Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat against Thailand on Thursday in their fourth One-Day International (ODI) encounter of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Qualifiers, as the hosts look to grab a spot in this year’s World Cup.
In the day-night encounter at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan will be looking to continue their winning streak in the tournament after the hosts spun their way to victory against the West Indies by 65 runs on Monday.
Pakistan went top of the table again after the win and continued their dream run in a bid to qualify for the World Cup scheduled for later this year in India. They won on the back of performances by Player of the match Sidra Amin and the bowlers in the clash against the Windies.
Pakistan are favorites to win this encounter against Thailand, being the higher ranked side, with the winning momentum of being unbeaten in their first three matches of the tournament going into this clash.
Thailand are coming into this match after a high-scoring encounter against Ireland, where they lost by 46 runs after being set a 306-run target by the Irish side.
The six-team ICC event — which includes Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland, Thailand and West Indies alongside hosts Pakistan — features a single-league round-robin format with the matches taking place at the Gaddafi Stadium and LCCA ground in Lahore.
The tournament will decide the two qualifiers for the 2025 Women’s World Cup to be held later this year in India.
Pakistan, however, will be playing their matches at a neutral venue after a “fusion” model was decided upon following India’s refusal to play its matches in Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this year.
Teams
Pakistan: Shawaal Zulfiqar, Muneeba Ali, Sidra Amin, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Sidra Nawaz (wicket-keeper), Fatima Sana (captain), Rameen Shamim, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal and Nashra Sandhu.
Thailand: Nattaya Boochatham, Chanida Sutthiruang, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Natthakan Chantham, Naruemol Chaiwai (captain), Phannita Maya, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Thipatcha Putthawong, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Suwanan Khiaoto (wicket-keeper) and Suleeporn Laomi.