Sandhu's four-wicket over fails to help Pakistan win against New Zealand

Dawn.com : The Pakistan women's cricket team on Thursday stunned the world number two ranked New Zealand by taking five wickets in six balls in the second T20 international match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

There was nothing out of the ordinary in the first 16 overs of the match with the New Zealand women at 131/2, thanks to opener Sophie Devine's 70 off 44 balls.

The girls in green then went on to take four wickets in the 18th over and one in the 19th to restrict the Kiwis to 150/8.

Debutant Nashra Sandhu’s over yielded four wickets in the last five balls, while Saadia Yusuf continued the magic and took a wicket off the first ball of her over.

But the feat had come too late in the innings and the target proved too much for Pakistan who could only score 111/7 in their quota of 20 overs, losing the game by 39 runs.

Only Naheeda Khan and Aliya Riaz were able to cross 20 for Pakistan.

New Zealand lead the four-match series 2-0.

The girls in green recently enjoyed their first-ever One Day International victory against New Zealandwhen they rushed to a convincing victory against the Kiwi women in the third ODI of ICC Women's Championship.