India defeated Pakistan by 88 runs and registered their 12th straight win over the rivals in the ODI format. The Women in Blue have never lost an ODI to Pakistan. This was India's second victory in the Women's World Cup 2025 after having begun their campaign with a victory over Sri Lanka.
The Indian team put in a strong performance with both bat and ball and outclassed their rivals by some distance. Richa Ghosh's powerful finish powered the Women in Blue to 247, but they were bowled out for the first time in ODIs by Pakistan. There was no half-century from any of the Indian batters but Ghosh's 20-ball 35 took them to a strong total after the Women in Blue found it hard to put up big partnerships.
No big stands for India, Ghosh gives late push
Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal got starts but were dismissed for 23 and 31, respectively. Harmanpreet Kaur, Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues put up the hard yards during the middle overs as India's scoring rate was not that high. When the Women in Blue looked for big shots, they lost wickets in the form of Harleen and Rodrigues.
Meanwhile, Richa stood tall in the end. She put up some late fireworks in her 35-run knock with three fours and two sixes, while Sneh Rana also made 20 from 33 balls.
Gaud stars with ball as Amin's effort goes in vain
Coming to the second innings, Sidra Amin played a lone hand for Pakistan, while India kept chipping away with timely wickets to put the Women in Green under the pump. Pacer Kranti Gaud put up a strong performance with the ball as she took three wickets in her 10 overs for just 20 runs, while Deepti Sharma also scalped three for 45 in her nine.
India got the first wicket in the form of a controversial run-out of Muneeba Ali, who was found wandering and was dismissed due to lack of awareness but fully in accordance with the laws. Gaud then got Sadaf Shamas caught and bowled before removing Aliya Riaz with her smart move of having a second slip.
Natalia Pervaiz and Amin put up a strong 69-run stand that was broken by Gaud when she got the former. Deepti and Rana then joined the party as they traded wickets with Rana getting the prized scalp of Amin, who was dismissed for 81. After her departure, Pakistan were bowled out pretty quickly for 159.
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