Quetta, Lahore and Rawalpindi win on opening day of National Women's T20

Three matches were played on the opening day of National Women’s T20 Tournament 2023-24 in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Quetta beat Karachi by six wickets in a final-over thriller at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium.

At Ayub Park Ground, Lahore eased past Multan with a 10-wicket win after the latter were dismissed for 69.

Meanwhile, Rawalpindi registered a comfortable win by seven wickets against Peshawar at the Diamond Club Ground.

Scores in brief

Quetta beat Karachi by six wickets at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium

Karachi 119-6, 20 overs (Javeria Khan 74 not out, Maham Manzoor 17 not out, Syeda Aroob Shah 13; Khairun Nisa 3-14))

Quetta 121-4, 19.5 overs (Fareeha Mahmood 63, Tuba Hassan 34 not out; Rameen Shamim 1-16, Maham Manzoor 1-19, Maham Tariq 1-26)

Player of the match – Fareeha Mahmood (Quetta)

Lahore beat Multan by 10 wickets at Ayub Park Ground

Multan 69 all out, 19.1 overs (Umm-e-Hani 20, Saiqa Riaz 14 not out, Gull Rukh 14; Ghulam Fatima 3-13, Nashra Sandhu 2-1))

Lahore 73-0, 8.4 overs (Sadaf Shams 35 not out, Sidra Amin 31 not out)

Player of the match – Ghulam Fatima (Lahore)

Rawalpindi beat Peshawar seven wickets at Diamond Club Ground

Peshawar 51 all out, 12 overs (Raahima Syed 13, Aleena Shah 13; Tania Saeed 3-4, Waheeda Akhtar 2-1, Aliya Riaz 2-13)

Rawalpindi 52-3, 6.2 overs (Aliya Riaz 23, Natalia Parvaiz 10 not out; Tehzeeb Shah 1-11, Momina Riyasat 1-21)

Player of the match – Aliya Riaz (Rawalpindi)