Eyman Fatima's unbeaten 88 gives Warriors five-wicket win over Champions

Warriors beat Champions by five wickets in the second match of the PCB Women's Super-3 T20 Tournament, played at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, on Thursday. They reached the target of 165 in 19.5 overs, with one ball to spare.

Eyman Fatima, batting at number five, scored an unbeaten 88 off 39 balls and was named Player of the Match. Her innings included five fours and eight sixes. She reached her fifty off 30 balls.

Warriors were 48-3 when Eyman came to the crease, needing 117 runs from 72 balls. They slipped to 58-4 when Gull Rukh was out for four. Sadaf Shamas (20) and Ravail Farhan (16) were run out, and Muneeba Ali was bowled by Tasmia Rubab for 11 off 10 balls.

Eyman added 35 runs with Rameen Shamim, who made 13, and then put on an unbeaten 75 with Hafsa Khalid, who was 10 not out. She hit 24 runs off Tania Saeed in the 19th over. Warriors needed 10 off the last over, and Eyman finished the match with consecutive fours.

Champions, led by Tuba Hassan, had posted 164-4 in 20 overs. Shawaal Zulfiqar top-scored with 40 off 30 balls, with two fours and three sixes. Najiha Alvi was unbeaten on 32 off 19 balls, and Saira Jabeen on 33. The pair added an unbeaten 51 for Champions.

None of the other Champions batters passed 20. Rameen, Hafsa, Shahar Bano and Aleesa Muktiar took one wicket each for Warriors.

Champions had opened the tournament with a win over Incredibles on Wednesday. Warriors will face Incredibles on Friday at the same venue, with the first ball at 10am PKT.