Sharjah (October 31, 2017): Kiwis beat Pakistan by 8 runs in the ICC Women’s Championship series, which kicked off in Sharjah on Tuesday.
New Zealand Women scored 240-9 off 50 overs, propelled by opener Sophie Devine’s 103 off 119 balls.Pakistan v New Zealand series itinerary:
31 October: 1st IWC ODI, Sharjah
2 November: 2nd IWC ODI, Sharjah
5 November: 3rd IWC ODI, SharjahSquads:
Pakistan: Bismah Maroof (captain), Aiman Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Bibi Nahida, Diana Baig, Iram Javed, Javeria Wadood, Nashra Sandhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Sana Mir, Sadia Yousaf
New Zealand: Suzie Bates (captain), Sam Curtis, Sophie Devine, Maddy Green, Holly Huddleston, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Katey Martin, Thamsyn Newton, Katie Perkins, Anna Peterson, Hannah Rowe, Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu