Pakistan out of Women’s T20 WC after loss to Bangladesh:England beat Scotland, Australia continue winning run with victory over Ireland

Three matches were played on Saturday in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. In the biggest upset of the day, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 23 runs, almost knocking them out of the tournament. With their third consecutive loss, the Pakistan team was eliminated from the knockout race with two group matches still remaining. In the match played at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, Bangladesh, batting first, scored 123 runs for six wickets. In reply, the Pakistan team could only manage 100 runs for eight wickets. This was Bangladesh’s second win in three matches, while Pakistan suffered their third consecutive loss. In the third match of the day, England defeated Scotland by 38 runs at Headingley. England posted a big score of 200 runs for five wickets, with Sophia Dunkley playing a half-century knock of 57 runs. In reply, the Scotland team could only score 162 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. In the first match of the day, Australia defeated the Netherlands by 98 runs. With this win, the Australian team continued its strong performance in the tournament. Bangladesh recovered after a poor start Batting first, Bangladesh had a very poor start. The team lost three wickets in the initial five overs, and after the powerplay, the score was 24 runs for 3 wickets. After this, captain Nigar Sultana and Sobhana Mostary steadied the innings by adding 35 runs for the fourth wicket. Mostary was out after scoring 22 runs. In the final overs, Shorna Akter played a quick innings of 39 runs off 22 balls, which helped Bangladesh reach 123 runs for 6 wickets. The team added 43 runs in the last four overs. For Pakistan, captain Fatima Sana took 2 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs, while Nashra Sandhu conceded only 14 runs in 4 overs. Pakistan’s lose wickets after solid start Chasing a target of 124 runs, Pakistan got off to a good start with Muneeba Ali and Gul Firoza. The duo added 49 runs for the first wicket in 45 balls. However, as soon as the partnership broke, Pakistan’s innings crumbled and wickets kept falling continuously. Gul Firoza was out after scoring 23 runs off 18 balls, while Muneeba Ali scored 25 runs. Apart from them, only Ayesha Zafar (11) and captain Fatima Sana (10) could reach double figures. As a result, Pakistan’s team could only score 100 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Spinners gave Bangladesh the win Bowlers played a crucial role in Bangladesh’s victory. Sanjida Akter and Nahida Akter took 3 wickets each. Sanjida achieved this success by giving 21 runs and Nahida by giving 18 runs. Apart from this, Rabeya Khan and Ritu Moni got 1 wicket each. ———————————————— England’s third consecutive win, defeated Scotland by 38 runs In the Women’s T20 World Cup, England defeated Scotland by 38 runs to continue their unbeaten run. This is England’s third consecutive win in this tournament. Earlier, England had defeated Sri Lanka in their first match and Ireland in their second match. Dunkley’s Half-Century
Due to a calf injury, captain Nat Sciver-Brunt could not play in this match. Sophia Dunkley, who came in at number 3 in her place, played a quick innings of 57 runs off 37 balls, giving the team a strong start. Alice Capsey also contributed 40 runs. Kemp-Gibson scored 61 runs in the last 21 balls At one point, the England team was struggling, having lost 5 wickets for 139 runs in the 17th over. After this, the pair of Freya Kemp and Danny Gibson took charge on the field. The duo forged a 61-run partnership in just 21 balls. In Katherine Bryce’s 18th over, Kemp scored 20 runs with two sixes and a four. Then, in the next over, Gibson hit two consecutive fours and then an 86-meter long six off Kirti Gordon, taking the score to 200. This is only the fifth time in the history of the Women’s T20 World Cup that a team has scored 200 or more runs.
Ecclestone Dashes Scotland’s Hopes Chasing a target of 201 runs, Scotland got off to a good start, but Sophie Ecclestone changed the course of the match. She claimed her 150th T20 International wicket by dismissing captain Kathryn Bryce and then also sent Darcy Carter back to the pavilion. For Scotland, Sarah Bryce scored the most runs, 34.
————————————————— Australia defeated Netherlands by 98 runs, reached the top of the points table In the 14th match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, Australia defeated Netherlands by 98 runs. In the match played in Southampton, Australia, batting first, scored 219 runs for 6 wickets. In reply, the Netherlands team could only score 121 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs. This is Australia’s third consecutive win in the tournament. Mooney-Gardner’s half-centuries, Australia scored 219 runs Australia did not start well and the team lost the wickets of Georgia Voll (17) and Ellyse Perry (1) by 51 runs. After this, Beth Mooney (74) and Ashleigh Gardner (58) steadied the innings with half-century knocks. Finally, Georgia Wareham played a quick innings of 41 runs, which took the team to 219 runs. Netherlands team remained far behind the target Chasing a target of 220 runs, Netherlands lost both openers by 17 runs. After this, Babette de Leede scored an unbeaten 56 runs and Sterre Kalis scored 43 runs. Both added 96 runs for the fourth wicket, but could not save the team from defeat. Mooney and Gardner set records Beth Mooney scored her 29th T20 International career half-century. During her innings of 74 runs off 42 balls, she completed 3,636 runs in T20 Internationals, surpassing West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor. Ashleigh Gardner scored her eighth T20 International half-century of her career. During this innings, she also completed 1,500 T20 International runs. De Leede’s Ninth Half-Century Babette de Leede scored her ninth T20 International career half-century with an unbeaten 56 runs off 57 balls. She now has 1,759 runs in this format.