Wahab disappointed after Pakistan crash out of T20 World Cup

Pakistan coach Wahab Riaz was left bitterly disappointed after watching his side fall to Bangladesh in Southampton on Saturday to drop out of contention of reaching the semi-finals at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

The Asian side came up short in pursuit of Bangladesh's total of 123/6 at the Hampshire Bowl, with the third consecutive loss at the T20 World Cup meaning Pakistan can no longer qualify for the knockout stages.

While Pakistan showed glimpses of their best form across their first three matches at the tournament, Wahab believes the side let themselves down when the pressure came on.

"It is very disappointing to be out of the World Cup because from our point of view, I still think that no other team has beaten you," Wahab said.

"It's you yourself who has got beaten by the other teams.

"So I think that is a big difference when the other teams try to put up a good show and they beat you.

"But I think unfortunately in the all last three games, we were not up to the mark and it was us who has given the games away."

Muneeba Ali (25) and Gull Feroza (23) had given Pakistan a strong start in pursuit of Bangladesh's total by putting on an opening stand of 49, but a collapse in the middle-order left too much to skipper Fatima Sana (10) and the tail as the side failed to haul in their opponents' score.

Fatima was one of only four Pakistan batters to reach double figures during the run chase and Wahab said the side's senior players need to take more responsibility for their performances during the remainder of the tournament.

"It's about— it's cricket, it's a competition," Wahab said.

"You can't let things go when you have everything in your hand and then at the end you just let the things go away easily.

"I think you should work hard, or the other team should work hard to take the game away from you.

"I think everybody who will be watching, even we were thinking that we are going on at the right pace with the right runs on the board, scores on the board.

"But suddenly again, it's a collapse. I think the senior players, they have to take the responsibility.

"You cannot let them go away like this, that they come in and they need to read the situation well.

"It was just six an over. It was under six an over, I would say. But again, the execution is not right. They have to take the responsibility. The players have to step up."

Pakistan's next match comes against six-time T20 World Cup champions Australia in Leeds on Tuesday, before their final fixture at the tournament with the Netherlands on Saturday.

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