Bangladesh Women vs Pakistan Women World Cup 2025 pitch report: How will the condition affect play?

Pakistan take on Bangladesh as the two teams open their Women's World Cup 2025 campaign at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday.

Bangladesh qualified for the World Cup after winning three of the five matches in Qualifier matches. This is only their second appearance in the marquee tournament after having made their debut in 2022. In the warm-up matches, Bangladesh managed to beat Sri Lanka by 1 run, while the match against South Africa was washed out due to rain.

Meanwhile, Pakistan will play all their matches in Colombo due to tensions with India. They entered the tournament after a dominant Qualifier tournament, winning each match comfortably. In their warm-up games, they lost by four wickets against South Africa, while the other match got washed out.

BAN W vs PAK W R Premadasa Stadium Pitch Report
The R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo has a good batting surface to start with but deteriorates as the match progresses. The surface starts to favour the spinners as the game goes on. The black-soil wicket provides consistent bounce early but becomes slower and grippier, assisting turn and variable bounce in the middle overs.

BAN W vs PAK W World Cup T20 Today Colombo Weather Update
The weather forecast predicts passing showers in the morning. However, the afternoon, when the match is scheduled for, is likely to be overcast and remain so for the rest of the day. There could be some interruption in play.