Heartbreak! India crash out of Women's T20 World Cup 2024 as New Zealand humiliate Pakistan

India Women's National Cricket Team have been eliminated from the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024. This comes after the Pakistan Women's National Cricket Team suffered a thrashing loss against the New Zealand Women's National Cricket Team in their last league game of the tournament.

India Women's National Cricket Team were dependent on the Pakistan Women's National Cricket Team to take them through to the semi-final. After they faced a disappointing loss to the Australia Women's National Cricket Team, the equation was a pretty simple one for India as they needed Pakistan to beat the White Ferns by a small margin.

Pakistan suffers a thrashing 54-run loss against New Zealand

However, this wasn't the case as Pakistan suffered a thrashing 54-run loss against New Zealand, who advanced to the semi-final. The match between the two teams took place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.

Pakistan raised hopes for India after they came up with a solid bowling performance. The Fatima Sana-led side put pressure on New Zealand as they not only controlled the run flow but made sure that they took wickets at regular intervals of time to put the opposition under pressure.

Nashara Sandhua picked three wickets as Pakistan Women's National Cricket Team restricted the opposition to just 110 runs. However, with the bat, it was a torrid outing for them. They faced a massive collapse as they were reduced from 19/1 to 28/5.

After that, the New Zealand Women’s National Cricket Team bundled out the opposition for 56 runs to win the game. This was the first time that New Zealand qualified for the semi-final since 2016 and also ended the campaign of the India Women's National Cricket Team in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.

India Women's National Cricket Team didn't have a great tournament

India Women's National Cricket Team didn't have a great tournament with the bat and ball. They were touted as strong favourites to win the World Cup, but that wasn't the case. They lost the opening game against the New Zealand Women's National Cricket Team and recently lost against Australia Women's National Cricket Team, which almosted eliminated them. They beat Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the group stage.

We were good in the bowling but we need to improve our fielding and batting - Pakistan captain Fatima Sana

Pakistan Women's National Cricket Team skipper Fatima Sana talked about the disappointing loss they faced against the New Zealand Women's National Cricket Team. She admitted they weren't up to the mark in batting and fielding in the entire tournament.

Fatima Sana also made a bold remark, stating that they need to improve their batting; otherwise, they won't survive in women's cricket. Speaking to broadcasters after the game, she said:

"We were good in the bowling but we need to improve our fielding and batting. We were not up to the mark in batting, and the seniors needed to step up in that kind of match. As a bowling unit, we were up to the mark, but we need to improve in batting. Otherwise, we can't survive in women's cricket."