Pakistani Captain Fatima San took the affairs into her hands during the Women’s World Cup 2025 match against India at the Colombo R. Premadasa stadium on October 5, when a sudden swarm of fly disrupted the game. The incident occurred after 34th place, causing discomfort players from both sides.
Fielder Eymaan Fatima’s spare player initially tried to solve the problem by spraying insects on the teammate’s cap, but the insects persisted. Fatima San then entered and sprayed around her teammates in an effort to avert mistakes.
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Despite this effort, contamination continued and forced the referee to intervene. Players were asked to leave the field while the ground staff fumigated the entire stadium, resulting in a 15 -minute delay. The pest control staff sprayed the fields to create the conditions suitable for continuing the game, ensuring that the game can continue safely.
Fatima Sana Bowls impressive charm
Fatima Sana was one of the standouts of Pakistan’s players in the game, ended with impressive figures of 10-2-38-2 and played a key role in limiting India to 247 in 50 breaks.
Fatima, who took over the captain of Nida Dar last year, opened a bowling account by capturing Mandhan LBW with a perfectly angled nip-backer that forced the dough to play around its mat.
Mandhana decided to review, but it turned out to be futile because watching the ball confirmed that the ball would hit the foot. Sana continued her excellent charm by released by Sneh Rana, who for a long time to Aliya Riaz.
Fatima, however, fought with the bat and scored only two escapes from 12 balls. She came after Natalia Perveiz fell on Kranti Goud, in the stage where Pakistan needed to speed up with the desired speed of around 7.5.
Fatima tried to attack Deepti Sharma and tried to clean the border on the ground, but eventually hit Mandhan for a long time.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
October 5, 2025
