Pakistan has no strength or power in losing. This is because now even teams from smaller countries playing in ICC tournaments for the first time are defeating Pakistan. This is what happened in the warm-up match of the Women's T20 World Cup on the evening of 28 September. Pakistan women's team surrendered before Scotland. That is, the team which had qualified for this ICC tournament for the first time. Of course it can be said that the match was a warm-up. But, if Pakistan had lost to a team with even a little experience here, it would have been understandable. Their defeat to Scotland will be called an upset, even if it is a warm-up match.

How did a country with a population of 54 lakh crush Pakistan?

Now let us know how Scotland, a country with a population of 54.5 lakhs according to the 2019 census, defeated Pakistan, a country much bigger than itself and one of the biggest powers in cricket. Scotland won the warm-up match against Pakistan by 8 wickets. He ended the match for Pakistan with 12 balls remaining. And, while doing so, he also boosted his morale.

Pakistan scored 132 runs for 9 wickets

In the match, Pakistan batted first and scored 132 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Scotland made batting difficult for the Pakistan team with its tight bowling. Scotland tried its 7 bowlers, out of which 5 were successful in taking wickets. Katherine Bryce was Scotland's most successful bowler, taking 3 wickets. For Pakistan, Omaima Sohail scored the highest score of 30 runs in 29 balls. Muniba Ali was the second top scorer by scoring 27 runs on 22 balls. Whereas captain Fatima Sana scored 20 runs in 14 balls.

Scotland won the match in 18 overs

Now Scotland had a target of 133 runs, which they achieved in just 18 overs and showed a great trailer of their preparations. The 73-run partnership made by Scotland for the opening wicket broke Pakistan's back. After this, a half-century partnership was seen for the second wicket also. In this way, Scotland won the match by losing only 2 wickets. Sarah Bryce scored the highest unbeaten 60 runs for Scotland.

Pakistan exposed!

Pakistan team tried its 8 bowlers in this match. But, only one of them got success. Scotland's second wicket fell due to runout. Overall, in the warm-up played against Scotland, not only Pakistan's batting was exposed but also its bowling.