Bangladesh thrash Pakistan by 7 wickets

Bangladesh130 for 3 (Haider 54*, Baig 1-14) beatPakistan129 (Shorna 3-5, Nahida 2-19, Marufa 2-31) by six wickets Bangladesh recorded their second ever win at a Women's World Cup, against the same opposition as their first - Pakistan. In the first of 11 group games in Colombo, the two teams that came through the qualifiers fought a low-scoring battle, despite good batting conditions, as the attacks took centre stage. The headlines belonged to Bangladesh's bowlers. Sole seamer Marufa Akter set the tone with two wickets in the first over, before their five-pronged spin attack caused all sorts of problems for Pakistan. Bangladesh's three leg spinners, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan and Shorna Akter claimed six wickets between them with Shorna finishing with...