New Zealand Crushes Pakistan, Ending India’s Semi-Final Hopes

India’s T20 World Cup Hopes Shattered

India’s dream of the T20 World Cup has now remained in limbo. Before the start of the tournament, it was said that the Indian women’s team would win the title with great fanfare. But in the very first match, the Indian team suffered a big defeat and all the calculations went wrong. Then there was a narrow defeat by Australia and the way forward was closed. Despite this, India’s hopes depended on the New Zealand-Pakistan match. The toss was decided in favor of New Zealand and they chose to bat first.

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Pakistan’s Collapse Seals India’s Fate

Pakistan bowled well and restricted New Zealand to 110 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. This was an easily achievable challenge. But the Pakistan team collapsed like a house of cards. The entire Pakistan team managed to score 56 runs in 11.4 overs. It was not just Pakistan’s defeat but also India’s semi-final hopes were over. Therefore, India’s challenge has ended in the chain around itself.

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Asian Teams Disappoint

Australia and New Zealand have qualified for the Women’s T20 World Cup Group A. Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan have ended their challenges, and Bangladesh’s challenge from Group B has ended. Therefore, the performance of Asian teams in the tournament was disappointing. No team has qualified from Group B yet. There is a fierce battle in this group. All maths is fine. The last match will be between Australia and England. Everything will depend on it.

India has never won the T20 World Cup since its inception. It reached the finals of the 2020 World Cup, but there was also disappointment. Now, once again, we have to wait for two years for the title.

Playing XI:

• Pakistan Women: Muniba Ali, Sidra Amin, Sadaf Shamas, Nida Dar, Omama Sohail, Alia Riaz, Fatima Sana (captain), Iram Javed, Syeda Aroob Shah, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal.
• New Zealand Women: Susie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (captain), Brooke Halliday, Maddie Green, Isabella Gage, Rosemary Mair, Lee Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas.