A fired-up Pakistan pace attack ripped through England’s top order in dramatic fashion before relentless rain forced a no-result in what could have been a memorable upset at the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup. Despite not getting over the line, Pakistan will take heart from a fiery bowling performance that had tournament favourites England in all sorts of trouble.

Opting to bowl first under overcast skies, Pakistan’s new-ball bowlers wasted no time asserting control. Diana Baig set the tone with a hooping inswinger that castled Tammy Beaumont, while Fatima Sana followed suit just five balls later to dismiss Amy Jones with a near-identical delivery. Sana then produced another beauty to send Nat Sciver-Brunt packing for just 4, before trapping Heather Knight lbw in the same over. England’s expe

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