By Admin 
The third match of the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup has seen a big upset. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets. Bangladesh won the match with 113 balls remaining. Pakistan’s team could score only 129 runs after playing first. In response, Bangladesh chased the target by losing just 3 wickets in 31.1 overs.
Rubya Haider played an unbeaten 54 -run match winning innings for Bangladesh. During this, he hit 8 fours. Sobhna Mostari with her remained unbeaten on 24 runs. He made all the run boundary i.e. a total of 6 fours. Earlier in bowling, Shorna Akhtar took 3 wickets for just five runs. Marufa Akhtar and Nahida Akhtar took 2-2 wickets.
Pakistan started very bad
The Pakistan team had started very bad to bat first. Opener Omima Sohail 00 and Sidra Amin, who came at number three, were dismissed. After this, Muniba Ali was dismissed for 17 runs with the help of two fours in 35 balls. Then Rumin Shamim also went on for 23 runs. Pakistan’s 4 wickets fell for 47 runs.
Now Alia Riyaz and Sidara Riyaz were expected to have a big innings, but both could only share 20 runs. Alia scored 13 off 43 balls and Sidra scored 15 runs in 20 balls. Captain Sana Fatima looked in the best rhythm, but continued to fall wickets. In such a situation, she also returned to the pavilion after scoring 22 runs in 33 balls with the help of 3 fours.
The rest of the players also returned to the pavilion on the lines of Tu Chal Main Aayi. During this, Natalia Parvez 09, Nashra Sandhu 01 and Sadia Iqbal were dismissed for 04 runs. Diane Baig remained unbeaten on 16 runs.
Bangladesh waged a target easily even after a bad start
Bangladesh’s start was also poor. Fargana has been dismissed by just two runs. Then Sharamin Akhtar was also able to score only 10 runs. Bangladesh lost two wickets for 35 runs. Pakistan had little hope, but Rubya Haider was in a different rhythm. He played an unbeaten 54 -run match winning innings with the help of 8 fours in 77 balls. Captain Nigar Sultana gave him good support by scoring 23 runs. In the end, Sobhna Mostari won the team by hitting 6 fours. She remained unbeaten on 24 runs.