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Sadia Iqbal and Fatima Sana went on to wreck England’s line-up up leaving Nat Sciver-Brunt’s side crumble during the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 clash played on October 15 at Colombo.

Fatima Sana picked three wickets while Sadia Iqbal bagged two wickets before the rain served as a spoilsport at R. Premadasa Stadium.

After being invited to bat first, England openers Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont fell cheaply to Fatima Sana and Diana Baig.

Beaumont was the first to lose her wicket for 4 runs, while Amy Jones added only 8 runs before her dismissal.

Fatima Sana did not stop there as she picked the wickets of Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight for 4 and 18 runs to further taunt England.

Sadia Iqbal done her part bagging the wickets of Emma Lamb and Sophie Dunkley for 4 and 11 runs respectively. England lost 6 wickets for 57 runs and Pakistan’s onslaught did not stop there, as Rameen Shamim bagged the wicket of Alice Capsey on a lbw.

With Charlotte Dean and Em Arlott at crease, England scored 79 runs before the rain interrupted the game.

Speaking at the toss, Fatima Sana said, “We will bowl first. The pitch looks good and might be helpful for the spinners. It seems to be a spinning track. We have two changes. We need to improve on our batting and bat longer. Have some partnerships. We need to finish well with the ball.”

Meanwhile, England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt said, “We wanted to bowl as well. Two changes. In a tournament like this, you want your squad members to be ready. Try and start from the beginning and assess the conditions. Hopefully, will come good again.”

England Women Playing 11: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones(w), Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sarah Glenn, Linsey Smith, Em Arlott

Pakistan Women Playing 11: Mineba Ali, Omaimma Sohail, Ayaz, Riaz, Satan according to Pervaiz, Fatima Sana (w), Nawamim Sider (wh), Rameim Shamma, Big, Iqbal, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Nadhu, Naddhu, Nathra Shada