Pakistan end 13-year wait for win at Women's World Cup, outclass West Indies in a rain-affected match

Women's World Cup 2022: Pakistan rode on a superlative bowling performance from Nida Dar t restrict West Indies to just 89 in the rain-affected match before gunning down the total in the 19th over. It was Paksitan's first win at the showpiece event since March 2009.

Pakistan ended a 13-year-long wait for a win at the Women's World Cup as they stunned West Indies in a rain-affected match in the 2022 edition of the showpiece event at Seddon Park in Hamilton. After restricting 89/7 in the 20-overs-a-side game,

Pakistan rode on patient 37 (43 balls) from Muneeba Ali to gun down the total with 7 balls to spare. Captain Bismah Maroof and Omaima Sohail stitched an 33-run stand for the 3rd wicket to take Pakistan past the finish line.

Nida Dar was the star of the match for Pakistan on Monday as she picked up 4 wickets, conceding just 10 runs in her 4-over spell as West Indies struggled to get going in Hamilton.

Anam Amin was spectacular as she gave away just 6 runs in her 4-over spell, which included a maiden.

Diandra Dottin top-scored for West Indies with 27 but there was hardly any other contribution from the rest of their batting line-up.

Pakistan hadn't won a World Cup match since they defeated the West Indies in Sydney on March 14 in the 2009 edition of the tournament. Between then and now, Pakistan lost 18 matches across 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2022 editions.

Earlier in the tournament, Pakistan had come close to stunning South Africa but they fell short of a 224-run target by just 7 runs. They had restricted Bangladesh to 234/7 in their previous match of Women's World Cup 2022 but a middle-order collapse despite Sidra Ameen's hundred saw them lose by 9 runs.