Pakistan women's captain Sana back home after father's death

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana flew back home after the death of her father ahead of the team's group clash against Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup on Friday.

Wicketkeeper Muneeba Ali stood in to lead the team in their Group A match as they seek a win to stay in line for a berth in the semifinals.

"It's a sad news, but these things are not under our control," stand-in-skipper Ali said at the toss in Dubai. "We will miss her."

Bowling allrounder Sana, the youngest captain at the World Cup at 22, top-scored with 30 and took two wickets in their opening win over Sri Lanka.

Pakistan went down to arch-rivals India in their second group match but remain in the hunt to make the final-four from their group, where the top two teams will advance.