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ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025: India hammer Pakistan by 88 runs

ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025: India hammer Pakistan by 88 runs

Kranti Gaud celebrates with Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur Photograph: (AFP)

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Kranti Gaud has earned the Player of the Match award for her remarkable figures of 3/20 in ten overs.

India defeated Pakistan by 88 runs in their ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 match on Sunday (Oct 5) at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, further strengthening their position on the points table. This marked India’s 12th straight win over Pakistan in women’s ODIs. Chasing 248 runs, Pakistan women were bundled out for 159 runs. Sidra Amin was the top scorer for Pakistan with 81 runs, while Kranti Gaud and Deepti Sharma took three wickets each for India. After the match, the Indian players continued their no-handshake stance with Pakistan and walked straight to the dugout.

What happened in the match?

After losing the toss, Indians were asked to bat first. The Indian innings started very poorly as Indian batters struggled to find momentum throughout their innings and were eventually bowled out for 247 runs. No batter managed to reach a half-century, as Pakistan’s bowlers kept the pressure on from the start.

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Opener Smriti Mandhana was dismissed for just 23 by Fatima Sana. Pratika Rawal looked in good touch and scored 31, but later get bowled by spinner Sadia Iqbal. Harleen Deol (46) tried to rescue the Indian innings and came close to a half-century before being caught on long-on.

Jemimah Rodrigues (25) had a few lucky escapes but couldn’t capitalise on it. Ghosh, batting at No. 8, added some runs in the end with an unbeaten 35 off 20 balls. For Pakistan, Diana Baig took four important wickets for 69 runs, while Fatima Sana also took two wickets for 38 runs.

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Chasing 248, Pakistan women were bundled out for 159 runs, as none of their batters managed to score runs, apart from Amin. Kranti Gaud (3/20) and Deepti Sharma (3/45) took three wickets each for India. Sidra Amin was the top scorer for Pakistan with 81 runs. India will now look to carry this momentum into their next ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 matches.

Updated Points Table, ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025

TeamMWLNRPTNRR
India Women22004+1.515
Australia Women21013+1.780
England Women11002+3.773
Bangladesh Women11002+1.623
Sri Lanka Women20111-1.255
Pakistan Women20200-1.777
New Zealand Women10100-1.780
South Africa Women10100-3.773

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