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Toss Winner - Pakistan Women won the toss and choose to bat first
Bangladesh Women beat Pakistan Women by 7 wickets
Pakistan Women’s form in 50-over cricket has been superb of late, winning four of their last five encounters.
We are backing Pakistan Women as the winners of this match.
| Tournament: | ICC Women's World Cup, 2025 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 29.3°C|Partly cloudy |
Match three of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 sees Bangladesh Women take on Pakistan Women in Colombo, as both teams look to kickstart their tournament with a win. While Bangladesh have managed to overcome Pakistan in recent encounters, Pakistan’s overall strength and balance make them the more confident side going into this fixture.
BANW
242/8 in 50.0 4.84
IWWCWM
Bangladesh Women Won by 1 runs
241/10 in 50.0 4.82
181/3 in 39.4 4.56
178/9 in 50.0 3.56
242/9 in 50.0 4.84
276/6 in 50.0 5.52
240/8 in 48.4 4.93
235/8 in 50.0 4.7
PAKW
233/6 in 40.1 5.8
229/10 in 46.0 4.98
119/4 in 31.0 3.84
PAK-W vs SA-W
Pakistan Women beat South Africa Women by 6 wickets115/10 in 25.5 4.45
287/10 in 44.4 6.43
292/3 in 46.0 6.35
255/4 in 50.0 5.1
PAK-W vs SA-W
South Africa Women beat Pakistan Women by 8 wickets
259/2 in 48.2 5.36
181/3 in 39.4 4.56
178/9 in 50.0 3.56
Bangladesh Women arrive at this World Cup after a strong showing in the recent ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2025, where they finished runners-up with three victories from five games. That display should give them confidence they can carry that momentum forward.
Sharmin Akhter and captain Nigar Sultana will lead their batting lineup, offering a nice mix of aggressive batting and steady accumulation. Both surpassed 240 runs during the World Cup Qualifier, so they're coming in with good touch ahead of this match.
Two more batters worth backing are Ritu Moni and Fargana Hoque, both in decent nick and capable of pacing an innings before shifting gears. Fahima Khatun has been hitting the ball well, to,o and should contribute a useful 20 or 30 to maintain scoring momentum.
Fahima and Nahida Akter will handle most of the bowling workload. Their variations in pace and trajectory usually frustrate batsmen, and they'll aim to break down whatever flow the opposition builds.
Rabeya Khan and Marufa Akter also picked up wickets in the World Cup Qualifier and should prove useful on these surfaces.
Fargana Hoque, Sobhana Mostary, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Sumaiya Akter, Marufa Akter
Fargana Hoque, Rubya Haider, Sharmin Akhter, Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Nigar Sultana, Nahida Akter, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Nishita Akter Nishi
Pakistan Women have been performing well in ODIs lately; they went through the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2025 without a single defeat but lost 2-1 to South Africa in a home series.
All eyes will now be on Sidra Amin in this World Cup, who led their batting charts in both that South Africa series and the World Cup Qualifier. Muneeba Ali and Aliya Riaz need to provide consistent scores, with at least one expected to contribute 40-50 runs.
Natalia Pervaiz and Sidra Nawaz bring extra batting options, both able to push the scoring rate up during the final stages of an innings.
Their bowling lineup looks perfect for subcontinental wickets that tend to be slower. Captain Fatima Sana will lead their pace bowling, having been in superb touch recently after finishing as the top wicket-taker in the World Cup Qualifier with 12 scalps. Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, and Sadia Iqbal all possess the ability to turn games around with important bowling performances.
Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail, Eyman Fatima, Sidra Amin, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana (c), Sidra Nawaz (wk), Aliya Riaz, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal
Aliya Riaz, Sidra Ameen, Omaima Sohail, Natalia Pervaiz, Muneeba Ali, Sidra Nawaz, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
The track at R. Premadasa Stadium is known for its slow, turning nature, which challenges batters early. The surface offers consistent bounce but demands careful shot selection, as spinners find grip and turn as the match progresses. Fast bowlers may get some initial movement, but the pitch quickly settles into a spinner’s paradise.
Weather forecasts show that Colombo might have a brief morning shower on the day of the game, but otehrwise, things will be mostly clear.
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
High Turn
Evening dew could make batting easier in the second innings, so the team winning the toss might prefer to chase under lights. A total around 230 could be competitive in these conditions.
Batting first has worked better at the R Premadasa Stadium in women’s ODIs, with 10 of the 17 games going to the team setting the target. Hence, we reckon the team winning the toss is likely to bat first here.
Bangladesh Women have challenged Pakistan Women a few times in recent years, taking them down twice in 2023. However, Pakistan’s performance this year has been excellent, and they beat Bangladesh quite convincingly in the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier. If Bangladesh’s slower bowlers manage to restrict Pakistan’s batters, then they will have a genuine chance; otherwise, we feel Pakistan Women will dominate this contest.
We are backing Pakistan Women as the winners of this match.
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