gone!! Taken at mid-on. Sadia looks to go for the big hit, but perishes. Shorna has her third wicket, as she gives the ball some air, and gets it to dip on a full length wide-ish of off. Sadia went swinging at it, but only ballooned it as far as mid-on, where the fielder turned halfway to her right, and stretched her hands out to grab the ball
PAK Women vs BAN Women, 3rd Match at Colombo, Women's World Cup, Oct 02 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Nahida Akter: "Each and every bowler bowled really well. We just bowled to our plan. If we bat normally, we can easily achieve the target."
5.45pm Pakistan were hardly in the game this afternoon. Marufa shocked them with back-to-back blows in the very first over after they opted to bat, and it was only the 42-run stand for the third wicket when the Pakistan batters looked a little assured. Marufa was the only pace bowler Bangladesh used today, and the five spinners took the rest of the eight wickets between them. It's a big opportunity for Bangladesh to start their World Cup with a win - they have plenty of time to score just 130 - so join Shashwat for the chase soon.
fuller ball, and just outside off. Now swept to deep square leg
ohh, swept away wide of long-on!! Useful runs for Pakistan. The ball is tossed up, and dips outside off, from where Baig fetches it to sweep hard
angled in from around the wicket, and fuller outside off. Sadia looked to defend, but was beaten
Baig skips down the pitch, and has a hoick at this length ball outside off. But it stays low and she gets a bottom edge. There's a fumble by the keeper, though, and Pakistan get a run
shorter side of a length just outside off, and punched to point. The batters push for a single, and there's a direct hit at the striker's end from the fielder. Bangladesh appeal for run-out even as the ball dribbles away to allow two extra runs as overthrow. The umpire rules it not out by herself, so there will be no need for the third umpire
fullish ball on the stumps, and pushed towards midwicket
the point fielder turns around, and the deep-third fielder runs forward, but the ball falls short, as Baig came down the pitch and had a swing at this fuller ball
swinging in, and pitching on a length on off. Baig has a heave, and places it to long-on, where a fumble allows the second run
Marufa returns.
full and just outside off, and blocked forward
full ball, and just outside off. Blocked down off the inside half of the bat
full and dipping on off, and defended to the bowler's right
fuller ball, and quicker on off. Swung across the line to midwicket
this is flighted, and full outside off. Blocked down
full and wide of off, and left alone
full and dipping wide of off, as Sadia slices it aerially over the mid-off and mid-on fielders
this is full and slower, and on middle and off. Tucked towards square leg
fullish, and just outside off. Defended with a good stride out
From around to Sadia.
she comes down the pitch at this fullish ball on the stumps, and chips this towards long-on
full ball wide-ish of off, and swept to midwicket