Colombo, Oct 2 (PTI) Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana credited a "very confident" and "mature" young pacer Marufa Akter for the facile seven-wicket victory against Pakistan in the ICC Women's World Cup match here, saying the 20-year-old stole the show with her incisive bowling in the opening over.

Marufa dealt a body blow to Pakistan by dismissing opener Omaima Sohail and Sidra Amin for first-ball ducks off successive deliveries in the first over, from where they could not recover and folded up for 129 runs in 38.3 overs.

Rubya Haider then struck a fine unbeaten 54 to guide Bangladesh to a morale-boosting seven-wicket win at the R Premadasa Stadium.

"It was a good toss to lose. We also wanted to bat. Just told the girls that we needed wickets in powerplay. Marufa stole the show the way

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