PAK Women vs BAN Women, 3rd Match at Colombo, Women's World Cup, Oct 02 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

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3rd Match (D/N), Colombo (RPS), October 02, 2025, ICC Women's World Cup

PAK Women chose to bat.

Current RR: 3.35
 • Last 5 ov (RR): 16/2 (3.20)
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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.

38.3
W
Shorna Akter to Sadia Iqbal, OUT

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

Sadia Iqbal c Fargana Hoque b Shorna Akter 4 (17b 0x4 0x6 14m) SR: 23.52
38.2
1
Shorna Akter to Diana Baig, 1 run

fuller ball, and just outside off. Now swept to deep square leg

38.1
4
Shorna Akter to Diana Baig, FOUR runs

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

end of over 387 runs
PAK-W: 124/9CRR: 3.26 
Sadia Iqbal4 (16b)
Diana Baig11 (20b 1x4)
Marufa Akter 7-0-31-2
Shorna Akter 3-3-0-2
37.6
Marufa Akter to Sadia Iqbal, no run

angled in from around the wicket, and fuller outside off. Sadia looked to defend, but was beaten

37.5
1
Marufa Akter to Diana Baig, 1 run

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

37.4
3
Marufa Akter to Sadia Iqbal, 3 runs

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

37.3
Marufa Akter to Sadia Iqbal, no run

fullish ball on the stumps, and pushed towards midwicket

37.2
1
Marufa Akter to Diana Baig, 1 run

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

37.1
2
Marufa Akter to Diana Baig, 2 runs

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.

end of over 37Maiden
PAK-W: 117/9CRR: 3.16 
Sadia Iqbal1 (13b)
Diana Baig7 (17b 1x4)
Shorna Akter 3-3-0-2
Rabeya Khan 7-2-13-1
36.6
Shorna Akter to Sadia Iqbal, no run

full and just outside off, and blocked forward

36.5
Shorna Akter to Sadia Iqbal, no run

full ball, and just outside off. Blocked down off the inside half of the bat

36.4
Shorna Akter to Sadia Iqbal, no run

full and dipping on off, and defended to the bowler's right

36.3
Shorna Akter to Sadia Iqbal, no run

fuller ball, and quicker on off. Swung across the line to midwicket

36.2
Shorna Akter to Sadia Iqbal, no run

this is flighted, and full outside off. Blocked down

36.1
Shorna Akter to Sadia Iqbal, no run

full and wide of off, and left alone

end of over 362 runs
PAK-W: 117/9CRR: 3.25 
Sadia Iqbal1 (7b)
Diana Baig7 (17b 1x4)
Rabeya Khan 7-2-13-1
Shorna Akter 2-2-0-2
35.6
1
Rabeya to Sadia Iqbal, 1 run

full and dipping wide of off, as Sadia slices it aerially over the mid-off and mid-on fielders

35.5
Rabeya to Sadia Iqbal, no run

this is full and slower, and on middle and off. Tucked towards square leg

35.4
Rabeya to Sadia Iqbal, no run

fullish, and just outside off. Defended with a good stride out

From around to Sadia.

35.3
1
Rabeya to Diana Baig, 1 run

she comes down the pitch at this fullish ball on the stumps, and chips this towards long-on

35.2
Rabeya to Diana Baig, no run

full ball wide-ish of off, and swept to midwicket

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