Colombo, Oct 2 (PTI) Disciplined bowling effort by Bangladesh, led by young pacer Marufa Akter and veteran spinner Nahida Akter, restricted Pakistan to a below-par 129 all out in 38.3 overs as they failed to capitalise on a docile batting track in their ICC Women’s World Cup opening match here on Thursday.

Marufa (2/31), Bangladesh’s 20-year-old right-arm pacer who has emerged as the team’s frontline quick, gave Pakistan a massive jolt in the opening over, dismissing opener Omaima Sohail and batting stalwart Sidra Amin for first-ball ducks as Fatima Sana’s side reeled at 2/1.

Slow left-arm bowling stalwart Nahida Akter (2/19) then piled more pressure on Pakistan by sending opener Muneeba Ali (17) and Rameen Shamim (23) back in quick succession just after the powerplay overs, thus thwarti

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