Women’s World Cup: Pakistan win warm-up against Odisha XI

CUTTACK: Pakistan defeated Arissa Eleven by a big margin of 95 runs in their warm-up match in the Women’s Cricket World Cup here on Tuesday.
Batting first after winning the toss at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Pakistan made 240 in 48.4 overs
Nain Abidi and Bismah Maroof added 148 for the third wicket partnership to strengthen the team’s position.
Nain scored 73 with seven fours and a six while Bismah made 76 with twelve boundaries.
Javeria Khan and Qanita Jalil also made useful contributions of 33 and 25, respectively.
Madhusmita Behera top scored with 53, followed by her sister Gangotra (31).
Asmavia Iqbal captured three wickets for 20 runs while Saadia Yousuf and captain Sana Mir took two wickets each.
The World Cup begins on January 31 with the first match to be played between hosts India and the West Indies at Mumbai.
Pakistan will play their first match in the tournament against Australia at Cuttack on February 1.