Women's World Cup, Pak vs Ban: Pakistan elect to bat against Bangladesh

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Pakistan’s skipper Fatima Sana, left, chats with Bangladesh’s skipper Nigar Sultana Joty earlier the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup lucifer betwixt Bangladesh and Pakistan successful Colombo, Sri Lanka, connected October 2, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP

Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana won the flip and elected to bat against Bangladesh successful their ICC Women's World Cup opening game, successful Colombo connected Thursday (October 2, 2025).

Sana said the determination to bat archetypal was taken aft seeing the wicket.

"This is simply a bully transportation for the batting side, anticipation the squad tin play bully cricket. Every squad is pugnacious successful a World Cup," said Sana.

Teams

Bangladesh: Farqana Hoque, Rubya Haider, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (c, wk), Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Nishita Akter.

Pakistan: Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Amin, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana, Sidra Nawaz, Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal.

Published - October 02, 2025 03:37 p.m. IST

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