Overview

• Pakistan won the toss at Colombo’s PrPremadasa Stadium and chose to field against the defending champions.
• Australia crashed to 76/7 before Beth Mooney’s hundred and Alana King’s 51 powered a 106-run stand to close at 221 in 50 overs.
• Alyssa Healy’s side brought in Megan Schutt and Georgia Wareham, while Pakistan replaced Aliya Riaz with Eyman Fatima.
• The slow, spin-friendly pitch has produced modest first-innings scores throughout the tournament at this venue.
• Pakistan entered winless after defeats to Bangladesh and India and have never beaten Australia in women’s ODIs (16-0 head-to-head).