Overview
- Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 72 runs after posting 143 for 8, with the win securing their place in the semi-finals.
- Left‑arm spinner Nashra Sandhu took six wickets for seven runs in four overs, the best T20I figures recorded by a Pakistan woman and she won Player of the Match.
- Shawaal Zulfiqar top‑scored with 47 and captain Fatima Sana finished 24 not out as Pakistan recovered from earlier middle‑order collapses to reach a defendable total.
- The victory confirmed Pakistan as Group A runners‑up and sets a semi‑final meeting with Sri Lanka on September 11 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
- Fatima has urged better strike rotation and partnerships before the semi-final and analysts note Dubai's slow, spin‑friendly surfaces have made disciplined bowling decisive in this tournament.