Fans react as rain forces cancellation of England vs Pakistan Women’s World Cup 2025 group match

England narrowly avoided defeat against Pakistan in ICC Women’s World Cup In Colombo, thanks to the timely interruption of rainfall. Pakistani bowlers had England reeling at 79/7 after 25 overs, putting the defending champions under intense pressure. After a long delay, play resumed with a 31-run match, allowing England to score 133/9, aided by a decisive 47-run partnership between the two teams. Charlie Dean and M. Arlott. Pakistan began their chase with confidence, reaching 34-0 before rain intervened again, denying them a historic first ODI win over England.

Women’s World Cup 2025: England’s batting collapse and recovery

Pakistani bowlers led by Diana Page and Fatima Sanaaexploited England’s fragile order brilliantly, taking five wickets in the powerplay and leaving the visitors exposed. Tammy Beaumont He was the first to fall, bowled by a powerful delivery from Baig, while Pakistan captain Sana took three key wickets, including Amy Jones For eight and experienced duo Nat Skiver-Brunett and Heather Knight For four and 18 respectively.

The middle and lower orders in England suffered the most Sophia Dunkley and Alice Kapsi They were trapped pound, and Emma Lamb She was bowled for four by Sadia Iqbal. Kapsi and Dean resisted the Pakistani spinners with 70 balls, managing just 21 balls, before pressure forced Kapsi out. Once play resumed after the rain, Dean and M Arlott added vital runs, helping England to a defensible total of 133/9. This partnership proved crucial, as Pakistani bowlers were constantly challenging England’s fragile line-up. The England team’s experience and composure under pressure allowed them to recover, but the collapse highlighted weaknesses, especially in the absence of key players.

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Women’s World Cup 2025: Pakistan’s promising chase and missed opportunity

Pakistan began its response confidently, with the opener Omaima Suhail and Muniba Ali They laid a solid foundation and reached 34 without loss before rain curtailed their innings. The team looked set to register a historic first ODI win against England, having previously reduced the defending champions Australia To 76/7 in the previous match. England’s bowling was erratic early in the chase, leaving gaps and failing to capitalize on moments of pressure.

In the end, rain prevented Pakistan from continuing its momentum, and the match ended in a scoreless draw in its historic display. England will now focus on the challenges ahead India and Australia in Indore, followed by the final group stage match against New Zealand In Visakhapatnam. Pakistan’s performance showed their improved skills, confidence and ability to challenge elite teams, indicating that the team is on the rise. The close encounter served as encouragement for Pakistan to build on their strengths of spinners and disciplined batting. The Colombo drama reinforces the unpredictability of the Women’s World Cup and the emergence of new competitive forces in women’s cricket.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Pakistan did hard because of the rain. England are dodging a bullet, keeping their record unbeaten and top of the table.

A match that was about to become a World Cup classic.

Colombo weather has the last laugh.#CWC25 | #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/7kihUjH5Xl

– Anisha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha) October 15, 2025

The game has officially been cancelled. 1 point each. Heartbreaking for Pakistan who were in a good position. But once the dust settles, they will reflect on how well they performed today and gain that confidence in their last three matches. England tops the rankings… #backfing

– Atif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) October 15, 2025

#CWC25 The match referees should be sent off immediately for wasting the match when there was a stoppage of almost 3 hours, they should just start with the second round but no, they are giving too much of an advantage to England and now for wasting the match referees well done

— 𝙋 𝘼 𝙍 𝙏 𝙃🦸🏻‍♂️ (@ssupParth) October 15, 2025

If the game had been reduced to 20 overs….it would still have been a forfeit with about 15 overs to go….leading to more tears and complaints… #CWC25 #EngWvPakW

– The innocent bystander (@InnoBystander) October 15, 2025

Victory stolen from Pakistan #ENGvPAK #Chemical Weapons Convention 2025

– Smriti Tamil Nadu FC (@smrititnfc) October 15, 2025

Rain will likely save England from early elimination

If they had lost today (100%), their next matches would have been against India and Australia

Good chance they lose both and find themselves in a QF tie against New Zealand#ENGvPAK

– Arjun (@6worldcups) October 15, 2025

Lucky, lucky England! Good luck Pakistan. I hope they get something out of this group stage because they played great today.

See how England goes from here. Their inability to play directly in the top ten was a big problem. #ENGvPAK

— GBKB (@graemebcricket) October 15, 2025

Hopefully that will serve as a wake-up call for the rest of the tournament #ENGvPAK

– Jonathan Wood 🇺🇦 (@JonathanWood3) October 15, 2025

Cricket deserved Pakistan’s win today. And not the other way around. Green Queens have literally brought England to their knees with a truly world-class display of cricket.

– Ahmed Hussein (@Ahmad_Pak_) October 15, 2025

Rain comes to England’s rescue by one point and Pakistan must be destroyed after dominating the match

– @AlanMar75485490 (@AlanMar75485490) October 15, 2025

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