Colombo: Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in their ICC Women’s World Cup opening match here on Thursday.
Bangladesh ferreted out the target of 130 with 113 balls to spare with opener Rubya Haider top-scoring with an unbeaten 54 off 77 balls while Sobhana Mostary stayed not out on 24.
Bangladesh reached 131 for 3 in 31.1 overs.
Previously, Pakistan were all out for 129 in 38.3 overs after choosing to bat.
Pakistan suffered a batting collapse with Rameen Shamim top-scoring with 23 off 39 balls while Fatima Sana contributed 22 off 33 balls.
For Bangladesh, Shorna Akter took 3 wickets while Marufa Akter and Nahida Akter got 2 each.
Quick Scores:
Pakistan: 129 all out in 38.3 overs (Rameen Shamim 23; Shorna Akter 3/5).
Bangladesh: 131 for 3 in 31.1 overs (Rubya Haider 54 not out, Diana Baig 1/14). PTI
