri Lanka struggled with the bat only managing 123 in 45.2 overs but they bowled Pakistan out for a paltry 93 in 40.4 overs with Siriwardene taking 4 for 11. Pakistan went into the match needing a win with a bonus point to stay in the competition. They started off well by reducing Sri Lanka to 15 for 3 but then conceded 21 wides allowing the visitors to sneak up to a defendable total on a difficult pitch

Parab Udawatte (28) and Hiroshi Abeyasinghe (25) forged a 56-run stand for the fourth wicket before Pakistan's left-arm spinner, Sajida Shah, grabbed three quick wickets. However, in return Pakistan found the going tough and only Arman Khan (24) and Urooj Mumtaz (16) offered resistance against some disciplined bowling by the Sri Lankans.

Sri Lanka will meet the defending champions India in the final on January 4 after they had already qualified for the final after winning their first two matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

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Shashikala Siriwardene

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Women's Asia Cup

Women's Asia Cup

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Pakistan

Pakistan Women

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