Fatima Sana to return home from World Cup after father's death: Pakistani Captian Fatima Sana Father Death: A sad news is coming out amidst the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 being played in UAE. The father of Pakistan women's cricket team's young captain Fatima Sana Sheikh has passed away. Due to this, Fatima has now returned to her home.
The father of 22-year-old Fatima died in Karachi on Thursday. Due to the sudden death of her father, Fatima Sana is leaving the tournament midway and returning to her country.
نَّا ِلِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ, It’s very hard and saddened to hear the loss of your father? On behalf of the whole team, please accept our sincerest condolences ?You and your family are in our thoughts. Rip #fatimasana #rip @imfatimasana pic.twitter.com/ykkrWQTLWA
— Nida Dar (@CoolNidadar) October 10, 2024
Pakistan team defeated Sri Lanka by 31 runs in their first match. After this, they had to face defeat by 6 wickets at the hands of the Indian team in the second match. Now Pakistan team has to play their next match against Australia on 11 October.
Fatima Sana will not be present in this match. In her place, left-handed opener-wicketkeeper Muniba Ali will take charge of the team. Now the remaining two matches are do or die for Pakistan. One defeat can eliminate them. Pakistan has to play their fourth match against New Zealand on 14 October.
Fatima has played 41 ODIs and 45 T20 International matches so far. During this, medium-pace bowling all-rounder Fatima has scored 482 runs in ODIs and 359 runs in T20. While performing brilliantly in bowling, she has taken 51 wickets in ODIs and 35 wickets in T20.
Let us tell you that Fatima Sana is captaining the Pakistan team for the first time in a World Cup. She is also the youngest captain among all the 10 teams in this Women's T20 World Cup. However, no magic of her captaincy could be seen.
In this Women's T20 World Cup, Pakistan team is in Group-A. India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Australian teams are also present with it. Currently, Pakistan team has won one of its 2 matches and lost 1. With this, this team is at number three with 2 points.
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