Pakistan’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup campaign began on a forgettable note as they crashed to a powerful Bangladesh side, leaving captain Fatima Sana and her team under pressure to regroup quickly ahead of Sunday’s high-voltage clash with India in Colombo.

Bangladesh struck early through 20-year-old Marufa Akter, whose devastating opening spell dismantled Pakistan’s top order and earned her the Player of the Match award. For Pakistan, however, the defeat exposed frailties that they can ill afford against their arch-rivals.

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Captain Fatima Sana admitted her side must learn quickly from their mistakes. “Definitely,” she said after the match. “All the batters will sit together with our coach and make better plans. Obviously the way we got out today – on the first ball, seco

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