SCO-W vs PAK-W Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Clean hit. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Fatima Sana stays deep inside her crease and smashes this from the middle of her bat over the mid off fielder for four runs.

Hard length, around off, Aliya Riaz pushes this down to long off for one.

Good length, on off, Aliya Riaz keeps it out with a drive to covers.

OUT! CAUGHT! An absolutely brilliant catch at the long off fence sends Ali back. Bryce bowls this full and around off, Muneeba Ali stays leg side and looks to take on the tall Scottish pacer at long off. Ali gets a good chunk of her willow behind it, but Chloe Abel runs to her left, extends her hands and takes a good catch while keeping herself inside the playing area too. An excellent fielding effort.

Back of a length, drifting down the leg side. Muneeba Ali goes for a pull but misses and gets hit on her pad. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down.

Full and around off, Muneeba Ali smashes this well but straight to the mid off fielder.

Top-spinner, around off, Fatima Sana drives this to covers.

Flighted, around the pads, Ali rolls this down to long on for a strike rotation.

Quicker one, full and wide of off, Muneeba Ali hits this well but straight to extra cover.

Pushed through on middle and leg, Sana drills this down to long on for a single.

Fuller around off, Fatima Sana pushes this to mid off.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Muneeba Ali flicks this through the mid-wicket region for a single.

Short pitched, around middle and leg, Muneeba Ali pulls this to deep square leg for a single.

Good length, around middle and off, Fatima Sana pulls this through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! This has been crunched from the skipper of Pakistan Women. On a length, around off, Fatima Sana hands deep inside her crease, lets the ball come close to her hitting range and smashes it past the gap between mid off and extra cover for four runs. The 50 is up for Pakistan Women.

Full toss, on the pads, Fatima Sana flicks this behind mid on for two runs

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. This is purely because of Chloe's height she extracted an extra bit of bounce and Iram has fallen prey to it. Good length, wide of off, the ball shoots a bit on the batter. Iram Javed rocks back inside her crease and was looking to keep it out with a push, but the ball pops up towards the left of Katherine Fraser at point. Fraser moves to her left, times her jump well, and holds onto it. Pakistan are now 46/4.

Back of a length, wide of off, Muneeba Ali stays deep inside her crease and smashes this through covers for one.

Tossed up, around off, Iram Javed chips this behind extra cover for a couple.

FOUR! Excellently timed in the gap for four runs. Quicker one, fired wide outside off, Iram Javed puts bat on ball and uses the pace by the bowler to guide this past the left of cover-point for four runs.

Short of a length, around off, Muneeba Ali rocks back and pulls this to deep square leg for a single.

DROPPED! ​​Iram Javed has been dropped on 7 by Abtaha Maqsood at short covers. Floated around off, Iram Javed backs away to her leg side and thumps this towards Abtaha at short covers. Maqsood fails to pouch this as the ball pops out of her grasp. Single taken.

Gordon gives it a lot of air, tosses it up around off. Iram Javed jumps down the track and chips this towards the long off region for a couple.

Low full toss, around middle and off, Muneeba Ali flicks this towards mid-wicket for a single.

Darted in at the pads, on a good length. Muneeba Ali helps it past short fine leg for a run.

On a length, on off and middle, a bit of turn. Iram Javed comes down the track and launches it back over the bowler's head. Darcey Carter moves to her left swiftly from long on and sticks out the left hand to make the stop. Just a single.

Full and drifting in, on middle. Javed has a swipe across the line. Gets it off the inner half to square leg. She is lucky to have gotten some bat on it as she was right in front of the sticks.

Keeps it full, on off, drilled to mid off.

FOUR! Up and over! Fraser gives the ball a bit of air, full and around off. Javed shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. Goes inside out over cover for a boundary.

OUT! LBW! Trapped in front. Katherine Fraser gets in on the act now. Floated up by Fraser, in line with the off stump. Ayesha Zafar goes for the sweep, but the ball is a bit too full for the shot. It sneaks under the blade and catches her on the pads, right in front of the stumps. An easy decision to make for the umpire. Pakistan Women are now 28/3 inside the Powerplay.

Drags the length back, on off. Ayesha Zafar pulls it to deep square leg and gets off the mark with a single.

Pitches it up, curving back in, on middle. This is driven with a straight bat to mid on.

Fuller and moving away, Zafar leans on and strokes it nicely but the cover fielder stops it to her right.

OUT! CAUGHT! A repeat of the Muneeba Ali dismissal. Angling away, on a short of a length. Jabeen presses back and tries to loft it on the rise over mid off. She fails to get hold of it and that leads to her downfall. Kathryn Bryce back pedals a bit at mid off and gobbles it up. Pakistan Women are now 2 down for 27, needing 165 runs in 99 balls.

Hurls it on a good length, on middle. Jabeen clips it to mid-wicket.

Swinging back in, full and on middle. Saira Jabeen drives well but straight to mid on.

Fractionally short, on middle. Saira Jabeen pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. Pakistan need 165 runs in 102 balls.

Outside the off stump, on a length. Ali steers it wide of short third for a single.

SIX! Good hit! On a good length, outside the off stump. Ali clears her front leg and swings across. She clobbes it over mid-wicket and manages to clear the fence.

LEG BYE! Full and down the leg side, Saira Jabeen goes for a flick but misses. Gets it clipped off her pads to short fine leg for a leg bye.

Good length, in the line of the stumps. Muneeba Ali flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slower one, back of a length, around off, Muneeba Ali tucks this to square leg.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A short stay for Gull Feroza. Fuller in length, around the off stump. Gull Feroza shapes up to go down the ground with a straight bat. She gets the height but not the distance. Skies it over mid off, where Kathryn Bryce runs over her right shoulder and takes a safe catch.

Fractionally short, on off, Muneeba Ali drags the pull to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR WIDES! Rachel Slater errs again, this is down leg, on a length. Feroza fails to help it away. It does not carry to the keeper, Sarah Bryce and she fails to gather it. It goes behind but it is cut off near the fence with a slide by the fielder. The batters run three.

Wide. Down leg, on a length. Gull Feroza lets it go.

PUT DOWN! On a back of a length, on off. Ali drags the pull towards mid-wicket and she hits it hard. Abtaha Maqsood at mid-wicket gets both hands over her head, but the ball hits her palm and drops behind her. They cross.

Half a chance! Shaping away, on a good length. Ali extends her hands, looking to go down the ground. She toe-ends it towards mid off, where Darcey Carter moves to her right and slides but the ball does not carry. It goes behind for a couple of runs.

Angled into the left-hander, on a length. Muneeba Ali hangs back to keep it out.

Across off, Gull Feroza firms the drive to a full ball. Kathryn Bryce dives to her right at mid off and parries it to the mid on fielder. They cross.

Flat and full, on middle. Gull Feroza steps out and whips it to long on. She keeps the strike with a single.

Very full and it curves back in late, on middle. Muneeba Ali digs it out to mid off and takes a single.

Around the off stump, on a good length. Ali stabs it down on the off side.

Pushed through from around the wicket, full and on middle. Muneeba Ali pushes it to mid on.

Shorter in length now, on middle. Feroza rocks back and clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Lovely shot to kick things off. Flighted delivery, full and on off. Feroza reaches out in front and gets low to sweep it hard and to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.