- Joined
- Apr 13, 2025
- Runs
- 3,074
2025 has been a forgettable year for Pakistan cricket, and not just on one front. While the men’s side stumbled from one disappointment to another, the women’s team’s World Cup 2025 campaign ended in a damp squib, quite literally.
Pakistan Women’s seven-match journey in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 came to an anticlimactic end with a washed-out fixture against Sri Lanka in Colombo. After persistent rain reduced the contest to 34 overs, only 4.2 overs were possible before skies opened again, leaving Pakistan stranded at 18-0. It was their third washed-out match in four games, sharing points with England, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka, while their DLS-affected clash against South Africa added to the frustration.
Weather wasn’t their only adversary. Familiar issues persisted, inconsistent batting, soft dismissals, and costly bowling errors. Against Australia, when the hosts were seven down, Diana Baig’s loose spells handed the opposition a late surge past 200, echoing the kind of collapses fans have grown too accustomed to seeing in Pakistan cricket.
Meanwhile, the men’s side hasn’t offered much to cheer about either. In the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan lost every game except the one washed out against Bangladesh. Their Asia Cup run wasn’t much better, beating lower-tier sides like Oman and UAE, edging past Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, but losing thrice to arch-rivals India.
Two teams, two formats, one story: inconsistency, frustration, and unfulfilled promise. As 2025 closes, Pakistan cricket finds itself at a crossroads, needing not just better luck with the weather, but stronger performances and steadier minds on the field. Because, rain or shine, the script can’t keep staying the same.
Pakistan Women’s seven-match journey in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 came to an anticlimactic end with a washed-out fixture against Sri Lanka in Colombo. After persistent rain reduced the contest to 34 overs, only 4.2 overs were possible before skies opened again, leaving Pakistan stranded at 18-0. It was their third washed-out match in four games, sharing points with England, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka, while their DLS-affected clash against South Africa added to the frustration.
Weather wasn’t their only adversary. Familiar issues persisted, inconsistent batting, soft dismissals, and costly bowling errors. Against Australia, when the hosts were seven down, Diana Baig’s loose spells handed the opposition a late surge past 200, echoing the kind of collapses fans have grown too accustomed to seeing in Pakistan cricket.
Meanwhile, the men’s side hasn’t offered much to cheer about either. In the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan lost every game except the one washed out against Bangladesh. Their Asia Cup run wasn’t much better, beating lower-tier sides like Oman and UAE, edging past Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, but losing thrice to arch-rivals India.
Two teams, two formats, one story: inconsistency, frustration, and unfulfilled promise. As 2025 closes, Pakistan cricket finds itself at a crossroads, needing not just better luck with the weather, but stronger performances and steadier minds on the field. Because, rain or shine, the script can’t keep staying the same.
