Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana won the toss and opted to field against India in their Women’s World Cup 2025 fixture on Sunday at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
The Indian team, which kick-started the campaign with a 59-run win over Sri Lanka, will have their second match of the campaign against Pakistan, which endured a humiliating defeat in its campaign opener against Bangladesh.
India has never lost to Pakistan in the women’s 50-over World Cup, having won all four of their clashes so far.
Harmanpreet Kaur continued the team’s no-handshake policy against archrivals Pakistan during the toss ceremony.
“We’re going to bowl first, looks like there could be some moisture on the wicket. One change for us – our confidence is great, hopefully we’ll play better today. Anything under 250 could be a good chase,” Fatima Sana said.
“We played a good series here before the WC. We’re thinking positively and are looking to do well. One unfortunate change – Amanjot isn’t playing (she’s ill), Renuka Thakur replaces well. We’ve gelled well as a team and looking forward to today’s contest,” Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said.
Pakistan Women (Playing XI): Muneeba Ali, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Amin, Rameen Shamim, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz(w), Fatima Sana(c), Natalia Pervaiz, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
India Women (Playing XI): Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani . (ANI)
