Pakistan’s captain Fatima Sana, left, chats with Bangladesh’s captain Nigar Sultana Joty earlier than the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 2, 2025
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Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana received the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh of their ICC Women’s World Cup opening recreation, in Colombo on Thursday (October 2, 2025).
Sana stated the choice to bat first was taken after seeing the wicket.
“This is a good pitch for the batting side, hope the team can play good cricket. Every team is tough in a World Cup,” stated 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 pm IST