Women’s World Cup: Winless Pakistan bow out after washout against Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: Pakistan final group-stage fixture against Sri Lanka ended in a washout at the ICC Women’s World Cup here at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Friday.

Following this, the women in Green ended their campaign on a disappointing note, finishing in seventh place without winning a single game, only ahead of Bangladesh on three points.

The persistent rain in Colombo continued today as Pakistan opted to bat after a toss delay, with the match reduced to 34 overs per side.

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Pakistan had scored 18-0 in 4.2 overs, after which rain had the final say, and the match was abandoned. Opening batters Muneeba Ali scored seven and Omaima Sohail remained unbeaten on nine.

Pakistan were already out of the tournament semi-final race on Tuesday when they faced a big 150-run defeat (DLS method) to South Africa.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Omaima Sohail, Muneeba Ali (wicket-keeper), Sidra Amin, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana (captain), Eyman Fatima, Rameen Shamim, Syeda Aroob Shah, Nashra Sandhu, and Sadia Iqbal.

Sri Lanka: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (capt), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, and Inoka Ranaweera.

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