Australia vs Pakistan Match Preview – ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Match 9

Australia will be taking on Pakistan in the ninth match of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The match will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday (October 8).

Australia will be keen to register a win after their previous game against Sri Lanka was washed out without a ball being bowled. The record World Cup winners began their campaign in style as they thrashed their Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand by 87 runs.

Riding on Ashleigh Gardner's century, Australia scored 326 runs before bowling out New Zealand for 237. Sophie Molineux and Annabel Sutherland impressed with the ball, taking three wickets each.

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Pakistan, on the other hand, have started their campaign in a poor fashion. They have lost their first two games. Their campaign started with a 7-wicket defeat against Bangladesh were they were all out for just 129 runs. It was followed by an 88-run loss against India.

Pakistan finished on the bottom of the table at the past three editions of the World Cup and if they do not turn things around quickly, it would not be surprising if they finish at the bottom once again.

Australia vs Pakistan Match Preview - ICC Women's World Cup 2025, Match 9

Australia vs Pakistan Weather Report:

Rain is unlikely to wash out the upcoming match between Australia and Pakistan in Colombo. There is a prediction of light rain throughout the day in Colombo but it is unlikely to have a big impact on the match. The temperature is expected to hover in late 20s throughout the match.

Australia vs Pakistan- Pitch report:

Batters have traditionally struggled to do well at the R. Premadasa Stadium while the bowlers especially the spinners have got ample help from the surface. Even in the ongoing World Cup, batsmen have struggled at the venue so far.

The venue has hosted two matches so far and the average first innings total is 188 runs. In the first game played at the venue, Bangladesh bowled out Pakistan for just 129 runs. In the second match, India were all out for 247 runs before dismissing Pakistan for 159. The bowlers are expected to dominate the proceedings in the upcoming match too.

Australia vs Pakistan- Predicted Playing XIs:

Australia: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Alana King, Kim Garth, Darcie Brown

Pakistan: Muneeba Ali, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Amin, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana(c), Sidra Nawaz(w), Rameen Shamim, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal

Australia vs Pakistan- Squads:

Australia: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Heather Graham, Sophie Molineux, Phoebe Litchfield

Pakistan: Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Amin, Rameen Shamim, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz(w), Fatima Sana(c), Natalia Pervaiz, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Eyman Fatima, Syeda Aroob Shah, Sadaf Shamas