PM Shehbaz congratulates women’s team on 3-0 Zimbabwe sweep
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: APP/ File
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday congratulated Pakistan’s women’s cricket team on their 3-0 series victory against Zimbabwe, which also helped the side secure second place on the ICC Women’s Championship 2025-29 points table.
“Heartiest congratulations to our Women’s Cricket Team on their remarkable 3-0 series victory against Zimbabwe. Alhamdulillah,” the prime minister said in a post on X.
He said the team’s performance reflected hard work, discipline and exceptional talent.
“May the women cricketers continue to achieve new milestones and bring even greater glory to Pakistan,” he added.
Heartiest congratulations to our Women’s Cricket Team on their remarkable 3-0 series victory against Zimbabwe. Alhamdulillah.
The team’s outstanding performance reflects hard work, discipline, and exceptional talent. I also commend the efforts of the Chairman of the Pakistan…Pakistan Women completed a 3-0 series sweep over Zimbabwe Women with a nine-wicket victory in the third and final ODI at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Saturday.
It was only the third occasion that Pakistan Women completed a 3-0 sweep in a bilateral ODI series after previously achieving the feat against Sri Lanka in 2017-18 and Ireland in 2022-23.
Chasing 223 for victory, Sadaf Shamas scored 90 off 98 balls with 13 fours, while Gull Feroza remained unbeaten on 106 off 92 deliveries, hitting 16 fours.
The pair stitched together a 220-run opening partnership as Pakistan cruised to victory by nine wickets.
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Pakistan had also dominated the first two ODIs, winning the opening match by 168 runs and the second by 206 runs — their biggest-ever margin of victory in women’s ODIs.
The series featured several notable performances and records, helping Pakistan climb to second place on the ICC Women’s Championship 2025-29 points table behind New Zealand.
During the series, Feroza and Sadaf accumulated 571 runs together in three matches, the highest by an opening pair in a bilateral ODI series.
Pakistan will next face Zimbabwe in a T20I series beginning on May 12, with the home side aiming to carry its winning momentum into the shorter-format series and the upcoming T20 World Cup.