England women's vs Pakistan women's recent match all details

 On the 12th of February 2022, England women's cricket team faced off against Pakistan women's cricket team in a T20 international match held in Karachi, Pakistan. The match was part of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup qualifiers.

England won the toss and chose to field first. Pakistan opened the batting with Javeria Khan and Nahida Khan. However, they got off to a poor start, losing their first wicket in the very first over when Javeria Khan was caught by Tammy Beaumont off Katherine Brunt's bowling. The English bowlers kept up the pressure and didn't allow the Pakistani batters to score freely. Pakistan struggled to build partnerships and lost wickets at regular intervals.

Nida Dar, who came in at number six, played a crucial innings for Pakistan. She scored 50 runs off 42 balls and remained unbeaten. Her innings was studded with four fours and two sixes. The other Pakistani batters failed to provide any support as they lost wickets regularly. In the end, Pakistan managed to score 133 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

England's response started strongly with the opening pair of Danielle Wyatt and Tammy Beaumont putting on 63 runs in the first six overs. However, the Pakistani bowlers struck back, and England lost both their openers in quick succession. Wyatt was the first to go, caught by Diana Baig off Fatima Sana's bowling. Beaumont followed soon after, caught by Iram Javed off Anam Amin's bowling.

England's middle order struggled to build partnerships, and they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Heather Knight, the England captain, was the only batter who looked comfortable at the crease. She scored 47 runs off 34 balls before being caught by Aliya Riaz off Nida Dar's bowling.

England needed 10 runs off the last over to win the match, with two wickets in hand. However, Pakistan's Diana Baig held her nerve and took two wickets in the final over to help Pakistan secure a narrow victory. England was bowled out for 131 runs, losing the match by just two runs.

Pakistan's Nida Dar was named the player of the match for her all-round performance. She not only scored 50 runs but also bowled a tight spell, conceding only 16 runs in her four overs and taking one wicket.

In conclusion, it was a closely contested match, with both teams putting up a good fight. Pakistan's bowling was impressive, and they managed to defend a relatively modest total. England will be disappointed with the result, but they will take heart from the fact that they put up a good fight in a challenging condition. The win will give Pakistan a lot of confidence as they look forward to the rest of the T20 World Cup qualifiers.