LAHORE: The National Women’s One-Day Tournament’s league matches concluded in Faisalabad on Wednesday with Invincibles and Challengers winning matches that had no bearing on Saturday’s final, which will be between Conquerors and Stars.

Invincibles handed a shocking 66-run defeat to Conquerors, while Challengers defeated Strikers by 79 runs.

At the Iqbal Stadium, Invincibles batted first and were all out for 247, with Hafsa Khalid scoring 85, Muneeba Ali 44, and Natalia Parvaiz 43. In reply, Conquerors were dismissed for 181, with Sidra Nawaz top-scoring with 51, Saira Jabeen contributing 32, and Gull Feroza adding 30.

At the HPC Ground, Challengers posted 264 for seven, built around Rameem Shamim’s unbeaten 71, Yusra Amir’s 56, Sadaf Shamas’s 45, and Ayesha Zafar’s 39, and later dismissed Strikers for 185. Strikers’ effort included Aliya Riaz’s 56, while for Challengers, Sana Talib (2-23) and Quratulain (2-58) picked up two wickets each.

Scores in brief

Match 19 – Invincibles beat Conquerors by 66 runs, Iqbal Stadium

INVINCIBLES 247 all-out, 48.2 overs (Hafsa Khalid 85, Muneeba Ali 44, Natalia Parvaiz 43; Amber Kainat 2-25, Ayesha Bilal 2-49, Umm-e-Hani 2-66)

CONQUERORS 181 all-out, 41.3 overs (Sidra Nawaz 51, Saira Jabeen 32, Gull Feroza 30, Aisha Naeem 20; Momina Riasat 2-22, Hafsa Khalid 2-26, Neelam Mushtaq 2-28, Laiba Mansoor 2-29, Tasmina Rubab 2-47)

Match 20 – Challengers beat Strikers by 79 runs, HPC Ground

CHALLENGERS 264-7, 50 overs (Rameem Shamim 71 not out, Yusra Amir 56, Sadaf Shamas 45, Ayesha Zafar 39, Eyman Fatima 24; Shawaal Zulfiqar 2-26, Zaib un Nisa 2-42)

STRIKERS 185 all-out, 49.4 overs (Aliya Riaz 56, Saiqa Riaz 30, Najiha Alvi 23, Humna Bilal 20, Sana Talib 2-23, Quratulain 2-58)

NEXT FIXTURE

6 Dec (final) – Conquerors vs Stars