Summary

  • New Zealand beat Pakistan to reach semi-finals for first time since 2016

  • They finish second in Group A, behind defending champions Australia

  • White Ferns will face winners of Group B, which could be England, South Africa or West Indies - see full permutations

  • New Zealand's win means India and Pakistan are eliminated

Live Reporting

Tom Mallows & Ffion Wynne

  1. Pak 54-6

    You suspect Pakistan's hopes rest on Fatima Sana.

    She is joined in the middle by Omaima Sohail, who will likely play a support role.

  2. wicket

    WICKET

    Nida Dar st Gaze b Kerr 9 (Pak 52-6)

    Out by a distance! Nida Dat was already walking, she knew. It is Izzt Gaze's turn to be mobbed by her team-mates.

    Just as Pakistan were building up some momentum New Zealand strike again.

  3. Umpire review

    Superb glovework from Izzy Gaze!

    Nida Dar is lured out of her crease by Melie Kerr and the ball escapes through to Gaze, who whips off the bails in an instant.

  4. Not the best shot from Sadaf Shamas, who charged Fran Jonas but got nothing on it.

  5. Pak 48-5

    Target 111

    Lovely shot from Fatima Sana, who charges Rosemary Mair and clatters the ball square through point and to the rope.

    These are two of Pakistan's most experienced players, so you'd think their hopes of victory rest on this partnership.

  6. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Pakistan might keep going for it, because in the worst-case scenario, they lose and their archrivals India will go out of the tournament.

  7. Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    We feel a bit on the edge watching this. I wonder how India are watching this.

  8. Pak 41-5

    Or maybe Pakistan are still going for it? I don't know anymore...

    Nida Dar goes for a pull that disappears fine and cannot be pulled back from the rope in time by Lea Tahuhu.

  9. Came for the wicket, stayed for the celebration.

    Don't make Lea Tahuhu angry.

  10. Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Suddenly it's a different game, but luckily for New Zealand, they've already got five of Pakistan's wickets.

  11. Pak 34-5

    It looks like Pakistan have put the brakes on. They are unlikely to win quickly enough now to improve their net run-rate sufficiently anyway.

  12. Pakistan have slipped behind where New Zealand were at this stage, plus, and perhaps crucially, have lost five more wickets.

    Worm has Pakistan behind New Zealand after six oversBBC Sport/CricViz

  13. Pak 28-5

    And so ends one of the most chaotic powerplays of the tournament, of any tournament in fact.

    What do Nida Dar and Fatima Sana do here? Play for the quick win or slow down and take their time?

  14. Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Rosemary Mair knows how to pick the exact moment to go for that slower ball. It completely did the batter there.

    It's interesting to see that Nida Dar is only coming in now with Pakistan five wickets down.

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    WICKET

    Sidra Ameen b Mair 0 (Pak 28-5)

    I'm struggling to keep up here.

    It is a brilliant delivery from Rosemary Mair. Full and straight at the toes of Sidra Ameen, who cannot jam her bat down in time and it smashes into middle stump

    Pakistan fading fast.

  16. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That's a superb bit of work on the field by Lea Tahuhu who had a lot to do there. She had to get down, pick it up and throw underarm to clatter the stumps.

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    WICKET

    Iram run out (Tahuhu) 3 (Pak 23-4)

    Out by a distance!

    Brilliant work by Lea Tahuhu, who is mobbed by her team-mates.

    She only had one stump to aim for running in from short third and nailed it.

  18. Umpire review

    Great fielding from Lea Tahuhu, who picks up and throws underarm in one movement for a direct hit.

    Iram Javed could be in trouble here.

  19. Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I am just thinking at what point Pakistan are going to change their tactics. Fatima Sana has just come in and she's showing how attacking she is as a captain. I think they will be going for it.

  20. Pakistan are right to be aggressive if they are to have any chance of reaching the semi-finals. But this is what can happen.