India vs Pakistan Highlights, Women’s World Cup 2025: Sidra Amin's 81 in vain as India thrash Pakistan by 88 runs

The Women in Blue also have the a solid Net Run Rate of +1.515 after beating Sri Lanka and Pakistan by 59 runs (DLS Method) and 88 runs respectively.

Pakistan lose their remaining wickets in Deepti Sharma’s penultimate over of the day to get bowled out for 159 as India go 12-0 against them in women’s ODIs with a commanding 88-run victory in Colombo on Sunday! India have faced Pakistan in four consecutive Sundays, albeit in men’s as well as women’s cricket, and have emerged winners on each occasion!

Harmanpreet Kaur runs Diana Baig out at the non-striker’s end with a direct hit from mid on in the second delivery, while Sadia Iqbal becomes the last batter to fall as she holes out to Smriti Mandhana at long on in the final delivery to fall for a two-ball duck. PAK 159 all out in 43 overs

Amin opens her account with a boundary off Renuka in the final delivery of the fifth over, steering a length ball towards third man. That is followed by a streaky boundary off Kranti in the fourth delivery of the following over, Amin getting a thick outside edge that deflects off wicketkeeper Ghosh’s glove and runs all the way to the third man fence.

Amin also survives a couple of close LBW shouts in these two overs, and could possibly have been dismissed on both occasions. While the impact was ‘Umpire’s Call’ off Renuka’s bowling, ball-tracking showed three reds off Kranti’s bowling. The exaggerated movement is testing the batters at the moment. PAK 18/1 after 6; target: 248

That was quite the dramatic final delivery in Kranti Goud’s second over. Not only did she appeal for LBW that was turned down, there was also a direct hit at the striker’s end that led to a faint run-out appeal. The TV umpire initially takes a look and rules it ‘Not Out’ after seeing Muneeba ground her bat behind the crease.

Just when the Indians get to their fielding positions and the fifth over is about to get underway, the third umpire decides to have another look, and this time notices that Muneeba had raised her bat right after grounding it, and it was in the air when the ball clipped the leg stumps off a direct hit by Deepti.

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has an animated chat with one of the umpires on the sidelines as Muneeba makes her way to the pavilion. Muneeba, however, was out one way or another, with ball-tracking showing three reds for Kranti’s unsuccessful LBW appeal in the same delivery, with the ball shown to be hitting the middle of the middle stump. PAK 6/1 after 4; target: 248

Ghosh smashes three fours and two sixes in the death overs, giving the Indian team a much-needed late boost and helping them finish within touching distance of the 250-mark. The six off Fatima Sana proves to be a turning point, with 35 runs being scored in the next three overs. Kranti Goud also chips in with a couple of fours.

Diana Baig, meanwhile, removes Gaud and Renuka Singh in successive deliveries in the final over to ensure India don’t bat out their quota of overs, finishing with figures of 4/69.

Rana brings up India’s 200 with a boundary off Fatima Sana at the start of the 45th over, smacking a back-of-length delivery towards midwicket, only to depart the very next delivery after holing out to Aliya Riaz at long on. India lose their sixth wicket with a little over five overs remaining in their innings.

Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana certainly did shift gears in the third powerplay after India failed to collect a single boundary for more than five overs at the end of the 40th over. And Rana perishes in her quest to give India a much-needed big over towards the end of the innings. IND 203/6 after 45

The boundaries have hardly come by for the Women in Blue in the last 10 overs, with not one being scored in the last 33 deliveries. Things certainly have slowed down for India since they lost two set batters in Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues in successive overs.

Deepti Sharma is at the centre right now with Sneh Rana for company. But the way the Indians batters have been going in the last five overs, getting to 250 appears a Herculean task from here.