Pakistan got its first win in T20 World Cup after 4 defeats, saved its shame by defeating Netherlands by 37 runs.

On Saturday, Pakistan finally opened its winning account in its final league match in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Pakistan won against Netherlands by 37 runs in the match played at the County Ground. After playing first, Pakistan had scored only 126 runs in 20 overs. In reply, Netherlands made a stormy start, but after the powerplay, Pakistan bowlers turned the tables. Pakistan won by 37 runs.

In the points table of ‘Group-A’, Pakistani team stood fifth after winning 1 out of 5 matches, while Netherlands lost all the five matches and remained at the bottom position in the group of 6 teams. Pakistan lost its first match against India by 64 runs, after which it had to face defeat by 2 wickets against South Africa. After this, Pakistan lost the match against Bangladesh by 23 runs and against Australia by 113 runs.

After winning the toss in Bristol on Saturday, the Pakistani team came to bat and scored 126 runs losing 6 wickets. This team got a shock in the form of Muniba Ali (12) on the score of just 15. After this, Ayesha Zafar made a partnership of 79 runs in 61 balls with Gul Firozha for the second wicket. Ayesha was out after scoring 32 runs in 29 balls with 1 six and 2 fours, after which Gul Firoza took charge, but no one could support her at the other end. Firozha remained unbeaten till the end, scoring 63 runs in 52 balls with 9 fours. From the opposition camp, Iris Zwilling took 2 wickets for 19 runs, while Heather Seegers, Hannah Landheer, Caroline de Lange and Silver Seegers took 1 wicket each.

The Netherlands team, which came to chase an easy target, was reduced to just 89 runs in 18 overs. The opening pair of Heather Seegers and Phoebe Molkenboer gave this team a steady start. Both the players made a partnership of 31 runs in 3.3 overs. Heather was out after scoring 24 runs with 5 fours in 16 balls, while Molkenboer could only contribute 8 runs to the team’s account. From here captain Babette de Leede (30) took the lead, but no one could support her at the next end.

For Pakistan, captain Fatima Sana took 3 wickets for just 12 runs. These three wickets were taken in the 18th over. Apart from these, Ayesha Zafar took 3 wickets for 13 runs. Diana Baig and Nashra Sandhu took 1-1 wicket.

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