Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first against Netherlands in their 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Group A fixture at the County Ground, Bristol, on 27 June. With both sides already eliminated from semi-final contention, the match carries no bearing on qualification standings but offers each team a final chance to end the tournament with a win.

Pakistan's Two Changes

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana confirmed two changes to the playing XI: Aliya Riaz and Rameen Shamim have been dropped in favour of Tuba Hassan and Eyman Fatima. Speaking at the toss, Fatima Sana said the surface looked conducive to batting and stressed the need for attacking intent after a difficult run in the tournament.

'It looks like a batting track, so we just try to put the maximum total here,' Fatima Sana said. 'I think we just need to play attacking cricket in this game because we know that we didn't perform in the last matches. So we just try to play good cricket today. We discussed a lot about run-outs, and we will try to execute better plans today.'

Netherlands Make One Change

Netherlands captain Babette de Leede made one change, recalling Heather Siegers in place of Myrthe van den Raad. De Leede, whose side has also been winless in the tournament, expressed confidence ahead of what she described as an opportunity for a breakthrough result.

'I think we have really good game plans today. We've played on this ground before our last game, so we know what to expect,' de Leede said. 'I think discipline is going to be massive. We're going to hit our areas with the ball. In the field, we've dropped some catches in this tournament. Today our fielding needs to be really sharp. They have some quality batters, so we have to get them out early and restrict their total.'

Group A Context

Both Pakistan and Netherlands are winless heading into this fixture, sitting at the bottom of Group A. The remaining semi-final spots are being contested among Australia, India, and South Africa, none of whom will be affected by Saturday's result. This is a dead rubber in qualification terms, but a morale-defining outing for both squads.

Notably, the County Ground in Bristol has already hosted Netherlands in this tournament, giving De Leede's side a familiarity advantage with pitch and conditions. Pakistan, meanwhile, will be hoping their batting-first strategy pays off after struggles in earlier matches, including costly run-outs that Fatima Sana specifically flagged as an area of concern.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Muneeba Ali (wk), Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Saira Jabeen, Iram Javed, Fatima Sana (captain), Eyman Fatima, Nashra Sandhu, Tuba Hassan, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal.

Netherlands: Heather Siegers, Phebe Molkenboer, Babette de Leede (w/c), Sterre Kalis, Robine Rijke, Sanya Khurana, Frederique Overdijk, Iris Zwilling, Hannah Landheer, Caroline de Lange, Silver Siegers.

With pride and momentum the only stakes, both captains have signalled intent — Pakistan with the bat, Netherlands with discipline in the field.