PAK-W vs NED-W Match 26 Live Commentary - Bristol (27 June 2026)

Back of a length, on top of leg. Babette de Leede goes across to play the scoop shot but misses to connect.

OUT! BOWLED! Sana dismisses her opposite number through a sizzling delivery. Lasers in a yorker on off at 103.6 kph. De Leede stays deep in the crease and looks to dig it out but the bat simply does not come down in time. The ball sneaks through and crashes into the base of the off stump. Fatima lets out a big roar and punches the air in delight. That should be the game for Pakistan as the Dutch skipper departs after a painstakingly scratchy knock.

OUT! KNOCKED HER OVER! Two in two for Fatima and she is guiding Pakistan to a victory now. She simply keeps the line of attack on the stumps and lands it quite fuller. Silver Siegers backs away to make room, swings wildly at it, only to miss. The ball beats the bat and crashes into the stumps behind. Netherlands Women are on the brink as they are 89/9, needing 38 runs from 15 balls.

No hat-trick. Keeps it full and straight, on middle. Caroline de Lange presents the full face of the bat and blocks it out.

Goes for the yorker but it comes out as a low full toss, on the pads. Caroline fails to get it away and wears it on the pads.

OUT! BOWLED! You miss, I hit says the Pakistani captain. Sana gets the job done for her side with a triple-wicket maiden. She gets her third wicket as she has torn apart the Dutch lower order. Pakistan Women win by 37 runs and end their tournament with a comprehensive win. Good length on off and middle from Fatima. Caroline de Lange stays leg side of the ball, looking to flat bat it down the ground. She gives it a big swing but gets nowhere near it, and the stumps are splayed behind her.

 FOUR! Very clumsy. A schoolboy error in the deep! Flighted on off. Overdijk steps out and drills it with the spin towards wide long on. Fatima Sana on the boundary misfields badly, letting it slip between her legs and into the fence behind her.

OUT! CAUGHT! So after a couple of errors in the field, Jabeen takes a stunner. Short and wide outside off from Zafar. Overdijk rocks back and cuts it away, but cannot keep it along the ground and hits it uppishly in front of square. Saira from cover-point moves swiftly to her left and flings herself into a dive to complete a very good catch on the edge of the ring.

A lot fuller, on off, Iris drives it along the ground to long off for a single.

Beaten! Short and outside off with extra bounce. Babette de Leede goes for the late cut, but is beaten on the outside edge.

Cannot connect yet again! Nicely tossed up, full and around off, Babette de Leede goes down to play the sweep shot, but the ball dips, drops, turns away and bounce over her bat.

OUT! ZWILLING IS RUN OUT! Fortunes favouring Pakistan as a complete mix-up cost the Dutch another wicket. Low full toss from Zafar and this is driven hard and straight by de Leede, but Zwilling is right in the firing line at the non-striker's end and takes a blow on the left thigh. The ball ricochets to the left of the bowler. De Leede wants the run immediately. Zwilling is still wincing and barely moves but sacrifices her wicket to protect the skipper. Zafar is onto it in a flash, feeds Muneeba at the stumps, and that is all she needs to whip the bails off.

A direct hit would have been curtains for de Leede! Full and on off. Babette de Leede gets across to whip it to the leg side, but closes the bat face early and a top edge is found. It gets popped up and drops in front of backward point. The batters are a bit late to get through for a single and seeing Babette struggling to get to the bowling end, the fielder picks up and throws it to that end, but misses her shy.

Good length outside off, Overdijk guides it to the right of short third for a quick run.

Full on the pads, Babette de Leede steps out and whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Too full, looped up wide outside off. Frederique Overdijk moves across and drills it down to long off for a single.

 IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! Nashra Sundhu makes a mess of that chance. Drops it full on middle and leg, sliding in. Babette de Leede sits down to slog it over the fence, but gets it mistimed toward deep mid-wicket. Sundhu runs in off the ropes, but cannot put the brakes on in time and the ball pops in and out of her hands. Two runs taken.

Good running! Full on leg. De Leede advances and looks to swing it into the leg side but gets a leading edge that drops safely into the vacant mid off region. Two quick runs.

OUT! LBW! That's pretty straight, and the finger is raised. Robine Rijke does not bother to take the review. Loopy ball, on middle. Rijke tries to work it across the line, but the ball dips on her and sneaks under the bat before hitting the back pad right in front of the stumps. Pakistan strike right after the break. The Netherlands Women are 76/4, needing 51 runs from 35 balls.

Drags it back, on off. Khurana punches it to cover.

Sanya Khurana is safe. Zafar offers flight, on a length, around off. Khurana reaches out in front to push it down the ground. The ball goes past the outside edge, and her back leg gets dragged out of the crease. Muneeba Ali whips the bails off in a flash and is pretty confident in her appeal. The third umpire is summoned for a check. The replays confirm that Khurana managed to get some part of her back leg inside the crease before the stumps were broken. Muneeba is not happy with the decision and is having an argument with the square leg umpire.

OUT! STUMPED! Sanya Khurana is gone this time. Flatter and shorter, outside off. A premeditated charge by Khurana to force it down the ground. The ball keeps going straight to go past the outside edge. Khurana is well out of her crease and stands no chance of a return. Muneeba Ali does the rest by breaking the stumps. Ali has a glance at the square leg umpire before breaking into a smile.

Turning back in, on a good length, on off. Frederique Overdijk pats it back to the bowler.

Slower through the air, fuller and outside off. Frederique Overdijk reaches out to drag the sweep. Ends up chopping it down on the strip.

Drops it short, on off. Robine cuts but can't get it past point.

Floated up, on off. Robine drags the sweep to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Beaten! Turning away, on a length, outside off. De Leede takes the risk of going against the turn on the sweep and misses.

At the sticks, this is swept away to deep backward square leg for only a single.

Offers flight, full and on off. Rijke reaches out and sweeps it hard to the right of deep mid-wicket for one.

Slows it down at 73.2 kph, on the shorter side, outside off. Babette de Leede cuts it uppishly but gets it in the gap between short third and backward point for a couple of runs. 51 runs needed in 36 balls.

Beaten! Drops it short, outside off. Babette de Leede flashes at the ball but is beaten by the extra bounce.

Short and quick, on off. Babette angles it to backward point.

Keeps it on the shorter side but this is slow, on off. De Leede cuts it to backward point.

FOUR! Babette de Leede finally gets one away. A bit too short this time, on middle. Babette shuffles across the stumps and shovels it to the right of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

FOUR! Nicely done. Floated up, on off. Babette de Leede reaches out in front and goes hard on the sweep. Plays it aerially behind square leg for four more.

On a length, on the off stump. De Leede punches it to cover.

Lands it on a good length, on middle. Robine Rijke turns it square on the leg side for one.

Flighted delivery, on leg. Babette de Leede gets down on a knee and sweeps it past short fine leg for a couple of runs.

Shorter and on middle. Babette pulls it aerially but away from deep mid-wicket to her right. They cross.

Drops it short, around off. Rijke pats it to the right of the bowler.

Loopy ball, on middle. Rijke sweeps it wide of deep backward square leg for another single.

Short and on off, that is pulled away through the square leg region for a single.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Nashra Sundhu has her reward for keeping things tight. This is more on the fuller side from around the wicket, on middle. Kalis goes on the back foot to a ball she was better off being forward. She shapes up for the cut but the ball skids through to catch the inside edge and drags it back onto the stumps. Netherlands Women are 54/3, needing 73 runs in 59 balls.

Floated up, on off. Rijke pushes it down the strip. Sundhu moves to her right to make the stop. Ends up kicking the ball away but she recovers to prevent the single.

Tossed up again, on off. Robine drives it past the bowler's right for one.

Around off, full in length. Babette de Leede works it wide of cover and crosses over.

Pushed through, on off. Robine Rijke taps it back to the bowler.

Slower but the length stays full, on off. Robine drives it to long off and picks up a single. A wicket and just 3 runs off the over.

Drops fuller and outside off, Sterre Kalis lunges ahead and drives it along the ground to deep point for a single.

A very loopy full toss, Babette de Leede walks forward and drills it to long off for a single.

 BEATEN! Flatter and shorter, outside off. Sterre Kalis tries to reach out and play the cut shot, but gets off-balanced as she has to stretch a bit more and gets beaten on the inside edge by a whisker.

Flatter and shorter outside off. Kalis shapes up to cut again but misses it again.

Short ball, far outside off. Kalis waits for the ball to arrive and steers it towards point for a quick single. The throw goes to the keeper, but Tuba is unhappy, calling out that it should have come to her end instead.

Hassan keeps beating the edge. Shortish and outside off, Babette de Leede again fails to pick the length and gets beaten all ends up while playing the late cut. At halfway, Netherlands Women are 54/2, needing 73 runs from 60 balls.

Serves it full and outside off. Babette de Leede eases it to cover.

Drags the length back, sliding on the pads. Babette de Leede jabs it away to deep mid-wicket for a run. She looks for the second, but it's not on offer.

Very full and around off, Kalis lets it dip and creams it to deep cover for a single.

Good work in the deep! This is a full toss on the stumps. Babette de Leede crouches a bit and heaves it towards deep mid-wicket. Saira Jabeen runs to her left from deep square leg and manages to collect the ball on the bounce. Just a single and 50 up for Netherlands Women!

Overpitched, just outside off, sliced out to the point region.

A lot fuller, on off, Kalis laces it through extra cover for an easy run.

WIDE! Starts with a loosener. Down leg, too full. Kalis gets down to sweep, but misses.

 FOUR! That's a fabulous shot from Kalis! Tuba lands it into the slot, around middle and off. Sterre Kalis moves leg side to create room and lofts it magnificently over the extra cover fielder for a cracking boundary.

Full on the pads, drifting in further. Sterre Kalis clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Short on leg. Babette tries to swipe across the line, but misses and is struck on the thigh pad.

Too full on the leg stump, Babette de Leede tucks it to square leg off the inner half.

 Beaten! Short and outside off, spinning off the surface. Babette de Leede looks to cut it away, only to miss out.

Another short ball, on off. Babette de Leede gets deep in the crease and pulls it on a bounce to deep square leg for a run. 7 runs off the over. Netherlands Women need 80 runs from 72 balls.

Quicker and shorter, outside off. Sterre Kalis stands tall to cut it square, but is undone by the extra bounce as the ball passes over the angled bat.

Around off, full, Kalis leans forward and eases it to cover.

Flights it fuller, on middle, Kalis drives it to mid off.

Shorter and outside off, Sterre cuts it off the back foot to cover-point.

And again! Kalis cuts the length ball away, but fails to get it into the gap, hitting it straight to the point fielder. Five dots in a row.

A touch short, on middle, Kalis works it down to long on for a single. Fantastic start from Sundhu. Just 1 run off the over.

Attacks the stumps, on a length, Babette drives it to cover.

Back of a length, outside off, Babette hangs back and glides it to deep third for a single.

Length-delivery, around off, Kalis presses back and chops it wide of backward point for a run.

A big mix-up, but the danger is averted! Fuller one, on off, shaping in. Babette de Leede drives it to the right of cover but does not move an inch. Kalis is halfway through for a run, but is forced to retreat and put in a dive to get back safely. With no back-up, Baig does not have a shy at the bowling end.

Length ball, on off, punched between cover and mid off for a single.

Fuller on middle, Kalis plays with a straight bat and lofts it over the bowler. The mid on fielder slides across to her left and cuts it off. Keeps the batters down to a single only. After 6 overs, Netherlands Women are 39/2.

Darted in, on a good length, on middle. Phebe Molkenboer taps it to the left of the bowler.

A bit fuller, on middle. Phebe steps out and pushes it down the strip. Sadia cannot make a clean stop low to her right and concedes a single.

Flighted up, on leg. Babette clips it to mid-wicket.

Keeps it at the stumps, full in length. Babette de Leede stays back and dabs it to point.

OUT! PHEBE MOLKENBOER IS RUN OUT! Eyman Fatima produces the direct hit and both Dutch openers are back in the hut now. Full and fired in at the pads. Babette de Leede plays the sweep and it goes straight to short fine leg, but still, both batters decide to take a quick single. Fatima gets low, picks the ball up cleanly and fires in a throw at the batting end to catch Phebe short of her crease, who opted against the dive. A dive might have saved Molkenboer. Netherlands Women are now 35/2, needing 92 from 91 balls.

A bit of turn, on a good length, on off. Kalis punches it to mid off.

FOUR! Welcomed with a boundary. Starts with a full ball, angled in, on middle. Siegers presses forward and clubs it across the line over wide mid on.

FOUR! Crunched! Off-cutter by Baig, on a length, on off. Siegers picks the slower ball and waits for the ball to arrive. Thumps it on the up through covers for four more.

OUT! LBW! Pakistan get the review right. The length is pulled back by Baig, on middle and leg. Siegers hangs back to jab it away on the leg side but misses and wears it on the back thigh. A stifled appeal for LBW. Turned down by the umpire. Fatima Sana checks with the keeper regarding the height. The bowler is not that interested, but Sana eventually sends it upstairs with a second left on the timer. No bat involved on UltraEdge. Well, well, it is three reds on Ball Tracking with the ball hitting the top of the leg stump. Heather's stay has been cut short. Netherlands Women are 32/1, chasing 127.

Wide! Down leg. Babette de Leede lets it go.

Honing in on the off stump, on a good length. Babette de Leede pats it back to the bowler.

Nice and full, at the sticks, pushed back to the bowler.

A bit wide, on a good length. De Leede knocks it away with an open bat face to the left of backward point for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Threads it through. A bit too short by Sadia, on off. Molkenboer stands tall on top of the bounce and punches it through point. Two fielders put in the dive but the ball evades both and races away.

Fuller and darted in, on middle. Phebe eases it to long on for a single.

Ambitious attempt. Slanting in, around the leg stump, on a length. Heather Siegers attempts the reverse lap initially but then adjusts to the line to direct the scoop over the keeper's head but misses.

Tossed up, on middle. Heather knocks it to long on for one.

Fuller and on middle. Phebe pushes it down to long on for one more run.

Fired in, full and on middle. Heather jams it out to the right of the bowler and hurries to the other end.

Starts on a length, on off. Siegers punches it to cover.

Even fuller in line with the off stump. Heather drills it to mid off.

FOUR! Through the gap. Slower one, angled in, on middle. Heather Siegers has a heave across the line. It goes off the inner half through square leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Sana dishes out a low full toss, sliding onto the pads. Siegers hangs low and whips it uppishly but through the gap between mid-wicket and mid on.

Slower one, on a good length, on off. Heather punches it to cover.

Hooping back in, on a length, on leg. Siegers has a hoick across the line but is beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the back pad.

FOUR! Heather Siegers and Netherlands are up and running. Fractionally short from around the wicket, on off. Siegers presses onto the back foot and gets on top of the bounce before punching it past point for a boundary to get going.

Half a shout for LBW! Full and darted in, on middle. Siegers presses forward and ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Down leg, fuller in length. Heather sweeps it fine of short fine leg for a single.

Slows it down, full and on off. Phebe Molkenboer blocks it out.

Flighted delivery, full and on middle. Phebe Molkenboer firms the drive to cover, where Diana Baig dives to her right and takes the sting out of the shot. Parries it to mid off and the batters cross.

In the air...but safe. Speared in, on middle. Heather Siegers gets down on a knee and goes hard on the sweep. Gets a top edge but it lands safely in the square leg region before the short fine leg fielder can get there.