Women’s World Cup 2025: Predicting Bangladesh XI for match 3

Bangladesh will face Pakistan in the third match of the Women’s World Cup 2025 on Thursday, October 2, at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. It will be the first game of the tournament for both teams. Bangladesh are currently ranked in seventh place in the ICC rankings. Bangladesh finished in second position in the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier and qualified for the tournament. They made their World Cup debut during the last edition of the tournament and won one out of seven matches.

Let’s look at the probable playing XI of Bangladesh for Match 3 against Pakistan in the Women’s World Cup 2025-

Top Order: Rubya Haider, Fargana Hoque, and Sharmin Akhter

Shorna Akter, Fargana Hoque, and Sharmin Akhter will likely be a part of the top order in the playing 11. Sharmin is the highest run-scorer for Bangladesh in WODIs so far this year and has amassed 356 runs in eight games at an average of 50.85.

Middle Order: Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Sobhana Mostary, and Ritu Moni

Nigar Sultana, Sobhana Mostary, and Ritu Moni could be there in the middle order. Sultana is the only batter who has hit a century this year in ODIs. She has made 334 runs in eight matches at a strike rate of 80.28.

Lower Middle Order: Fahima Khatun and Nahida Akter

Fahima Khatun and Nahida Akter are likely to be a part of the lower middle order. Fahima and Nahida are the joint-highest wicket-takers for Bangladesh this year in ODIs. They have taken 10 wickets each.

Bowlers: Fariha Trisna, Rabeya Khan, and Marufa Akter

Fariha Trisna, Rabeya Khan, and Marufa Akter will likely be the three bowlers for the team. Rabeya has taken nine wickets in eight games, while Marufa has picked up seven wickets so far this year.