Pakistan Women vs New Zealand Women, Match 19

Australia women vs Sri Lanka women LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia World Cup veteran Ellyse Perry will also be featuring for the champions in what will be her 9th T20 World Cup.

India's run rate currently stands at a poor -2.99, making big victories mandatory for them in the remaining three matches against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia.

New Zealand eventually turned out to be comfortable winners on the night due to which the controversy didn't garner much attention in the end.

England will hope to replicate their performance from the inaugural season in 2024, which saw them become the first-ever Women's World T20 champions

India were bowled out for 102 in 19 overs in their pursuit of 161 with not a single player reaching an individual score of 20.

The defending champions Australia will aim to win the title for a record-extending seventh time when they start their campaign on Saturday

Skipper Laura Wolvaardt (59 off 55 balls) and Tazmin Brits (57 off 52 balls), who had earlier in the day pulled off an excellent catch at cover point, got the job done easily for last edition's runner

India women vs New Zealand women HIGHLIGHTS: India lost their last 6 wickets for just 32 runs to get a disappointing start in UAE

The two sides have met each other 13 times over the years, with the Kiwis having the upper hand, winning 9 matches. India have won 4 matches against New Zealand so far.

Defending a small total, left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal led the way for Pakistan with excellent figures of 3/17 in four overs, while there were two wickets apiece for Omaima Sohail and Nashra Sandhu