Player of the Match
Player of the Match

So that result puts four teams level on two points in Group B, but England miles ahead of Pakistan, West Indies and South Africa on net run rate after the thrashing England gave Thailand today. That's it from me tonight on commentary. Stay tuned for the report from Sruthi Ravindranath and other bytes from Andrew McGlashan on the ground in Canberra. Come back tomorrow for another doubleheader at the Women's T20 World Cup beginning with India v New Zealand in Melbourne followed by Australia v Bangladesh in Canberra. I'm Peter Della Penna, take care!

Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof: "It was a great win to get momentum for us in the World Cup. We picked wickets at crucial times when we needed it and restricted them. The wickets put them under pressure. It was great and how our openers played, credit to them. We as a team know we are smart cricketers and we need to stay with what our strengths are. Nida just stayed in the middle with me to rotate the strike and stay to the end. We needed momentum and I think this win will boost our team."

West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor: "When you look at the type of batters we have, I reckon we should be scoring over 150 and so far we haven't been doing that. Batters need to be accountable and take that responsibility. We spoke about the first six and how hard we want to go and having that belief and rotating the strike. I think those are combinations where we are lacking and if you see today it was really hard to build a partnerships. It was nice for Shemaine [Campbelle] and I to get that total on the board but we keep losing early wickets and we just couldn't propel. I think the bowling has been terrific. The pacers have been really good, not to take anything away from the Pakistanis. They played terrific. But there is room for improvement. As batters we need to come out and show our prowess."

MikeB: "Really impressed with Bismah, she was struggling at the start but has shown the value of being able to stick it out and now reaping the rewards with a well timed chase and her strike rate up to almost run-a-ball."

Javeria Khan is named Player of the Match for her 35 off 28 that boosted Pakistan at the start of the chase setting up a famous win, their highest successful chase against West Indies: "I am really surprised that I got this award. I think more than me, Diana [Baig] deserves it because she gave us the start which we never expected and I think she deserved it. It was a total team effort. I am pleased the way Nida and Bismah handled the pressure and finished it off. We have worked over the past few years on our fielding, running between the wickets and shot selection. We have worked hard and it paid off today. Under the lights, it was good to bat. My aim was to charge because sometimes it gets tough so I thought of taking charge and give ample amount of time to the middle order so they can take their time."

10:00 pm Bismah Maroof was crawling along at a strike rate of 50 through the first half of her innings but ramped up the pace in the last 17 balls to finish at better than a run a ball. West Indies were hopelessly sloppy in the field. No sense of urgency, no discipline and paid the price as Pakistan's opening pair of Javeria Khan and Muneeba Ali set the platform for Bismah to finish it off in style.

18.2
4
Taylor to Bismah Maroof, FOUR, full and wide, uses her feet to drive square through the gap at point and it races away for a boundary. Captain Bismah bests captain Taylor and Pakistan have sealed a tremendously impressive chase by eight wickets with 10 balls to spare.
18.1
1
Taylor to Nida Dar, 1 run, good length ball on the stumps, pulled to deep midwicket.

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs | PAK-W: 122/2 (3 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.77, RRR: 1.50)

  • Bismah Maroof34 (36b)
  • Nida Dar17 (19b)
  • Shakera Selman3-0-16-0
  • Shamilia Connell3-0-26-0
17.6
0
Selman to Bismah Maroof, no run, full on the legs follows Bismah backing away, but flicked straight to midwicket.
17.5
2
Selman to Bismah Maroof, 2 runs, full on the legs, clipped with soft hands behind square and they come back for a very sharp two.
17.4
0
Selman to Bismah Maroof, no run, missed runout! Calamitous day in the field continues. Full delivery drilled to extra cover, Dar took off at the non-striker's end when there was no run. Throw by (guess who) Nation to the non-striker's end bounces over the top with Dar a yard short.
17.3
1
Selman to Nida Dar, 1 run, dropped! Length ball clubbed to Nation at deep midwicket, who has had a major struggle today. She covered 10 yards running right, got two hands to this in stride but pushed with hard hands late and it clangs off her palms. 7/10 on difficulty but the hardest part was covering the ground to get there and she did that. Was in position to claim it but muffed it badly.
17.2
0
Selman to Nida Dar, no run, good length ball punched to cover.
17.1
0
Selman to Nida Dar, no run, good length ball on middle, misses a pull off the waist.

Aashish Calla: "Why is Dottin not bowling??" Still recovering from shoulder surgery.

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | PAK-W: 119/2 (6 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 2.00)

  • Nida Dar16 (16b)
  • Bismah Maroof32 (33b)
  • Shamilia Connell3-0-26-0
  • Hayley Matthews3-0-18-0
16.6
1
Connell to Nida Dar, 1 run, full and wide, driven to the sweeper.
16.5
4
Connell to Nida Dar, FOUR, slower ball lands very full on fifth stump, inside edge races past the keeper through fine leg for a boundary.
16.5
1bnb
Connell to Bismah Maroof, (no ball) 1 bye, full toss at rib height wide outside off, Bismah waves under this ball but it's called a no ball as the keeper fumbles too. Free hit to come on the no ball called on height.
16.4
2
Connell to Bismah Maroof, 2 runs, good length on the legs, flicked behind square and they come back for a sharp second.
16.3
1
Connell to Nida Dar, 1 run, good length ball slapped to cover sweeper.
16.2
1
Connell to Bismah Maroof, 1 run, good length ball on middle, tapped with soft hands into cover for a good run.
16.1
1
Connell to Nida Dar, 1 run, full on middle, flicked to deep midwicket.

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs | PAK-W: 107/2 (18 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 4.50)

  • Nida Dar9 (12b)
  • Bismah Maroof29 (30b)
  • Hayley Matthews3-0-18-0
  • Stafanie Taylor3-0-15-1
15.6
1
Matthews to Nida Dar, 1 run, full and wide, driven to extra cover, Taylor misfields to allow another run.
15.5
1
Matthews to Bismah Maroof, 1 run, now Matthews delivers a good length ball flicked to the leg side sweeper.

Matthews opts not to follow through on a runout at non-striker's end as Nida Dar wanders blindly four yards out of her crease before delivery.

15.4
1
Matthews to Nida Dar, 1 run, good length ball on off tapped into midwicket. Mohammed misfields to ensure a single.

PAK Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st58Javeria KhanMuneeba Ali
2nd19Bismah MaroofMuneeba Ali
3rd50Bismah MaroofNida Dar