When Bangladesh seamer Marufa Akter removed Omaima Sohail and Pakistan’s most experienced batter Sidra Amin off successive balls in the second over at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, little did anyone realise it would set the tone for the rest of the day. The decision to bat first at the toss may have been a sound one, but that was the only thing Pakistan got right in the first innings, folding up for a paltry 129 in 38.3 overs, and Bangladesh overhauled it 31.1 overs.

In a short span of time, the 20-year-old Maria has risen through the ranks to become her side’s key fast bowling weapon. Two years ago, she first came into the international limelight when she emerged as her country’s leading wicket-taker in the Under-19 T20 World Cup in South Africa. On Thursday, she showed on her ODI

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