Pakistan’s Omaima Sohail has expressed her optimism about the team’s chances of reaching the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.
The Green Shirts have played four matches during the ongoing tournament, losing three in a row and having their fourth game abandoned due to rain.
Pakistan started their Women’s World Cup campaign with a seven-wicket loss to Bangladesh.
The national team was beaten by arch-rivals India by 88 runs in the second game, while Australia triumphed over them by 107 runs in the third.
Pakistan’s game against England was abandoned, leaving them with a solitary point and placed bottom of the table.
The Green Shirts will now need to win all three of their remaining matches against New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka respectively, apart from hoping some results go in their favor to earn a miraculous entry into the semi-finals.
Ahead of the must-win match against former champions New Zealand, Omaima said they were chasing a chance to qualify for the semi-finals by winning their remaining matches.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference at the R Premadasa Stadium, the opener maintained that the team was not “relaxed” and would like to win all their remaining games.
“We are not relaxed at all, we have a chance to go [to the] semi-finals if we win the matches, like three matches,” said Omaima.
“So maybe the scenario is open, so maybe we win the three matches, so we have a chance in the semi-finals.”
Omaima, who scored an unbeaten 19 off as many deliveries in the run against England, stressed the need for the batsmen to step up ahead of the crucial game while sharing that she has been working on playing the new ball.
“I think the main challenge is to open up — to play the new ball. If you watch the games, they are packed and the field is [helping] seam. I’m trying to play the new ball and I’m working on it,” he said.
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