Pakistan kickstart their run at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 with a league stage clash against Bangladesh at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday, October 2. The Women in Green, led by the experienced Fatima Sana, will be hoping to overcome their recent drop in form and beat the dark horse Bangladeshis, playing under Nigar Sultana’s captaincy.
A convincing display and a win would give Pakistan the much-needed confidence boost ahead of their marquee encounter against India on Sunday. For Bangladesh, the close-fought victory against Sri Lanka in the warm-up games would’ve lifted their morale as they try to put up their best show against a side they currently hold an edge over in the ICC Women’s ODI rankings. While Pakistan are placed eighth in the rankings, Bangladesh hold the N