Sialkot
\nPakistan women\u2019s cricketer Shawaal Zulfiqar lost her father, Zulfiqar Ahmad, who passed away in Sialkot on Tuesday.
\nShawaal, 20, is currently in Sri Lanka with the national team for the ICC Women\u2019s World Cup, while her father was laid to rest in a suburban area of Sialkot.
\nThe team\u2019s players, coaching staff, and management have expressed their heartfelt condolences to Shawaal and her family.
\nIt remains unclear whether she will continue to stay with the squad or return home.
\nPakistan have endured a tough start to their World Cup campaign, losing their first three matches, including a heavy defeat against Australia in a recent encounter last week.
\nIn that match, Beth Mooney\u2019s brilliant century rescued Australia from 76-7 before they secured a 107-run win over Pakistan.
\nEarlier, Pakistan also lost to arch-rivals India by 88 runs while chasing a target of 248. In their opening group-stage match, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by seven wickets.
\nPakistan\u2019s chances of qualification now largely depend on their next encounter, where they will face England on November 7 in Colombo.
\nShawaal featured in Pakistan\u2019s practice matches in Colombo but has not yet played in the tournament so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sialkot Pakistan women\u2019s cricketer Shawaal Zulfiqar lost her father, Zulfiqar Ahmad, who passed away in Sialkot on Tuesday. Shawaal, 20, is currently in Sri Lanka with the national team for the ICC Women\u2019s World Cup, while her father was laid to rest in a suburban area of Sialkot. The team\u2019s players, coaching staff, and management […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-508726","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n