Womens World Cup | Tall order for Pakistan because it takes on high-flying England

The seek for these elusive first factors will tug laborious on the few threads Pakistan is holding on to on the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025.

Coming off three losses in as many video games, the bottom-placed workforce faces high-flying England on the R. Premadasa Stadium right here on Wednesday, with survival on the road.

Per week in the past, in opposition to Australia, the Fatima Sana-led aspect appeared poised to drag off an unheralded win, however the defending champion snuffed out the dream in fast time. Beth Mooney’s quiet perseverance turned the tide, and the spirit within the Pakistan camp appeared to fade lengthy earlier than the Aussie bowlers accomplished the demolition.

For Fatima, the larger job at hand might be to regroup and rekindle the spark that confirmed promise. While Pakistan’s bowlers have managed early breakthroughs with relative ease, their lack of ability to stem the circulation of runs within the latter phases has value the workforce dearly.

Against an English aspect that struggles in opposition to spin, Nashra Sandhu and Sadia Iqbal should be properly employed. The left-arm orthodox pair will take a look at a few of England’s finest right-handers, with captain Nat Sciver-Brunt’s wicket being the last word prize.

Sciver-Brunt, contemporary off a century, will draw extra confidence from her spectacular file in opposition to Pakistan — averaging 92 and placing at 131.

She will even look to her bowlers, led by Sophie Ecclestone, to tighten the screws on a faltering Pakistan batting line-up. No one, barring Sidra Amin, has scored even 50 runs in three innings mixed, leaving the batting division below stress.

Yet to style victory in opposition to England, Pakistan will enter the fixture on the again foot, dealing with an imposing 13-0 file. But a win would do greater than finish the streak; it could assist preserve its marketing campaign alive.