India Overcome Bug Plague to Cruise to Frosty Win Over Pakistan in Women’s Cricket World Cup
Pace bowler Goud and the spinner Deepti Sharma took three scalps apiece as the Indian side routed their opponents by 88 runs in their World Cup encounter, which began similar to recent fixtures between the countries men’s teams without a handshake from the captains and later included a disputed run-out of a Pakistani opening batter.
The Indian captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, did not shake hands with Sana during the coin toss and the squads departed without post-match pleasantries after the contest amid political tensions between the two neighboring nations.
Skippers at the men’s Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates similarly avoided handshakes at games between India and Pakistan. India has accused Pakistan of being involved in attacks on tourists that killed dozens.
Game Overview
India lost the toss, India were dismissed for 247 in their allotted overs. Their openers, Pratika Rawal and the star batter Mandhana, put on 48 for the first wicket before Sana had her leg before wicket for a 23 off 32. Rawal made 31 runs before she was bowled by the left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal. Kaur scored 19 before edging behind off Diana Baig.
Deol top-scored for India with 46 runs and Richa Ghosh made a quick-fire 35 not out to lift their team to a respectable score.
Jemimah Rodrigues (32), Deepti (25) and Rana (20) all made useful runs, while Baig took four for 69 for the opposition and the duo had two wickets apiece. The match was halted for 15 minutes because bugs were troubling the cricketers.
Pakistan Batting
The Pakistani team were dismissed for 159 in 43 overs. Sole fifty of the game in Colombo came from Sidra Amin, who made 81 runs.
The opening wicket was lost in a controversial fashion when the opening batter Ali was adjudged run out. Ali had grounded her bat after getting back, having stepped out to play a shot. The bat was then lifted momentarily when an throw hit the stumps. Sana protested to the fourth umpire that the player was not running but the decision stood.
Her 106-ball innings included a maximum and nine boundaries. The seamer took 3/20 and Sharma finished with 3/45.
