New Zealand’s Ladies’s Cricket World Cup conflict towards Pakistan was deserted as a consequence of rain on the R Premadasa Worldwide Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.
The outcome meant that each groups shared the factors, confirming South Africa’s qualification for the semi-finals after their fourth consecutive win, which got here towards Sri Lanka on Friday.
New Zealand nonetheless stay in fifth place on the World Cup desk with 4 factors from 5 matches whereas Pakistan, nonetheless looking for their first win, stay on the backside.
With New Zealand profitable the toss and electing to bowl, rain had earlier interrupted play throughout the first innings earlier than the match was lowered to 46 overs per aspect. The New Zealand bowlers then tightened their grip on the sport, lowering Pakistan to 92/5 in 25 overs.
Natalia Pervaiz departed within the nineteenth over and within the very subsequent over, Fatima Sana adopted, leaving Pakistan with half their aspect again within the pavilion. Eden Carson claimed her first wicket when Pervaiz tried to go down the bottom however was caught at lengthy on.
Quickly after, Sana was bowled on the ultimate ball of the twentieth over, undone by a fantastically flighted googly that turned sharply between bat and pad earlier than crashing into the stumps.
The White Ferns had struck twice in fast succession to depart Pakistan 5 down earlier than rain returned to disrupt their momentum. Aliya Riaz (28*), who high scored for Pakistan, was nonetheless on the crease earlier than rain returned as soon as once more, forcing the match to be referred to as off.
Watch the Ladies’s Cricket World Cup dwell on Sky Sports activities Cricket in full, as much as and together with the ultimate on Sunday November 2. Stream cricket, soccer, golf and extra contract-free with NOW.
