| After losing their opening Group B games, Asian rivals | | | | the fourth over; Pakistan was 23/2. The loss of |
| India and Pakistan faced a must-win situation against | | | | opener Nain Bidi with the score at 25 slowed the run |
| each other. India Women lost to New Zealand | | | | rate considerably. When Pakistan lost their fourth |
| Women by 10 runs, while Pakistan Women had an | | | | wicket, the score was 29 in the seventh over! |
| even narrower margin of defeat against Sri Lanka | | | | Javeria Khan was the next batter out with the score |
| Women - one run. Pakistan had a tougher route to | | | | on 45 in the tenth over. Then, Pakistan captain Sana |
| the semi-finals, even if they won this game. With the | | | | Mir (35) and Urooj Mumtaz (26) took the score to 98 |
| match against the Kiwis behind them, India Women | | | | before Mir fell for 35. Pakistan Women eventually |
| were in a better position to capitalise on a win. | | | | crawled to 104/6 off their 20 overs. Priyanka Roy |
| Pakistan batted first in this crucial fixture, with Nain | | | | was the most successful Indian bowler with 3/19 off |
| Abidi and Sajjida Shah opening the batting. The | | | | four overs. Off-spinner Diana David, with 1/13 off her |
| Pakistanis lost their first wicket with the score on 13; | | | | four overs was very economical. The Indians would |
| Gouher Sultana dismissed Sajjida Shah for two runs. | | | | likely not have any problems chasing such a mediocre |
| Nain Abidi continued to do the bulk of the scoring | | | | target. This was the second time that the Pakistan |
| before Nida Dar fell to Priyanka Roy for one run in | | | | Women underperformed with the bat. |