A couple of Pakistan fielders collided with one another while trying to stop the ball in the decisive clash of T20 World Cup 2024 clash against New Zealand on Monday in Dubai. However, there was no serious injury involved as the International Cricket Council (ICC) shared a video of the same on social media.
The incident occurred in the fourth over of the innings sent down by Sadia Iqbal. With Georgia Plimmer driving one between extra cover and mid-off, Nashra Sandhu and her teammate went for it, but both collided. Plimmer ended up taking a single as captain Fatima Sana came to her teammates' aid.
Below is the video of the same:
Only Fatima Sana and Muneeba Ali made it to double-figures in Pakistan's embarrassing batting display:
While the Women in Green put on an admirable bowling performance despite dropping a staggering eight catches, they restricted the opposition to 110. With the surface gripping, New Zealand's bowlers used it to excellent effect, leaving Pakistan's batters dazed.
Amelia Kerr finished as the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2.4-0-14-3, while Eden Carson had a haul of 3-1-7-2. Rosemary Mair, Lee Tahuhu, and Fran Jones snared one scalp each, fashioning a 54-run win for their side. For Pakistan to progress to the semi-finals, they had to chase down 111 within 10.4 overs. A win for Pakistan outside it would have meant India sneaking into the top four.
As far as Group B goes, West Indies, South Africa, and England are in contention to join Australia and New Zealand in the semi-finals.
