In an extremely sloppy fielding display, which at one stage looked comedy of errors, the Pakistan fielders dropped as many as eight catches most of which were straightforward chances. The embarrassing misses cost Fatima Sana-led team badly in the end. Off-spinner Carson, who was named player of the match, took from her three overs while Kerr ended with as New Zealand bowled out Pakistan for just 56 in Pakistan needed to reach the target in just But they started their chase on a shaky note, losing openers Aliya Riaz, promoted up to opener, for nought and Muneeba Ali 15 inside the first five overs.
It was downhill thereafter, with Sadaf Shamas two being clean bowled by Fran Jonas and Iram Javed three being run out by a direct throw from Lea Tahuhu. I think our seniors should step up in these kinds of matches. New Zealand were off to a steady start after electing to bat first, with Suzie Bates 28 and Georgia Plimmer 17 sharing 41 runs for the opening wicket. But Pakistan struck soon after the powerplay, dismissing both openers and Kerr nine in quick succession.
Pakistan paid the price for their sloppy fielding with Sidra Amin dropping a sitter off Nida Dar when Sophie Devine was on Devine, though, failed to capitalise and was scooped up by Fatima at long on off Sadia Iqbal for Spinner Nashra Sandhu was the most successful. Dear visitor, the comments section is undergoing an overhaul and will return soon.
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