India, Oct. 15 -- England and Pakistan players came together to observe a moment of silence, honouring the memory of Shawaal Zulfiqar's father ahead of their Women's World Cup ODI match in Colombo. The gesture reflected deep respect and solidarity, as both teams paused ahead of the match to pay tribute to the Pakistan squad member's loss. The 20-year-old's father passed away in Sialkot on Tuesday as she was in Colombo with the Pakistan team for the World Cup.

The ICC shared a post on social media with a couple of photos where the players were observing silence for Shawaal's father and captioned it, "Both teams observed a moment of silence to pay their respects following the passing of the father of Pakistan's #CWC25 squad member Shawaal ...