NZ blaze to semis trumping Pak

They thrash Fatima Sana's side by 54 runs.

New Zealand eliminated Pakistan from the T20 World Cup after the Green Shirts faced a major setback by 54 runs in the final Group A match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Dubai International Stadium on Monday. The match ended in a disappointing blow for Pakistan as they had restricted the Kiwis on 110 runs but went on to lose the game by 54 runs. The innings came to an end with the Pakistani women scoring 56 runs with all wickets down within 11.4 overs.

Earlier, New Zealand made 110/6 in the first innings of the final group stage of the tournament against Pakistan. Batting first, the Black Caps' Suzie Bates made 28 off 29 after smashing three boundaries as an opening batter.

Aiming for a half-century, Bates was dismissed when Nashra Sandhu got her out with the fifth ball of the eighth over, courtesy of a catch by Nida Dar.

The dismissal brought Amelia Kerr to the strike, however, she wasn't able to stand for long, ended up making nine runs off 17 balls. Alongside Bates, Georgia Pimmer didn't score much, making 17 runs after hitting two fours.

Moreover, the Black Caps' skipper Sophie Devine was caught by Pakistan's captain Fatima Sana during the over of Sadia Iqb         al, after she scored 19 runs off 25 balls.  

Halliday aiming to fetch the delivery, the ball spins well past the inside edge and Muneeba took of the bails and hit the stumps.

The sixth wicket was caught by Fatima when Maddy Green made nine off seven.

Standing till the end, Isabella Gaze scored five runs off four balls. The Pakistan side bagged six wickets, with Sadia Iqbal, Nida Dar, and Omaima Sohail dismissed one wicket each, while Nashra Sandhu solely took three wickets each.

From the get go, things were hard for the Fatima Sana-led side as six of their wickets had fallen within the 10 overs, including veteran Dar.