Women's World Cup 2025: Bangladesh beat Pakistan in the first match of the ODI World Cup

2025 The third match of the Women's ODI World Cup saw a big upheaval. Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 7 wickets. Bangladesh won the match with 113 balls to spare. Batting first, Pakistan could only score 129 runs. In reply, Bangladesh chased down the target in 31.1 overs and lost only 3 wickets

Rubya Haider led with the bat on debut as Bangladesh put in a commanding performance to get the better of Pakistan 👌#CWC25 #BANvPAK 📝: https://t.co/PiuYOHhgrf pic.twitter.com/phPdGNYSjy

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Rubaiya Haider played an unbeaten 54 runs for Bangladesh. She hit 8 fours. Shobhana Mostari remained unbeaten on 24 runs, hitting a total of 6 fours. Earlier, Shorana Akhtar took 2 wickets for just 5 runs. Marufa Akhtar and Nahida Akhtar took 2 wickets each

Pakistan had a very bad start

Pakistan had a very poor start batting first. Opener Omaima Sohail was dismissed for 0 and Sidra Amin, who came to bat at number three, was dismissed for 0. Muneeba Ali was then dismissed for 17 off 35 balls, including two fours. Rameen Shamim was then dismissed for 23 runs. Pakistan lost four wickets for just 47 runs

Alia Riaz and Sidra Riaz were expected to play a big innings, but they could only put on a 20-run partnership. Alia scored 13 off 43 balls, while Sidra scored 15 off 20 balls. Captain Sana Fatima was looking in form but wickets kept falling. As a result, he also returned to the pavilion with 22 off 33 balls, including three fours. Natalia Parvez (9), Nashra Sandhu (1) and Sadia Iqbal (4) were dismissed. Diane Baig remained unbeaten on 16 runs

Bangladesh chased down the target with ease despite a poor start

Bangladesh also had a poor start. Farga Haque was dismissed for just two runs. After that, Sharmin Akhtar could only manage 10 runs. Bangladesh lost two wickets for 35 runs. Pakistan had some hope, but Rubaiya Haider was seen in a different form. She remained unbeaten on 54 off 77 balls with 8 fours. Skipper Nigar Sultana was the top scorer with 23 runs. Shobhana Mostari hit a six to lead the team to victory. She remained unbeaten on 24 runs