BRISTOL: Gull Feroza’s unbeaten fifty and Fatima Sana’s three-wicket haul guided Pakistan to their first win of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, beating the Netherlands in their final match on Saturday.
Set a challenging 127, Netherlands were bowled out for 89 in 18 overs.
In pursuit of the target, The Lionesses’ openers provied a rapid start, adding 31 in 3.3 overs before Diana Baig pinned Heather Siegers for 24. In the next over, a direct hit from Eyman Fatima ended Phebe Molkenboer’s short stay at the crease, who made eight.
Captain Babette de Leede and Sterre Kalis shared a brief 19-run stand, bringing the score to over 50 runs at the halfway mark. Kalis was cleaned up by Nashra Sandhu after contributing 12 from 19 balls.
Meanwhile, skipper De Leede held one end as Ayesha Zafar sparked a collapse with two wickets in the 15th over that the Netherlands never recovered from. They slumped from 76-4 to 88-6 in 17 overs.
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Fatima Sana, in her third over, picked up three wickets that folded the Netherlands innings for 89. De Leede top-scored with 30 from 41 balls, striking two fours.
For Pakistan, Ayesha Zafar and Fatima Sana shared six wickets between them.
Earlier, Pakistan decided to bat first against Netherlands and posted 126-6 in 20 overs, largely due to Gull Feroza’s 63 off 52 balls, including nine fours.
After losing Muneeba Ali, who made 12 early in the piece, Gull Feroza and Ayesha Zafar steadied the innings with a 79-run partnership. The scorecard read 94-1 in 13.2 overs when Zafar departed after scoring 32 from 29, hitting a six and two fours.
The Green Shirts were well poised for a big total but Netherlands held them back with flurry of wickets, reducing them to 113-5 in 18 overs. Gull Feroza remained till the end and ensured that her side post a fighting total.
For Netherlands, Iris Zwilling scalped two wickets in her quota of four overs while giving away 19.
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