The stars of Goode and Sharma at Colombo’s ball host the tournament second in two games, with Pakistan losing two to two.
India has 88 wins against Pakistan in the highly anticipated ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 encounter in Colombo, moving to the top of the points table with four points.
Tournament host India recorded 247 in 50 overs in the final ball of Sunday’s innings in a bowler-friendly situation in Sri Lanka’s capital.
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Pakistan slammed down and was quickly under pressure from the young Indian seam bowler Kranti Gord.
Green’s team struggled with the conditions and weight of the opposition who beat them at all 12 international meetings of the day.
The match drew more than usual attention due to the ongoing political tensions between South Asian neighbours involved in the four-day armed and airborne conflicts in May.
Like the men’s fixtures between recent Asian Cup countries, neither toss nor handshakes were at the end of the match between the sides.
Toss went on the path of Pakistan, and India struggled mostly with totals after strong bowling performances on the pitch, which he spent two days under cover due to recent rain in Colombo.
There was still a considerable portion of the grass on the top, but the amount of moisture from sweating under the cover and the rainfall, the most notable aspect of the surface.
Indian batsman Jemima Rodriguez, who hit 32, noted that the ball was “stopping” on the surface at intervals.
Pratika Rawal (23) and Smriti Mandhana (31) have slowly launched a solid partnership with India.
Harleen Deol appeared to lock the innings at a fine of 45, but for a long time he’s drilled a hole and handed Rameen Shamim (1-39) at the sole wicket, perhaps looking for a big shot to reach the milestone.
India’s total was the best in ODI cricket without batter reaching 50. Richa Ghosh’s undefeated 35-off 20 threatened to prevent that stat, and her strike rate left a lot of confusion as to why the wicketkeeper batter came at 8 o’clock.
Seafarer Diana Baig’s 4-69 was a Pakistani bowler’s choice, albeit at a high economic rate.
The innings were extended by 20 minutes when players were asked to leave the field to leave due to the number of fly that affected play. It was debatable how well this measure worked as players continued to fight bugs.
For Pakistan, it was unable to get off to a worse start for Pakistan, as it dropped to 26-3 in its 12th time. Renuka Singh Thakur and Goud’s swings were proven to be inplayable.
Thakur was unlucky to end her spell of spells to a wicketless one, due to the LBW decision reviewed by Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur.
Sidra Amin and Natalia Pervaiz began the fight with a 69 partnership in the fourth wicket in 16 overs. The late start was hurting Pakistan. Fatima (age 6) only managed two out of the 14 balls, which tightened his grip in the Indian game.
The collapse of the Amin’s ticket gates on the 40th proved a fatal blow to Pakistan.
Pakistan captain Sana lost the missed runout opportunity and Misfields as she believed her team should limit India to a sub-200 total.
“We handed out a lot of runs at the start of the power play,” she said after the match. “In the over-death we gave some extra runs too.”
Meanwhile, Indian Captain Kaur had praised her bowling attack.
“Kranti (Goud) was outstanding,” Kaur said in a post-match comment. “The spinners also helped us get a breakthrough. We created so many opportunities, but we dropped a few. In the end, we’re happy.”
India will return home for the rest of their group’s feet and will face South Africa on Thursday.
Pakistan will play the rest of the game in Colombo, where they will meet Defending Champions Australia on Wednesday.
Neither country has won the ICC ODI or the T20 World Cup.
