Pakistan women’s captain Fatima Sana won the toss and opted to bowl first against Australia in their third match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup on Wednesday.
Pakistan, yet to open their account in the tournament, have lost both of their previous games against Bangladesh and India. Meanwhile, Australia have a record of one win and one loss so far.
In team news, Aliya Riaz is out of the playing XI, with Eyman Fatima coming in.
Captain Fatima Sana emphasized the need for strong batting partnerships and expressed hope that her batters can step up when it’s their turn to bat.
Two changes for Australia – Wareham and Schutt come in, with Brown and one more player missing out.
A defeat in today’s game would dent Pakistan chances of qualifying for the semis.
Teams
Australia XI: Alyssa Healy (capt & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt
Pakistan XI: Muneeba Ali, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Amin, Eyman Fatima, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana (capt), Rameen Shamim, Diana Baig, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal.
