India vs Pakistan: Cricket Star Fatima Sana Becomes Viral After Her Pest Control Sprays

Liputan6.com, Jakarta The women's cricket match between India and Pakistan at the 2025 ICC ODI World Cup, scheduled for October 5, 2025, in Colombo, Sri Lanka has becomes a hot topic.

In fact, Pakistani team captain Fatima Sana stole the show even before the final whistle blew.

The unique moment occurred when Fatima Sana tried to combat an infestation of insects on the field.

The incident, dubbed "Fatima Sana Spray Pest Control," halted play for 15 minutes.

She is once again the center of attention, not only because of her abilities on the field, but also because of her entertaining spontaneous 'pest control' actions.

BREAKING | Unusual scenes at the India VS. Pakistan Women’s WC match! 🏏— A swarm of insects halted play, & Pakistan captain Fatima Sana sprayed perfume to keep them away…— Twitter went wild as some Indians fans freaked out: “Was that perfume sprayed for the smell of Indian… pic.twitter.com/s1FS8fMU1z

— THE GROUND CHECK (@groundcheck360) October 5, 2025

During the 2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup match between India and Pakistan on October 5, 2025, an infestation of insects on the field caused significant disruption and caused the match to be halted for 15 minutes.

The incident happened in the 28th over of India's innings.

In an effort to address the issue, Pakistan captain Fatima Sana took an unusual initiative by spraying insect spray on the field.

Fatima Sana's spontaneous action, while not entirely effective in eliminating the insects, managed to capture attention and provide an entertaining moment for spectators and commentators.

Despite Fatima Sana's initial efforts, the insect problem persisted, forcing the ground staff to fumigate the field.

The players were then asked to leave the field to allow for a thorough cleaning process.

Fatima Sana, born on November 8, 2001, is one of Pakistan's most prominent female cricket talents.

She is known as a right-arm fast-medium bowler with exceptional ball control.

Since her international debut in 2019 in an ODI and T20 match against South Africa, her career has been on the rise.

She has led the team in various major tournaments, including the 2020 T20 World Cup, the 2022 World Cup, and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

In 2021, Fatima Sana was awarded the ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year award.

One of the most memorable moments of her career was when she took her first five wickets in an ODI with figures of 5/39 against the West Indies in July 2021.

The 2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup match between India and Pakistan is scheduled for October 5, 2025.

The match was held at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The match will kick off at 09:30 GMT (15:00 IST) and it is an integral part of the 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.

Fatima Sana was one of Pakistan's standout bowlers in the game, finishing with impressive figures of 10-2-38-2 and playing a key role in restricting India to 247 in 50 overs.

However, the match was won by India after Deepti Sharma took the final wicket for the national team to help India extend their unbeaten run against Pakistan to 12-0.

The match ended with a full ball outside off that Iqbal swept off the top edge straight to Mandhana.