Stokell's maiden fifty powers Ireland to record chase against Pakistan

Ireland Women pulled off their highest chase in T20Is, beating Pakistan by seven wickets in the ongoing tri-series in Dublin on Sunday (May 31).

Rebecca Stokell, playing at three for only the second time, smashed her first T20I fifty, spearheading a 177-run chase that gave Ireland their first points in the series. Their previous best T20I chase (171) was also against the same opposition at the same venue last year.

Wicketkeeper Amy Hunter led the charge early, using her feet well to hit over the in-field, and bringing out the ramp shot in the second over itself. She repeatedly ran down the track, adjusting to the lengths, even as Alana Dalzell was kept quiet at the other end. Put down in the fourth over, Dalzell perished the following over, bringing in Stokell, who started off with a beautiful inside-out four.