Sana takes confidence from upbeat start ahead of West Indies Qualifier clash
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 hosts are currently unbeaten with two wins from two games in their campaign.
As the Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 approaches a decisive phase, Pakistan are riding high on confidence after an undefeated run in the tournament so far.
Speaking after Pakistan’s comprehensive win against Scotland, skipper Fatima Sana discussed the areas where her side will look to work on ahead of the all-important West Indies clash.
“We'll try to be calm and easy in [batting] partnerships because in situations like these teams tend to buckle down under pressure. We’ll cope with it better and will keep working on it, as the future games will bring greater pressure and intensity,” she said.
The hosts' in-form run in the tournament has seen them excel with the bat and ball. They beat Ireland in their first encounter by 38 runs and then defeated Scotland by six wickets.
Perhaps the biggest positive out of these wins was that they were team results, with several squad members contributing.
These included likes of Muneeba Ali and Aliya Riaz who excelled with the willow in the recent encounter, and Fatima who brought crucial breakthroughs at the LCCA in their win yesterday. Similarly, Diana Baig, Riaz, Nashra Sandu, and Sidra Amin starred in the first game against Ireland.
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Pakistan stumbled in the middle of the contest, but came back strong to overcome Ireland in their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 opener.
The skipper was pleased with her side's efforts, “This is a good thing for the team, we’ll get a boost. When you win the team gets more confidence and with the big matches coming, we’ll try harder.”
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Despite carrying an injury, Sana delivered five overs and picked four important wickets.
“It was a tough situation due to injury, but I performed well, the team will get confidence along with myself. So I'm hoping for more good things to come,” Sana discussed her bowling performance towards the death overs.
Pakistan face West Indies on Monday, April 14 in Lahore as they look to cement their place at the upcoming Women’s Cricket World Cup in India later this year.