Former Pakistan women’s captain Urooj Mumtaz criticised skipper Mohammad Rizwan for playing too many dot balls in the middle overs phase, which ultimately led to their six-wicket defeat to India in the 2025 Champions Trophy clash in Dubai.

Captain Mohammad Rizwan (46 off 77 balls) and Saud Shakeel (62 off 76) batted for 24 overs, but let the scoring rate drop well below 5 and even below 4 at one stage. With the ball, Pakistan appeared to lack the aggression, and bar a few moments of magic, posed no threat to the Indian batting.

Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has acknowledged that his team's hopes of advancing in the Champions Trophy are virtually over following a tough six-wicket defeat to India in Dubai, which followed a 60-run loss to New Zealand in their opening match.