Pakistan, Sept. 8 -- Left-arm spinner Nashra Sundhu's maiden six-wicket haul in T20Is helped Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 72 runs in their Group 'A' match of the ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS) on Monday evening. The win also confirmed Pakistan's place in the semi-final of the eight-team tournament. Pakistan will take on Sri Lanka in the second semi-final, scheduled on Friday, 11 September.

Defending 144, 28-year-old Nashra never allowed the Hong Kong batters to get going as wickets fell at regular intervals. Nashra finished with figures of 4-0-7-6, which were also the best bowling figures by a Pakistan women's cricketer in T20Is, surpassing Omaima Sohail's five for 13 in four overs against Sri La...