Delhi wrap up easy series win

Delhi Blues' wicketkeeper Gurdeep Kaur celebrates with her team-mates after the dismissal of PCB Greens' Sana Javed © AFP

The Delhi Blues women's cricket team from India clinched the five-match one-day series 3-0, when they defeated the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Greens by a convincing 77-run margin in the third match of the rubber at the Aitchison College Ground.

After having done well enough in bowling out the Delhi side for 156 runs in 46.5 overs, the PCB Greens were themselves dismissed for a poor 79 in a matter of 37.2 overs. Opening bowler Amita Sharma claimed her second consecutive Woman-of-the-Match award, as she took 2 for 10 runs in five overs, that included the wickets of PCB Greens opener Taskeen Qadeer for a duck and skipper Sana Javed (8).

In addition, Amita ran two batsmen out and also held a catch in the field. Both her wickets were leg-before victims. In the previous two one-dayers, both played in Lahore on Friday and Saturday, Delhi Blues had emerged as winners, by 41 runs and seven wickets, respectively. Yesterday, wicketkeeper and opener Gurdeep Kaur top-scored for Delhi with 40 runs off 60 balls, that included seven fours. Extras also amounted to 40, with the help of 35 wides.

Extras were the top-scorer with 20 runs in PCB Greens' small total. Shumaila Mushtaq and Asmavia Iqbal contributed 12 runs each with the bat. Offspinner Sajid Shah took 3-33 in her 10 overs while Asmavia, with the new ball, and legbreak bowler Urooj Mumtaz picked up two wickets each. For Delhi, legspinner Pooja Rawat bowled 4.3 overs and took 3 for 6.