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Bangladesh's Rubya Haider, right, and Sobhana Mostary observe their win. (AP/PTI Photo)
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh produced a commanding show to manus Pakistan a crushing seven-wicket decision successful their ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 opener connected Thursday. A composed half-century from Rubya Haider, combined with her match-winning concern with skipper Nigar Sultana, powered the visitors to an emphatic triumph astatine Colombo.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Chasing a below-par 130, Bangladesh initially struggled, losing aboriginal wickets arsenic Fargana Hoque and Sharmin Akhter fell cheaply. At 23 for 1 aft 10 overs, the pursuit appeared tricky. Scorecard: Bangladesh vs PakistanHowever, Rubya Haider, 28, played with measured caution earlier launching into a flurry of boundaries to instrumentality control. Her 77-ball unbeaten 54, featuring 8 fours, was complemented by a diligent 62-run basal with Nigar Sultana (23 disconnected 44 balls) for the 3rd wicket, taking Bangladesh to 131 for 3 successful conscionable 31.1 overs with 113 balls to spare.Bangladesh’s triumph was built connected disciplined bowling, with teenage pacer Marufa Akter starring the charge. The 20-year-old right-arm pacer dismantled Pakistan’s apical order, dismissing Omaima Sohail and Sidra Amin for first-ball ducks successful the opening over, reducing Pakistan to 2/2.
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(2/19) compounded the damage, sending backmost Muneeba Ali (17) and Rameen Shamim (23) soon aft the powerplay, leaving Pakistan reeling astatine 47/4.
The little bid offered small resistance, with Shorna Akter (3/5) finishing the innings arsenic Pakistan were bowled retired for 129 successful 38.3 overs, incapable to support a tally complaint supra four. Pakistan’s innings featured conscionable 14 boundaries, reflecting the disciplined enactment and magnitude executed by Bangladesh bowlers throughout.Rubya’s counter-attacking innings, combined with Bangladesh’s objective bowling and astute tract placements, ensured that Pakistan ne'er recovered from the aboriginal shocks. The triumph sets a ascendant code for Bangladesh successful the tournament, highlighting their extent successful some batting and bowling against a fragile Pakistan side.
