ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 1, Old Trafford
Pakistan 126-6 (20 overs): Feroza 63* (52); Zwilling 2-19
Netherlands 89 all out (17.5 overs): De Leede (41); Fatima 3-12, Ayesha 3-13
Pakistan won by 37 runs
Scorecard; Table
Pakistan ended a disappointing T20 World Cup campaign in style, beating winless Netherlands by 37 runs.
The Netherlands lost their last seven wickets for just 13 runs, having initially looked capable of chasing down 127 to win.
Pakistan’s Gull Feroza (63*) and Ayesha Zafar (32) hit a 79-run stand off 61 balls for the second wicket. Five Pakistan batters made single-figure scores, with Iris Zwilling taking 2-19.
Heather Siegers (24 off 16) gave the Dutch a good start to their run-chase but was pinned lbw by Diana Baig, and despite Babette de Leede’s typically composed 30 off 41 balls, the run-rate started to climb.
They fell from 76-3 to 89 all out in the space of four overs – the result all but sealed when Fatima Sana dismissed De Leede and Silver Siegers in consecutive balls.
Caroline de Lange survived the hat-trick ball but was bowled two balls later.
