Dubai, UAE

New Zealand women beat Pakistan women by 54 runs in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 match on Monday (Oct 14). With the win, NZ entered the semis alongside Australia from Group A while both India and Pakistan crashed out.

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Chasing 111, Pakistan folded out for a meagre 56 in a disappointing batting performance and took down India along with them who needed Pakistan to win after their loss against Australia women in their last league match on Sunday (Oct 13).

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Pakistan's chase never really got going as they lost half their side inside the powerplay only. Aliya Riaz was first to go in the second over followed by Muneeba Ali in the third over. Pakistan lost two more wickets in the fourth over while Sidra Amin was the last powerplay wicket in the sixth over with only 28 runs on the board.

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Skipper Fatima Sana (21) and Nida Dar (9) added 24 runs for the sixth wicket but once the partnership was broken by Kerr in the 10th over, it took just the Kiwis just 11 more balls to take rest of the four wickets. Pakistan went from 52/5 to 56 all out in space of 12 balls, showing the poor batting they did in a do or die match.

Amelia Kerr was the pick of bowlers for New Zealand with 3/14 while Eden Carson took 2/7 and Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu & Fran Jonas took one each.

Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first in Dubai, UAE. The opening pair of Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer started well and took the Kiwis through powerplay unscathed for 39 runs.

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Nashra Sandhu, however, broke the partnership in the first over after powerplay by dismissing Plimmer for 17. Bates (28) was next to go in the ninth over as Sandhu claimed her second wicket with New Zealand having 50 on the board.

Omaima Sohail then sent back Amelia Kerr shortly. Brooke Halliday (22) and skipper Sophie Devine (19) added 38 runs for the fourth wicket before Sandhu struck again on the last ball of the 18th over. New Zealand could not accelerate in the last two overs and finished at 110/6 in 20 overs.

Apart from Sandhu, who took 3/18 in four overs, Sohail, Sadia Iqbal and Nida Dar also picked one wicket each for Pakistan.