Summary

  • Pakistan v Bangladesh, Colombo

  • Pakistan win the toss and bat

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Live Reporting

by Sam Drury

  1. Pak 67-5

    A wicket maiden followed by a maiden as Bangladesh continue to squeeze.

    They've done it brilliantly so far with their spinners and Pakistan have it all to do. They still have 30 overs to put things right but five wickets down down already, the situation is precarious to say the least.

    Captain Fatima Sana is there with Aliya Riaz now for Pakistan.

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    Nawaz lbw b Rabeya 15 (Pak 67-5)

    Bangladesh have a fifth after a good review.

    It's superbly bowled by leg-spinner Rabeya Khan, a googly that deceives Sidra Nawaz and hits her on the front pad.

    Given not out on the field, Bangladesh send it upstairs and the big question is whether it hits bat or pad first - and it's very tight.

    The third umpire - with the help of UltraEdge - decides it brushes pad fractionally before bat and at that point, Nawaz is in trouble.

    Impact in line, hitting the wickets and Pakistan are five down.

  3. Pak 52-4

    Bangladesh briefly think they have a fifth wicket as Sidra Nawaz is given out lbw off the bowling of Fahima Khatun.

    The umpire took a while to make the original decision but the review doesn't take long at all - there's a big inside edge.

    Aliya Riaz is out there with Nawaz as Pakistan try claw their way back into this contest.

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    Shamim c & b Nahida 17 (Pak 47-4)

    Simplest return catch you'll ever see - Pakistan are in real trouble now!

    Tossed up on off stump by Nahida Akter and Rameen Shamim pushes at it but a hint of turn means it comes off the inside half of the ball and loops gently back to the bowler.

    It doesn't get tamer than that. Bangladesh won't care a jot, they're in a superb position now.

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    Muneeba c Nishita b Nahida 17 (Pak 44-3)

    Slapped straight to backward point!

    Plenty of width from left-arm spinner Nahida Akter, bowling round the wicket to the left-hander Muneeba Ali, and the Pakistan opener goes after it.

    There to be hit but she isn't in control and the ball flies to Nishita Akter Nishi. Straightforward catch and Pakistan are in a spot of bother again.

    Nishita catch dismisses Muneeba for 17

  6. Pak 41-2

    Pakistan's Rameen ShamimGetty Images

    Powerplay over and after those two wickets in the first over, it has been relatively slow progress for Pakistan.

    No further scares, though, bar a check for a run out at the non-striker's end after Rameen Shamim hit the ball back into the stumps - a lengthy check proves there was no touch from bowler Nahida Akter, though.

    Good job for Muneeba Ali, who definitely did not get back in time.

    Shamim has hit a couple of boundaries but after a lack couple of overs, Bangladesh have tighten things up again.

  7. Pak 16-2

    No further wickets but Bangladesh have continued to apply the pressure in the opening overs.

    Marufa Akter remains the main threat, she has 2-7 from her first three overs including that huge wicket of Sidra Ameen for her first ODI duck since February 2019.

    To put into context just how big a wicket that is, the lowest score Ameen has been dismissed for in her past four innings is 122. The Pakistan left-hander also has scores of 121*, 50* and 37* in that run.

    A huge boost for Bangladesh to remove her early but Muneeba Ali is still there for Pakistan and has hit a couple of boundaries off the spin of Nishita Akter Nishi.

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    Ameen b Marufa 0 (Pak 2-2)

    Two in two for Marufa Akter - and that's the big one!

    Sidra Ameen is also gone for a golden duck as she pushes at a ball outside off, not accounting for the swing.

    It comes back - perhaps not quite as sharply as the previous ball but enough to take the inside edge onto the stumps.

    'What a beauty!' - Marufa takes two in two

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    Omaima b Marufa 0 (Pak 2-1)

    Marufa AkterGetty Images

    That is a beauty from Marufa Akter - and Omaima Sohail is gone first ball!

    Marufa has had the ball hooping from ball one and this comes back sharply, beating the defences of Omaima through the gate and crashing into leg stump.

    Brilliant start for Bangladesh.

  10. Pakistan openers Muneeba Ali and Omaima Sohail are out in the middle, Bangladesh seamer Marufa Akter has the new ball in hand and we're ready to go!

  11. Table

    It's early days but here is what the group table looks like after two matches...

    Women's World Cup table: 1. Australia, 2. India

  12. The teams

    Pakistan: Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Ameen, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana (c), Sidra Nawaz (wk), Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal

    Bangladesh: Farqana Hoque, Rubya Haider, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (c, wk), Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Nishita Akter

  13. Pakistan win the toss and bat

    The coin comes down in favour of Pakistan and Fatima Sana decides they want to have first use of this pitch in Colombo.

    By all accounts, it's sweltering out there so batting first seems like the smart move.

  14. Good morning!

    It's day three of this Women's World Cup and after wins for the two big favourites - India and Australia - so far, it's time for the chasing pack to show what they can do.

    Bangladesh take on Pakistan in Colombo in what should be a very well-matched contest - the last four ODIs between them have resulted in two wins apiece.

    So let's get straight to it with news from the toss...