Heartbreaking news from ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan’s captain Fatima Sana to leave tournament midway following her father’s passing

New Delhi: Pakistan's captain Fatima Sana is facing a great personal loss while participating in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup held in the UAE. Sadly, Fatima Sana's father has passed away, leading her to make the difficult decision to leave the tournament midway and return to her country. At just 22 years old, Fatima is leading the Pakistan team for the first time in a World Cup, making her the youngest captain among all 10 teams competing in this prestigious event.

As soon as the news of Fatima’s father’s death came, a wave of mourning spread across the entire Pakistani team. Pakistani players expressed condolences for their captain and her family on social media. Fatima’s fellow players present in UAE have expressed their grief over the death of her father.

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

With great sorrow it is informed that fatima sana’s father @imfatimasana has passed away .
Please pray for his maghfirat. May Allah grant his the highest place in Jannat. Ameen

— Sidra Amin (@SidraAmin31) October 10, 2024

THIS player will take over the command of the team in place of Fatima:

Pakistan’s team is in Group A in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. Teams from India, England, New Zealand and Australia are also present in this group. Pakistan’s team is in third place in the points table with one win and one loss in 2 matches. Pakistan’s next match is against Australia on 11 October. Fatima Sana will not be available for this match. In her absence, wicketkeeper-batter Muniba Ali will take over the command of the team. Pakistan will have to win both their remaining matches at any cost to remain in the race for the semi-finals.

In this T20 World Cup, Fatima Sana has led the Pakistani team from the front. She led the team to victory by giving a strong all-round performance against Sri Lanka in the first match. She scored 30 runs in 20 balls and then took 2 wickets. After this, in the next match against India, he repeated the same performance and scored 13 runs in 8 balls and took 2 wickets for 23 runs. However, Pakistan had to face defeat in this match.