Bowlers often catch batters offguard with their guile and Diana Baig shocked England opener Tammy Beaumont in the Women’s ODI World Cup match in Colombo. The Pakistan pacer bowled an inswinging beauty that came in a long way to clip the bails on top of off stump after the batter shouldered arms.
In a bid to open their account in the ongoing Women’s ODI World Cup, Pakistan opted to bowl against England at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday. Pacer Diana Baig vindicated Fatima Sana’s call at the toss with a wicket in the second over of the game.
After starting off with a no-ball and conceding a boundary off the free hit, Baig came back with a stunning delivery to send back England opener Tammy Beaumont. The Pakistan pacer bowled a scrambled seam delivery that pitched on a length outside off before swinging in viciously.
A confident Beaumont shouldered arms as she felt her stumps were safe and the ball would go down to the wicketkeeper. But to her horror, the ball took a deviation off the seam and clipped off the bails on top of the off stump.
The opener was quick to realise her folly as the Pakistan players rushed to congratulate a pumped up Baig. Beaumont acknowledged the jaffa as she shook her head with a sheepish smile while walking back towards the dressing room.
Twitter was in awe as Baig provided an early breakthrough for Pakistan as the score read just 13.
Horrible
It would be horrible if rain deprives Pakistan of the opportunity to push for a win against England
— Werner (@Werries_)
Nice
England 6/57 v Pakistan in
— australian womens cricket with very little context (@awcwvlc)
Us:
Plundered
England plundering 800 changed cricket in Pakistan for the better
— Tony Steele (@tds122)
Reduced
Pakistan reducing Australia to 76/7 and England to 78/7 after opting to bowl first both times in the Women's World Cup 2025.
— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN)
Interesting
WTC 2025-27 Finals chances after the Delhi & Lahore Tests
— Krishna Kumar (@KrishnaKRM)
88% - 🇦🇺 Australia (⬆️2%)
28% - 🇮🇳 India (⬆️10%)
27% - 🇿🇦 South Africa (⬇️27%)
15% - 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
14% - 🇵🇰 Pakistan (⬆️11%)
14% - 🇳🇿 New Zealand
13% - 🏴 England (⬆️2%)
0.4% - 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
0.07% - 🏝️ West Indies
Masterful
Three masterful nipbackers from Pakistan captain Fatima Sana rattle England’s top-order! 🔥🎯 What a spell!
— Md Mushtaq khan (@MdMushtaqkhan3)
Close one
Just as Pakistan were about to close the innings an uninvited rain has arrive at Colombo, the longer it rains it will benefit England as of now it's been raining heavily fingers crossed 🤞 for rain to stop.
— Flick (@Flick_shot4)
England 79/7 after 25 overs
Rains goes away
Hoping the rain goes away quickly in Columbo though it doesn’t seem like it will go away quickly. Pakistan women are on top and would be really unlucky if England get away with a point here having said that we have been in similar territory before in this tournament particularly…
— Reverse Swing Republic (@RvsSwingRpblc)
Big trouble
England Women 79-7 off 25 overs and in big trouble BUT.... Rain is about to save them in Colombo😳🌧Rains ruined this Tournament in Sri Lanka.....😡it is going to deny Pakistan the Biggest EVER upset in Womens Cricket.. It WON'T stop raining!
— BlueNoseBear⚽️🏏🐻💙 (@YouBearsssssss)
Struggle is real
England 🏴 W struggling today against Pakistan W in the World Cup match at Colombo.
— sports news (@CricUniverse7)
After 25 Overs England 🏴 just managed 79/7 and then match stopped due to rain.
Fatima Sana took 3/19.
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