New Zealand beat Pakistan by 54 runs to enter the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup. The journey of the Indian women's team also came to an end with this defeat against Pakistan in the last league match of Group-A of the tournament.
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat at the Dubai International Stadium. The team scored 110 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs and gave Pakistan a target of 111 runs to win. In reply, the Pakistani team was bowled out for 56 runs in 11.4 overs. Aidan Carson was declared the player of the match. He took 2 wickets for 7 runs in 3 overs.
Opener Suzy Bates top scored with 28 runs while Brooke Halliday contributed 22 runs. Nasra Sandhu took 3 wickets from Pakistan.
Pakistani opener Muniba Ali scored 15 runs in 11 balls.
Pakistan's run chase in 2 points
- In the Pakistani innings, the team lost in the middle overs, being bowled out for 56 runs After a poor start, the Pakistan team fell apart in the middle overs. The team lost the last 5 wickets for 28 runs in 5.4 overs. 3 wickets fell in Amelia Kerr's over bowling the 12th over.
- Bad start for Pakistan Chasing the target of 111 runs, the Pakistani team got off to a bad start. The team scored 28 runs in the first 6 overs and lost 5 wickets. Opener Alia Riaz was out after scoring 0 runs, Iram Javed 3 and Sadaf Shams 2 runs. Fran Jones took two wickets in the first over.
Pakistan player Nida Dar during the break of the innings.
New Zealand's innings in 3 points…
- Poor fielding by Pakistan in the death overs, dropping 5 catches After creating pressure in the opening overs, the Pakistan team could not stop New Zealand within 100 runs. The team players took 5 wickets in the last 4 overs. 28 runs were scored in these overs and 3 wickets also fell.
- New Zealand lost many wickets in the middle overs After the powerplay, New Zealand lost wickets in the middle overs. The team scored 28 runs and lost 3 wickets in the middle overs. In the seventh over, Nasra Sandhu had Georgia Plimer caught by captain Fatima Sana. Plimer was dismissed for 17 runs. After 14 overs, New Zealand's score was 67/3.
- New Zealand start well, score 39/0 in Powerplay After winning the toss and coming to bat, the New Zealand team got off to a great start. The team scored 39 runs in the first 6 overs at a run rate of around 6, but did not lose a single wicket.
Pakistan captain returns to team, replaces New Zealand Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has returned to the playing XI. She could not play the last match due to her father's death. He had to return home.
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