New Zealand Women vs Pakistan Women Highlights: Pakistan is out of the Women's T20 World Cup with a shameful surrender. New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 54 runs to reach the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup. Indians had more eyes on this New Zealand-Pakistan match than their own country. Indian cricket fans were hoping that Pakistan would win this match, which would make it possible for India to play the semi-finals but it did not happen. While chasing the target of 111 runs, Pakistan team collapsed for just 56 runs.
Good start for New Zealand
New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first in the match played in Dubai on Monday. In this Group A match, he scored 110 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. New Zealand has made a good start in the match. He scored 39 runs without wicket in the first 6 overs, but Pakistan made a comeback after the powerplay. Nashara Sandhu gave the first blow to New Zealand by dismissing Georgia Plimmer (17).
Pakistan made a comeback
After the dismissal of Georgia Plimer, New Zealand kept losing wickets at frequent intervals. Suzie Bates (28) was the second batsman to be out. Amelia Kerr (9) also started moving quickly. It seemed that Pakistan was making a comeback. But captain Sophia Devine (19) and Brook Halliday (22) took control of the team with a partnership of 38 runs. Both of them took the team to 98 runs. After the dismissal of Sophia Devine and Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green (9) and Isabelle Gage (5) took the team to 110 runs. Maddy Green was out on the last ball of the innings. From her side, Suzie Bates scored the maximum 28 runs. Nashara Sandhu took maximum 3 wickets for Pakistan.
Pakistan's innings faltered
Pakistan got the target of 111 runs. This was considered an easy target but it proved to be a difficult task for Pakistan. Pakistani team lost 5 wickets for just 28 runs. With these setbacks it was decided that it would be difficult for Pakistan to win. It happened exactly the same. Like the top order, the lower order batsmen also lost wickets quickly and the entire team was all out in 11.4 overs.
Pakistan had to win within 10.4 overs…
If Pakistan had won this match in 10.4 overs, it would have qualified for the semi-finals. Initially it seemed that the Pakistani team was losing wickets while trying to bat fast. This assumption proved wrong. In fact, except captain Fatima Sana (21), not a single batsman of Pakistan could stand against the bowlers of New Zealand. 9 batsmen of Pakistan could not touch double figures. New Zealand's Amelia Kerr took maximum 3 wickets.
New Zealand won and India's hopes ended
With this victory, New Zealand not only made it to the semi-finals but also ended India's remaining hopes. If Pakistan had achieved the target in 10.5 overs or later, India would have qualified for the semi-finals. The Indian team stood third in Group A with 4 points. Australia was the first team from Group A to reach the semi-finals with 8 points. Pakistan remained fourth in the group with one win. The Sri Lankan team did not win a single match and stood last in the group.
Tags: ICC T20 world cup, Pakistan vs New Zealand, T20 World Cup, Womens Cricket
FIRST PUBLISHED: October 14, 2024, 18:50 IST
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