PAKW – 34-0 (6.4)

Pakistan Women faced England Women in the ICC Women’s World Cup at Colombo on 15 October.

Pakistan Women won the toss and opted to bowl first. Diana Baig picked the wicket of Tammy Beaumont in the second over. Both openers were sent to the dugout within the first three overs. Fatima Sana bowled out Amy Jones in the third over. Fatima Sana struck again, this time she bowled the English captain Nat Sciver-Brunt. In that same over, Fatima also dismissed the previous captain, Heather Knight.

Charlie Dean and Em Arlott added some runs towards the end. Overs were reduced to 31 due to rain at regular intervals. But 133 runs in 31 overs is not a good total for sure.

The revised DLS target for Pakistan was 113, which was less than 4 runs per over. Pakistan started very well — a comfortable start, knowing they could chase easily if they didn’t lose wickets. They were doing well, but rain interrupted them again.

Pakistan was so near yet so far. They knew they could create history, but the match was called off and the points were split between both teams.

AUSW – 331-7 (49)

Player of the match – Alyssa Heal

Australia Women defeated Indian Women in a record-breaking match at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 in Visakhapatnam. It was a thrilling match where Australia chased  331 runs, now the most successful chase in women’s ODI history.

Batting first, India scored 330 runs. Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal played good knocks and helped India reach a strong total. The Indian team looked good after posting such a big score on the board.

But Australia started their chase strongly. Alyssa Healy became the star of the match with an outstanding 142 runs off 107 balls. She got good support from other batsmen in the middle. India tried to fight back with a few quick wickets, but Australia handled the pressure well.

The big difference came from Annabel Sutherland, who not only took 5 wickets while bowling but also contributed with the bat. Australia reached the target with a few balls remaining and won the match by three wickets.

It was a tough loss for India after putting up a strong fight. Australia once again showed why they are one of the strongest teams in women’s cricket.