NZ vs PAK: New Zealand defeated Pakistan and made it to the semi-finals. Pakistan had a target of 111 runs to win, but the entire team collapsed in front of the Kiwi bowlers by scoring only 56 runs in 11.4 overs. This is the second-lowest score in the T20 World Cup. New Zealand became the second team to reach the semi-finals from Group A by winning the match by 54 runs. For New Zealand, Amelia Kerr took the maximum of 3 wickets while Eden Carson took 2 wickets. Pakistan's poor batting can be gauged from the fact that the highest individual score from their side was by captain Fatima Sana who played an innings of 21 runs in 23 balls.

Earlier in this crucial match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 110 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs against Pakistan. Left-arm spinner Nasra Sandhu (three wickets for 18 runs) and off-spinner Omaima Sohail (one wicket for 14 runs) kept the New Zealand batsmen in check in the middle overs due to which the team failed to score a big score.

Left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal (one wicket for 23 runs) and off-spinner Nida Dar (one wicket for 26 runs) also took one wicket each. Pakistan's fielders, however, were disappointed and dropped eight catches. For New Zealand, opener Suzie Bates scored the highest 28 runs. Apart from her, only Brooke Halliday (22) could touch the 20-run mark. New Zealand captain Sophie Devine won the toss and decided to bat first, after which Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimer (17) gave the team a cautious start by adding 39 runs in the power play.

Bates opened her account with a four on the second ball of Pakistan captain Fatima Sana and then hit a four in her next over as well. Plimer also hit a boundary off the ball of the Pakistan captain. Bates was lucky on the score of 14 runs when wicketkeeper Muniba Ali dropped her difficult catch on Nida's ball.

Bates got another reprieve in Omaima's next over when Nasra failed to take the catch.

However, Nasra made up for his mistake to some extent by getting Plimer caught by Fatima and providing Pakistan with its first success.

Omaima dropped the catch of Amelia Kerr on her own ball. The team's half-century was completed in the ninth over but Bates gave an easy catch to Nida on Nasra's ball in the same over. She faced 29 balls and hit three fours.

Amelia (09) could not take advantage of the life and was caught by Fatima off Omaima's bowling, taking New Zealand to 58 for three in the 12th over. Halliday ended the boundary drought with two fours off leg-spinner Syeda Arub Shah in the 15th over.

Devine was also given a reprieve by Sidra Amin at long-on off Nida's bowling. Halide was also given a reprieve off Nasra's bowling but she was stumped by Muniba in the same over of this left-arm spinner.

Left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal had Devine (19) caught by Fatima. New Zealand completed their century in the 19th over. Pakistan dropped three catches in the last over, which helped New Zealand reach their score of 110.