England vs Pakistan Match Preview – ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Match 16

England and Pakistan will take on each other in the 16th match of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The match is scheduled to be played on Wednesday (October 15) at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

With three wins from as many games, England are currently at the second spot in the points table and are one of the only two unbeaten teams left in the competition. A win in the upcoming match will see England reclaim the top spot.

England have never lost an ODI against Pakistan and will be the favourites to win the forthcoming game as well. In their last outing, they thrashed Sri Lanka by 89 runs at the same venue.

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A brilliant century from Nat Sciver-Brunt powered England to 253/9 before they bowled out Sri Lanka for just 164 runs. With form on their side, England will be eyeing another win and bolster their position.

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On the other hand, Pakistan have endured a terrible campaign so far. They have not only lost all of their matches but have also been outplayed in most of them. With three defeats from as many matches, they are currently languishing at the bottom of the points table.

Pakistan have never won an ODI against England and it would take something extraordinary for them to beat their fancied hosts in the upcoming match. Even if Pakistan fail to win the match, they will be eager to deliver a respectable performance.

In their last outing, they suffered a crushing 107-run defeat at the hands of Australia. They did well with the ball to reduce Australia to 76/7 before a century from Beth Mooney guided the seven-time world champions to 221. In reply, Pakistan were all out for just 114 runs.

England vs Pakistan Match Preview - ICC Women's World Cup 2025, Match 16

England vs Pakistan - Weather Report:

The weather forecast is not very promising for the match between England and Pakistan. The forecast has predicted a rainy day in Colombo. The chances of rain will be between 50-60 percent throughout the match.

Earlier on Tuesday, the match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was washed out and the upcoming match could also suffer a similar fate.

England vs Pakistan - Pitch report:

The pitch is expected to be slow and will offer ample turn to the spinners. A low-scoring match is expected. Anything around 250 will be an imposing total.

England vs Pakistan - Predicted Playing XIs:

England: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (wk), Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (C), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell

Pakistan: Muneeba Ali, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Amin, Eyman Fatima, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana (C), Sidra Nawaz (wk), Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig

England vs Pakistan - Squads:

England: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones(w), Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell, Em Arlott, Lauren Filer, Sarah Glenn, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge

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