The claim
The viral photo shows Bangladeshi women cricketers played wearing burqas during the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 match against New Zealand.
Original review summary
The review says the viral photo is AI-generated and that official match footage shows the Bangladeshi players wearing their standard team jerseys. It also reports that footage of the match showed no players wearing burqas.[S1]
Additional context
The review identifies the New Zealand–Bangladesh match as having taken place on 10 October 2025. It says two players shown in the viral image had a seven-run partnership before one was dismissed, and that match footage showed them in official jerseys. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026