SLW vs PAKW Playing 11: Chamari Athapaththu-led Sri Lanka will square off against Fatima Sana-led Pakistan in the 25th match of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 on October 24 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan have been knocked out of the tournament, and the game will be aiming for a win to finish the tournament on a positive note.
Sri Lanka has one win out of 6 games, and two games ended with no result. Meanwhile, they suffered three defeats in the ongoing tournament.
On the other hand, Pakistan remains winless in the six games of the tournament. Fatima Sana’s side reels at the bottom, while Chamari’s side secured 6th position of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 points table.
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Sri Lanka Women won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Chamari Athapaththu said, “I decided to bowl first because I’m pretty confident about our bowling attack.”
“The conditions aren’t great for batting – it’s been raining for the last two or three days – so we thought bowling first would give us the best chance. We’ve made one change – Udeshika Prabodhani comes into the side. We feel she strengthens our lineup for today’s conditions.”
“Yeah, definitely. We didn’t play our best cricket in that match, to be honest, but we were lucky to get over the line in the final over. Today it’s about executing our plans at the right time – that’s the key.”
“Hopefully, we can play our best cricket. It’s very important. We’re playing on home soil, in front of our home crowd, so we want to give them something to cheer about. We want to finish this tournament on a high – that’s the main goal for us as a team,” concluded Athapaththu.
Meanwhile, Fatima Sana said, ” I think the pitch looks really good for the batters, especially under the lights. So we’ll try to post a good total, somewhere around 180 or 200, which should be a strong score on this surface.”
“I think, from a batting point of view, it’s about building partnerships. We want to bat a bit longer and make sure we support each other through the innings. Today’s a shorter format – just 30 overs – which I think suits us, so we’ll look to put up a competitive total,” added Sana.
“It’s very important for us as a team. Hopefully, we can finish on a high, win this match, and go back home with confidence. Yes, we’ve made two changes.”
“Sidra Nawaz and Diana are out, and Iman comes in… I’m forgetting the other name at the moment! (laughs) But we’ll confirm that soon,” concluded Fatima Sana.
SLW vs PAKW Playing 11
Sri Lanka Women Playing 11: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Dewmi Vihanga, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera
Pakistan Women Playing 11: Muneeba Ali(w), Omaima Sohail, Sidra Amin, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana(c), Eyman Fatima, Syeda Aroob Shah, Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
