Despite being eliminated from the Women’s World T20, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 54 runs in a virtual dead rubber yesterday at the Providence to secure their first win of the tournament.
After the power outage at the Guyana National Stadium forced the scorers to use a white flag to signal the start of the match, New Zealand were off, scoring 144-6 when they were sent into bat. They then restricted Pakistan to 90 all out from 18 overs in the process, breaking their seven-match losing streak.
The White Ferns dropped Anna Peterson and promoted Sophie Devine to open with Suzie Bates which bore fruit as the pair shared in a 59-run opening stand, their most successful of the tournament.
