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Champions Trophy: 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.

Though Rizwan made 46 to be Pakistan’s second-highest run-scorer as the side posted 241 in 49.4 overs, he took 77 balls to make that score and played 29 dot balls in between 11 to 24 overs. Pakistan’s middle overs slowdown started just after ending the power-play at 52/2, with their overall dot ball percentage standing at 48 per cent.

"Rizwan, time and again, is at fault of chewing up too many dot deliveries. Then there is one release shot that comes out. He was on 40-odd from something like 70 deliveries at the point where he looked like taking another release shot."