Pakistan and Bangladesh will open their campaigns at the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup on Thursday, with both sides hoping to make gradual progress in the match. Often seen as the less fancied teams in the line-up, the South Asian rivals are keen to improve upon their earlier World Cup outings.

Pakistan, under the leadership of Fatima Sana, will play all their fixtures in Colombo, including the high-profile match against India on Sunday. Both Pakistan and Bangladesh entered the main event after progressing through the qualifiers, where Pakistan finished ahead of their neighbours. Skipper Sana stated that playing every match at the same venue would assist her team in adapting quickly. ‘’Our main aim is to make the semifinals, and the conditions, and the conditions here are quite similar t

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