Conquerors set for Stars challenge in final
Conquerors captain Fatima Sana and Sidra Amin of Stars pose with the trophy at the National Bank Stadium. Photo: PCB
Fatima Sana's Conquerors is all set to take on Sidra Amin's Stars in the final of the National Women's T20 Tournament at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Saturday. The first ball of the T20 match will be bowled at 3pm, with the toss taking place at 2.30pm local time.
Tomorrow's encounter will be live-streamed on Tapmad in Pakistan and on PCB Official YouTube channel outside Pakistan. The match will also be broadcast live on Geo Super. The winner of the tournament will not just take the trophy home, but will also receive PKR 1.5 million, while the runners-up will get PKR one million.
Conquerors have the chance to complete the double of domestic Women's events as they are also the reigning champions of National Women's One-Day Tournament, which culminated in December 2024.
In addition, individual awards will be presented to players for outstanding performances in the 22-match tournament, which began on 7 May.
Players to watch out for in the final
Conquerors topped the points table with five wins from eight outings. They qualified directly for the final owing to a superior net run-rate compared to the Challengers and Stars.
Skipper Fatima is leading the batting charts with 339 runs from seven innings, with two half-centuries. She has scored runs at the strike-rate of 163.77.
In the bowling unit, Fatima is among the wickets, having claimed 10 wickets from eight matches at an economy rate of 7.08. She has been well supported by Syeda Aroob Shah, who with her leg-spin bowling has also bagged 10 wickets from eight outings, with three for 24 her best figures in the match.
Conquerors captain Fatima Sana: "Our team has done well in the tournament and we are focused on producing a strong performance in the final against the Stars.
"Our batters and bowlers have delivered consistently and I expect similar performances from the team in the final.
"Stars team has done well. They had a good Qualifier against the Challengers and we expect an exciting game of cricket tomorrow."
Stars like Conquerors finished the group stage with 10 points, but on below net run-rate they had to feature in a Qualifier against Rameen Shamim's Challenger. They edged past the Challengers by six runs to secure their place in Saturday's final.
Sidra Amin, like her Conquerors' counterpart, has been prolific with the bat. The right-handed batter has scored 328 from nine innings, including four half-centuries at an average of 46.86 and a strike-rate of 129.64.
In the bowling department, spinners have done wonders for Stars. Tuba Hassan and Anosha Nasir have taken 12 wickets each from nine matches. Leg-spinner Tuba has bowled at an economy rate of 5.77, while left-arm spinner Anosha has maintained an economy rate of 6.09.
Waheeda Akhtar has snapped 10 wickets at an economy of 5.07.
Stars captain Sidra Amin: "Our team consists of young players. They have shown great resilience throughout the tournament and our spinners have played a pivotal role in helping us reach the final.
"We have beaten the Conquerors twice in the group stage and we will look to carry that momentum into tomorrow's big game as well."
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