Women's World Cup 2025 Match 16: ENG-W vs PAK-W head-to-head, stadium stats, predicted playing XIs & points table
England Women look to continue their unbeaten streak, while Pakistan Women desperately seek their first victory in the 2025 Women’s World Cup.
Match 16 of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 will see England Women (ENG-W) take on Pakistan Women (PAK-W) at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday, October 15. Heather Knight's England team is the only undefeated team in the tournament and heads into the match as a clear favorite. With a dream run to start the campaign, the England team has been mightily impressive in all areas of the game.
The English side has had a dream run so far with all-round dominating performances. They began their campaign with back-to-back 10-wicket and 89-run wins against South Africa and Sri Lanka, respectively. In their third match, Bangladesh Women gave them a hard time, but the experience of captain Heather Knight and the brilliance of Nat Sciver-Brunt saw England home in a tricky chase of 179 runs with a few balls and four wickets to spare.
On the other hand, Pakistan Women are yet to find form and have had a tough tournament so far. Fatima Sana and her teammates are yet to open their account on the points table, having lost all of their league matches thus far. They started off their tournament with a seven-wicket loss to Bangladesh, followed by defeats to India and Australia, both by 88 runs and 107 runs, respectively. Their batters have not been able to capitalize on starts made, whilst the bowling attack has been unable to keep the opposition batters.
ENG-W vs PAK-W: Head-to-Head in ODIs
England Women have a dominant record against Pakistan in ODIs and will look to extend that streak. Pakistan, on the other hand, will aim to pull off an upset and register their first win of the tournament.
- Matches Played: 15
- ENG-W Won: 13
- PAK-W Won: 0
- No Result: 2
ENG-W vs PAK-W: Stadium Stats (ODIs)
The R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo has seen teams that bat first have success, as the first-innings scores are usually high and can be decisive.
- Total Matches: 182
- Matches won batting first: 101
- Matches won bowling first: 69
- Average 1st Innings Score: 233
- Average 2nd Innings Score: 190
- Highest Total: 375/5 (50 overs) by IND vs SL
- Lowest Total: 50/10 (15.2 overs) by SL vs IND
- Highest Successful Chase: 292/4 (48.3 overs) by SL vs AUS
- Lowest Total Defended: 170/10 (49.2 overs) by WI-W vs SL-W
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ENG-W vs PAK-W: Predicted Playing XIs
England Women (ENG-W): Amy Jones (WK), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (C), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.
Pakistan Women (PAK-W): Sadas Shamas, Muneeba Ali, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (WK), Natalia Pervaiz, Eyman Fatima, Fatima Sana (C), Rameen Shamim, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal.
Women’s World Cup 2025: Points Table
After the completion of fifteen matches, the updated points table is as follows:
| Position | Team | P | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Women | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1.353 | 7 |
| 2 | England Women | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1.864 | 6 |
| 3 | South Africa Women | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -0.618 | 6 |
| 4 | India Women | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0.751 | 4 |
| 5 | New Zealand Women | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -0.245 | 3 |
| 6 | Bangladesh Women | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.263 | 2 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka Women | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1.631 | 2 |
| 8 | Pakistan Women | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.887 | 0 |
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