Pakistan women's cricket team in Australia in 2022–23

Pakistan women's cricket team in Australia in 2022–23
 
  Australia Pakistan
Dates 16 – 29 January 2023
Captains Meg Lanning Bismah Maroof
One Day International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Beth Mooney (191) Nida Dar (112)
Most wickets Darcie Brown (5)
Ashleigh Gardner (5)		 Diana Baig (3)
Fatima Sana (3)
Player of the series Beth Mooney (Aus)
Twenty20 International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Ellyse Perry (57) Muneeba Ali (41)
Most wickets Megan Schutt (5) Nida Dar (3)
Player of the series Alana King (Aus)

The Pakistan women's national cricket team toured Australia in January 2023 to play three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is). The WODI matches formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.

Squads

WODIs WT20Is
 Australia[1]  Pakistan[2]  Australia[3]  Pakistan[4]

Aimen Anwar, Javeria Khan and Tuba Hassan were named as travelling reserves for Pakistan's WODI squad, whilst Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz and Sadaf Shamas were named as travelling reserves in the WT20I squad.[5] On 13 January, injured Alyssa Healy was ruled out of the WT20I series.[6] On 21 January, Pakistan's Diana Baig was ruled out of the WT20I series due to a fractured finger, with Sadaf Shamas added to the squad.[7]

Tour match

13 January 2023
10:05
Scorecard
Governor General's XI 
235 (49.3 overs)
v
 Pakistan
182 (44.4 overs)
Erin Burns 74 (92)
Nida Dar 4/46 (10 overs)
Bismah Maroof 74 (103)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 4/33 (10 overs)
Governor General's XI won by 53 runs
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Erin Burns (GXI)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

WODI series

1st WODI

16 January 2023
10:05
Scorecard
Pakistan 
8/160 (40 overs)
v
 Australia
2/158 (28.5 overs)
Nida Dar 59 (88)
Darcie Brown 2/21 (4 overs)
Phoebe Litchfield 78* (92)
Diana Baig 1/21 (6 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets (DLS method)
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Phoebe Litchfield (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Australia were set a revised target of 158 runs in 40 overs due to rain.
  • Phoebe Litchfield (Aus) made her WODI debut.
  • Women's Championship points: Australia 2, Pakistan 0.

2nd WODI

18 January 2023
10:05
Scorecard
Pakistan 
125 (43 overs)
v
 Australia
0/129 (19.2 overs)
Nida Dar 24 (38)
Darcie Brown 3/32 (8 overs)
Australia won by 10 wickets
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Michael Graham-Smith (Aus)
Player of the match: Darcie Brown (Aus)

3rd WODI

21 January 2023
11:05
Scorecard
Australia 
9/336 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
7/235 (50 overs)
Beth Mooney 133 (105)
Fatima Sana 3/53 (10 overs)
Bismah Maroof 44 (71)
Ashleigh Gardner 3/30 (10 overs)
Australia won by 101 runs
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Michael Graham-Smith (Aus)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tuba Hassan (Pak) made her WODI debut.
  • Women's Championship points: Australia 2, Pakistan 0.

WT20I series

1st WT20I

24 January 2023
13:45
Scorecard
Pakistan 
118 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
2/119 (13.4 overs)
Omaima Sohail 30 (36)
Megan Schutt 5/15 (4 overs)
Ellyse Perry 57* (40)
Nida Dar 1/17 (2 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Eloise Sheridan (Aus) and Shawn Craig (Aus)
Player of the match: Megan Schutt (Aus)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sadaf Shamas (Pak) made her WT20I debut.

2nd WT20I

26 January 2023
19:05 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
7/96 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
2/100 (12.4 overs)
Muneeba Ali 33 (43)
Alana King 2/10 (2 overs)
Beth Mooney 46 (29)
Nida Dar 2/27 (4 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd WT20I

29 January 2023
13:45
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Shawn Craig (Aus)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

References

  1. ^ "Lanning returns to lead Aussies against Pakistan". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Diana Baig returns to the side for Australia series and ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Selection surprise as Australia prepare for T20 World Cup defence". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Baig returns as Pakistan name squads for Australia and T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Diana Baig returns as Pakistan name squads for women's T20 World Cup and Australia tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Healy ruled out of Pakistan T20s, all clear for Cup". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Diana Baig of Pakistan ruled out of T20 World Cup with fractured finger". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Garth capped as Australia hunt series win". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

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