Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand defeats Pakistan by 54 runs

In the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 54 runs at Dubai International Cricket Stadium last night to become the second team from Group A to advance to the semifinals.

Electing to bat first, New Zealand set a target of 111 runs before Pakistan. New Zealand scored 110 for 6 in stipulated 20 overs. In reply, Pakistani team was bundled out for just 56 runs in in 11.4 overs.

With this result, the Indian team



has crashed out of the tournament. With four points, India finished in third place in Group A, with two wins and two losses. India’s 58-run loss to New Zealand in the opening encounter and a narrow loss to Australia on Sunday could not help them reach knockouts despite wins over Sri Lanka and arch-rivals Pakistan. Australia topped the group as it won all four games while New Zealand finished second with six points from four games.