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Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Women's World Cup, 2008-09

At Manuka Oval, Canberra, March 9, 2009. Pakistan won by 57 runs. Toss: Pakistan. Pakistan 161-7 (50 overs); Sri Lanka 104 (39.4 overs) (H. A. S. D. Siriwardene 58; Qanita Jalil 3-33). Pakistan 2 pts. One-day international debut: Sukhan Faiz (Pakistan). Player of the Match: Qanita Jalil

Pakistan bounced back with their first World Cup win (they lost all five games on their previous appearance in 1997-98). Qanita Jalil struck three times in her first four overs, and later Sri Lanka's last five wickets fell for 13.

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