COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pakistan won the coin toss and elected to field against defending champion Australia in the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Wednesday.

Australia has never lost an ODI to Pakistan. The two sides are playing each other for the first time since 2023 when Australia thumped Pakistan 3-0 in a series.

Pakistan is still searching for its first win in the eight-nation tournament, losing by seven wickets to Bangladesh, while archrival India also beat them by 88 runs at the R Premadasa Stadium.

Australia had a resounding start to its title defense when it beat New Zealand by 89 runs at Indore last Wednesday. However, Australia will be playing after a week’s break since rain washed out its second game against Sri Lanka at Colombo on Saturday.

Pakistan made one change f

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