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Nashra Sandhu's bizzare dismissal
Nashra Sandhu experienced an antithetic hit-wicket dismissal during the Women's World Cup 2025 lucifer betwixt Pakistan and Bangladesh astatine Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium connected Thursday. She became the 3rd Pakistani cricketer to beryllium dismissed hit-wicket successful a World Cup match, pursuing Misbah-ul-Haq and Imam-ul-Haq.
The dismissal occurred during the 35th over's 2nd shot erstwhile Sandhu attempted to play a full-length transportation from Shorna Akter. She withdrew her bat astatine the past moment, but her willow accidentally struck the stumps during the follow-through.Click present to ticker Nashra Sandhu's bizarre dismissalMeanwhile, Bangladesh secured a commanding seven-wicket victory, led by Rubya Haider's unbeaten half-century and her important concern with skipper Nigar Sultana.
Marufa Akter's awesome bowling show contributed importantly to the win.Rubya Haider scored an unbeaten 54 runs disconnected 77 balls, including 8 boundaries. She formed a captious 62-run concern with Sultana, who contributed 23 runs from 44 balls. Bangladesh successfully chased down the people of 130 runs with 113 balls remaining.Initially, Rubya played cautiously aft Bangladesh mislaid their aboriginal wickets.
Once settled, she accelerated her scoring complaint with aggregate boundaries, peculiarly successful the 19th implicit against Nashra Sandhu.Bangladesh's commencement was slow, managing lone 23 runs for 1 wicket successful the archetypal 10 overs. However, their bowling attack, featuring Marufa Akter, Nahida Akter, and Shorna Akter, restricted Pakistan to 129 runs successful 38.3 overs.Marufa Akter's opening spell proved decisive arsenic she dismissed Omaima Sohail and Sidra Amin for ducks successful the archetypal over.
This aboriginal breakthrough near Pakistan struggling astatine 2 runs for 2 wickets.Nahida Akter further destabilized Pakistan's innings by removing Muneeba Ali and Rameen Shamim soon aft the powerplay. This prevented immoderate important concern development.Pakistan's concern worsened arsenic they managed lone 41 runs for 2 wickets aft 10 overs. Marufa's awesome bowling successful her 27th WODI caught Pakistan disconnected defender with the caller ball.Marufa's archetypal wicket came done a full-length inswinging transportation that bowled Omaima Sohail. She followed this with Sidra Amin's dismissal connected the adjacent ball, arsenic the batter was beaten by important inswing.Muneeba Ali showed little absorption with 2 boundaries successful the 4th implicit disconnected Nishita Akter Nishi. However, she departed soon after, followed by Rameen Shamim, leaving Pakistan astatine 47 for 4 successful the 14th over.Pakistan's innings ne'er gained momentum arsenic they mislaid regular wickets. Bangladesh's tactical bowling changes kept the absorption nether unit passim the innings.
