Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia thrash Pakistan by 113 runs –as it happened | Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
Key occasions
Right. Time to attract the curtain on this sport. Australia have been superior, Pakistan much less so – though there’s an unfair division of sources. We’ll be again tomorrow for England v West Indies at Lord’s. Till then, bye!
captain speak
Fatima Sana’s voice is breaking.”We want extra gamers” is her plea.
Sophie Molineaux “A nice crowd, a beautiful night for cricket and we enjoyed the win. captaincy has been really enjoyable especially if we keep churning out performances like that. “Churning?
“We had a massive power play, people are stepping up. Even though we’ve had a couple of strong wins we haven’t ticked everything off.” Bad luck, everybody – they have energy so as to add.
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry
For a beautifully-paced innings of 71 and two wickets in her one over.
“We felt like it [Headingley] It was a good place to bat and just wanted to keep taking the play. A nice time to bat. We wanted to push on to around 200 and got there and there abouts. Probably could have been more polished as well. I really enjoy all the challenges that cricket throws at you.
“Pakistan’s attempt was really great and challenged us at times.”
A fourth win for Australia, a fourth defeat for Pakistan. And Australia’s web run charge perks up but additional to 4.72. Fatima Sana has her fingers on her hips speaking to the Pakistan coaches and appears totally depressing.
All over with greater than six overs to spare. Moments of risk there for Pakistan however some actually shambolic working gave them no probability.
WICKET! Sadia c Mooney b Sutherland 0 (Pakistan 86 all out) Australia win by 113 runs
A lavatory normal thick edge.
13.4 overs: Pakistan 86 (Target 1) The Leeds sky is wanting slightly lovely because the solar drops to the horizon. Fatima tucks into a brief ball that bounces invitingly and pulls 4. But that is the final shot in anger because the innings lastly gurgles down the plughole.
WICKET! Fatima c Mooney b Sutherland 17 (Pakistan 85-9)
An formidable welly, a prime edge, into the ready gloves of Mooney.
thirteenth over: Pakistan 81-8 (Fatima 13, Diana 1) Wareham, pink soles, white sneakers. Diana digs her out. Wareham thinks she’s acquired an lbw, however I’m undecided anybody else does – and the third umpire agrees.
twelfth over: Pakistan 79-8 (Fatima 12, Diana 1) Gardner once more. Three singles and an (unfortunate) vast.
WICKET! Nashra Sandhu b Molineaux 0 (Pakistan 75-8)
Misses. Hits.
eleventh over: Pakistan 75-8 (Fatima 10)
WICKET! Shamim run out (Voll) 0 (Pakistan 75-7)
Holy moly – three within the sport. Shamim ticks Molineaux to quick midwicket, however there’s one more mix-up with the non-striker and he or she’s despatched again to her destiny. The dug out is an orchestra of eye rolls and heads in fingers.
WICKET! Aliya c Mooney b Perry 7 (Pakistan 74-6)
Goes again to try to glide the ball all the way down to quick third however will get caught and the ball hits the shoulder of the bat earlier than looping by way of to Mooney.
tenth over: Pakistan 74-6 (Fatima 9, Shamim 0) Two wickets within the over for Perry the supreme competitor. Some compensation for Pakistan within the type of two successive fours by Fatima Sana – one from a King misfield.
WICKET! Muneeba v Gardner b Perry 32 (Pakistan 65-5)
And that is pulled the plug. Muneeba goes for it, pulls at Perry’s first ball however can solely deposit it into the fingers of Gardner at deep midwicket.
ninth over: Pakistan 65-4 (Muneeba 32, Aliya 7) Alana King’s first over, however Aliya would not dangle round and cuts – the ball runs away from Voll all the best way to the rope. It’s kick off within the soccer, however the Leeds crowd are nonetheless fairly invested on this.
eighth over: Pakistan 50-4 (Muneeba 30, Aliya 1) Sutherland now, lengthy, lengthy legs, pony tail, cute little hoop earrings. A large for top, a few singles and a thick periphery brings Muneeba 4.
seventh over: Pakistan 50-4 (Muneeba 25, Aliya 0) Wareham on the cash instantly and second ball, Iram is gone. A wicket maiden. Fatima Sana sits within the dugout, stares into the space and chews, chews on her gum.
WICKET! Iram b Wareham 14 (Pakistan 50-4)
Makes room and… backside edges into her personal stumps. Iram is livid with herself and mutters off the pitch.
sixth over: Pakistan 50-3 (Muneeba 25, Iram 14) Fabulous from Iram, who fires three successive fours off Ash Gardner’s first three balls. Classic clear hitting. Gardner squats down to think about his choices. Just one from the subsequent three. And that tops off a fairly scorching energy play from Pakistan – dopey run outs excluded.
fifth over: Pakistan 37-3 (Muneeba 25, Iram 1) Pakistan actually are making this troublesome for themselves – two unnecessary run outs Muneera takes it out on Hamilton, woofing her for 4 by way of midwicket. A few wides from Hamilton and eight from the over.
WICKET! Ayesha Zafar run out (Molineuax/Moody) 0 (Pakistan 30-3)
Oh expensive. Ayesha performs tip and run however sadly has hit the ball straight to the fielder. Muneeba sends her again and he or she’s out by a string of beans.
4th over: Pakistan 30-2 (Muneeba 21, Ayesha 0) Four behind sq. for Muneeba. Ooof and now Beth Mooney is in actual ache. She will get a glove at a look from Muneeba however cannot maintain on – the ball rattles down for 2 and Mooney is doubled over in agony. The physio runs on however, arduous as nails, Mooney is not eager on coming off. Ice lotions all spherical within the crowd as was ready to see if Mooney may be patched up. She is and subsequent ball Muneba swivel-pulls Garth on one knee for SIX!
third over: Pakistan 18-2 (Muneeba 9, Ayesha 0) Molineaux replaces Hamilton SAira will get a thick outdoors edge which skits away for 4 however she would not final for much longer. Still – she was instructed to go did swing, which was what she did. An enormous lbw enchantment from Molineaux towards Ayesha, however Sue Redfern is not having any of it.
WICKET! Saira c Gardner b Molineaux (Pakistan 17-2)
Deep midwicket barely has to maneuver as Saira has a giant swing however cannot make the rope.
2nd over: Pakistan 13-1 (Muneeba 9, Saira 1) Garth from the Kirkstall Lane finish. Starts with a dot however Muneeba flays a sq. lower excessive and mighty for 4. Disastrous run out is adopted by a nasty blow to Mooney on her index finger. But she troopers on, large white gauntlets her safety.
WICKET! Feroza run out (Voll) 1 (Pakistan 8-1)
Yes, no, sure, no, sure, no, arghghgh. Disaster. Feroza miserably takes off her helmet within the dugout and will get a consoling hand on her arm.
Pakistan want 200 to win
1st over: Pakistan 2-0 (Muneeba 1, Feroza 1) No wicket off Hamilton’s first ball, so benefit Pakistan! They steal three singles. Two thirds of Headingley have now fallen into shadow however the skies are a childlike shade of blue.
And they’re already primed to go at Headingley – for the ultimate innings at Leeds on this World Cup. Pakistan want 200 to win.
“This is an epic recovery from Pakistan,” writes Dean Kinsella, “I thought Australia might be aiming for close to 250 at one stage. Now, 200 looks good.”
I agree, they actually hauled it again properly. Lots of chat on comms about how these two sides compete in several worlds – the Australians professionalized over ten years in the past and have a thriving WBBL. Pakistan do not but have a ladies’s competitors. It’s chalk and cheese.
Time to document a fast drink of water, again shortly.
twentieth over: Australia 199-7 (Carey 26, King 5) Fatima with the final over, and he or she restricts Australia to 5 off the primary three balls, however then King tucks into one thing free down the leg aspect and hauls it for 4. King then misses a hurled bouncer however unforunately so does the keeper and the ball trundles down for 4 byes. The final ball is one other quick ball in fury, which King additionally misses, and this time the keeper takes. Pakistan prohibit the Aussies to below 200 and that is a fairly respectable fightback – albeit an imposing whole.
nineteenth over: Australia 186-7 (Carey 21, King 1) A horrible little bit of fielding because the ball shimmies by way of advantageous leg’s legs, is adopted by the wicket of Molineaux. Carey needs to complete with a flourish and fees Sadia, nicknamed behind for 4.
WICKET! Molineux b Sadia 5 (178-7)
Sadia will get the captain! Greedy for extra boundaries, Molineux misses a pull and loses her center stump.
18th over: Australia 174-6 (Carey 14, Molineaux 1) Fatima Sana’s first ball is ramped by Perry like a professional, however she will get her revenge and sends her hero – and shortly to be Birmingham Phoenix teammate – again to the dugout. Carey retains the boundaries flowing although, dishing 4 by way of the covers.
WICKET! Perry v Muneeba Ali b Fatima Sana 71 (Australia 167-6)
A bouncer from Fatima Sana, Perry pulls, misses, however it seems to be like Perry has an edge. Sue Redfern is not , however Pakistan are and evaluate. Snicko says sure and the catch passes the take a look at too.
