Pakistan captain Fatima Sana expressed disappointment as rain led to the abandonment of their ICC Girls’s World Cup 2025 match in opposition to Sri Lanka at R. Premadasa Stadium.

New Delhi:  Pakistan captain Fatima Sana expressed her frustration following the abandonment of the ICC Girls’s World Cup 2025 match in opposition to Sri Lanka on the R. Premadasa Stadium on Friday, attributable to steady rain.

The match was washed out after simply 4.2 overs, resulting in the fifth washout within the event in Colombo.

Fatima Sana requested ICC to rearrange good venues for World Cup

“I feel the one factor that didn’t go in our favour was the climate. I feel ICC should organize three good venues for the World Cup as a result of we await 4 years to play within the World Cup,” Fatima mentioned, emphasizing the necessity for higher planning in future editions.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka every earned some extent, with Pakistan ending the event winless. Regardless of this, Fatima took a reflective view of her staff’s efficiency, observing, “I feel we had been excellent within the bowling and fielding aspect, however we’re missing within the batting division. We had been good in a few video games. We gave an in depth battle to Australia and England, however sadly, we had been unable to cross the principle line.”

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Fatima additionally opened up  on main the staff for the primary time in World cup

The 23-year-old captain additionally mirrored on main the staff for the primary time in a serious worldwide event.

“I feel because the youngest captain of the staff, I’ve realized loads of learnings from the World Cup. We didn’t play a lot cricket within the current previous. We have to play way more cricket. We’ve got the T20 World Cup arising subsequent yr. We needs to be prepared for that one,” she added.

Fatima spoke in regards to the challenges of captaincy, mentioning Kane Williamson as a supply of inspiration.

“Stress was at all times there, however I at all times watched Kane Williamson. He misplaced the World Cup very intently, however nonetheless, he managed to maintain a smile on his face. I’m simply attempting to be calm. If you end up captaining a dropping aspect, you could have that perception in your staff. Hopefully, we are going to do effectively in our upcoming video games.”

Chamari Athapaththu additionally commented on the powerful circumstances

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu additionally commented on the powerful circumstances, lauding the combo of youth and expertise inside her staff.

“We’ve got some actually gifted younger gamers, together with skilled senior gamers. The seniors at all times take the time to information the children, and as captain, I attempt to assist all the ladies. I at all times encourage them to play constructive cricket—that‘s my foremost focus,” she mentioned.

“These are positively powerful circumstances, taking part in below lights and coping with the rain, which makes issues even tougher. However we‘ll hold working and see what we will obtain going ahead.“

Now that the event’s Colombo leg is over, the Girls’s World Cup will transfer to India, the place gamers and spectators will count on matches with none interruption.