New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Marufa Akter was over the moon. It was the first over and the inswinger was coming out of her hands beautifully. The conditions on offer at the R Premadasa Stadium were excellent for the new ball and Akter made full use of that. First, she bowled opener Omaima Sohail for a duck with an absolute ripper. The very next ball she bowled another sharp one to get No.3 batter Sidra Amin out for nought too. Akter's spell set the early tone as Pakistan were bowled out for a paltry 129 in 38.3 overs. It was an easy chase for Bangladesh as they finished the job in 31.1 overs to claim a resounding seven-wicket win. This was only Bangladesh's second win at the World Cup, with their previous victory also coming against Pakistan in 2022. Rubya 'Jhelik' Haider (54*) registered the highest score on ODI debut for Bangladesh. The chase started cautiously but Jhelik found another gear to speed up the chase. She struck three boundaries off Nashra Sandhu (0/27) in the 19th over as she combined with captain Nigar Sultana (23) with the duo sharing a 62-run stand. Although Sultana was dismissed by Pakistan captain Fatima Sana in the 25th over, Sobhana Mostary scored an unbeaten 24 - with all her runs coming through boundaries - to close the game out. Earlier in the match, after being reduced to 2/2 inside the first over, Pakistan batters never really got going. With the 42-run partnership between Muneeba Ali (17) and Rameen Shamim (23) broken, Bangladesh bowlers kept taking wickets at regular intervals. Nahida Akter (2/19) and the spinners choked Pakistan in the middle overs while Shorna Akter (3/5) finished off the tail. The win will be a morale boost for Bangladesh, it also gave their net run rate a nice bump up. They will face England in Guwahati on October 7. Brief scores: Pakistan 129 in 38.3 overs (S Akter 3/5, N Akter 2/19) lost to Bangladesh 131/3 in 31.1 overs (R Haider 54*) by 7 wickets....