In an thrilling conflict on the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, India prolonged their flawless document towards arch-rivals Pakistan, securing a commanding 88-run victory of their second Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 match. After being put in to bat, India posted a difficult 247, powered by Harleen Deol’s affected person 46 and a wide ranging 35 off simply 20 balls by Richa Ghosh down the order. The Indian bowlers then unleashed a medical efficiency, working by way of Pakistan’s batting lineup. Kranti Goud (3/20), Deepti Sharma (3/45) and Sneh Rana (2/38) made the chase an uphill battle, conserving Pakistan to 159 all out. With this emphatic win, India climbed to the highest of the factors desk with 4 factors from two matches, asserting their dominance within the match.
Ladies’s World Cup 2025: India put up 247 with explosive lower-order firepower
India’s innings started below stress as Pakistan’s pacers, Diana Baig and Fatima Sana, exploited overcast circumstances to maintain the scoring in verify. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal fell cheaply earlier than the 15-over mark, leaving India reeling at 67/2. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur additionally succumbed cheaply, additional denting the innings at 106/3 within the twenty fifth over. Harleen Deol anchored the center order with a composed 46 off 65 deliveries, mixing timing with persistence to maintain India aggressive. The innings, nonetheless, really ignited within the remaining overs when Richa Ghosh stepped in. Her explosive 20-ball 35, that includes three elegant fours and two towering sixes, accelerated the rating to 247, giving India a difficult complete and establishing a testing chase for Pakistan below floodlights.
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Ladies’s World Cup 2025: Kranti Goud and India’s bowlers run by way of Pakistan
Chasing 248, Pakistan by no means discovered stability, with solely Sidra Amin (81 off 106 balls) and Natalia Pervaiz (33 off 46) providing resistance. The remainder of the batting lineup struggled towards India’s disciplined assault. Kranti was distinctive, claiming 3/20 in 10 overs with pinpoint accuracy and intelligent variations that saved batters guessing. Deepti backed her up with 3/45, whereas Rana’s tidy spell of two/38 strangled the scoring. Fatima’s 2 off 15 balls epitomized Pakistan’s woes. With wickets tumbling at common intervals, Pakistan have been bowled out for 159 within the forty third over. This victory marked India Ladies’s twelfth consecutive ODI win over Pakistan, reinforcing their supremacy and consolidating their prime spot on the World Cup factors desk, whereas sending a powerful message to the opposite groups within the match.
Right here’s how followers reacted:
Simply one other Sunday of Eat. Sleep. Win. Repeat. 🇮🇳 TeamIndia
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 5, 2025
Nicely completed Indian girls’s Cricket Workforce . What a victor !!! you made us proud once more #indvspak2025 @BCCIWomen
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 5, 2025
Not the proper sport however nonetheless managed to register an 88 run win. Nicely performed @BCCIWomen onwards and upwards 👏🏻 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/mwXnwpTnad
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 5, 2025
A very one sided sport !!
With this win it’s 12-0
Nicely performed @BCCIWomen option to go !! 🇮🇳
INDvsPAK#CWC2025— MithunManhas5 (@MithunManhas) October 5, 2025
12-0
Nicely performed, 🇮🇳 #IndvPak— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 5, 2025
Operation Sindoor has was an emblem of India’s girl energy.
Congratulations to our girls’s crew for carrying that spirit onto the cricket area and defeating Pakistan! 🇮🇳💪#NariShakti #INDvPAK#INDWvPAKW pic.twitter.com/YDtF4esDHm— Bandi Sanjay Kumar (@bandisanjay_bjp) October 5, 2025
Congratulations Workforce India on one more exceptional victory @BCCIWomen 🇮🇳
— Prachi Garella (@garellaprachi) October 5, 2025
What a spell from Kranti Gaud
Her 3/20 are the 2nd greatest figures ever by an Indian pacer v Pakistan in girls’s ODIs
Participant of the Match for me#CWC25 #INDvPAK
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) October 5, 2025
THE DOMINANCE OF TEAM INDIA OVER PAKISTAN 🤯 pic.twitter.com/hT9jRcK21y
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 5, 2025
THE DOMINANCE OF TEAM INDIA OVER PAKISTAN 🤯 pic.twitter.com/hT9jRcK21y
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 5, 2025
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