Cricket's biggest rivalry: India vs Pakistan in Women's World Cup showdown

Colombo (Uttam Hindu News): A high-voltage match is scheduled to be played between India and Pakistan on Sunday in the 2025 Women's World Cup. The match will be held at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Indian men's cricket team defeated Pakistan in three consecutive matches in the 2025 Asia Cup, where Team India defeated the same team to win the title. Fans now have similar expectations from the Indian women's team.

India has high hopes for the batting from Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Pratika Rawal. Sneh Rana and Kranti Gaur could trouble the Pakistani players in the bowling department. Pakistan, on the other hand, will rely on Sidra Amin and Muneeba Ali in the batting department. Nashra Sandhu and Fatima Sana will be Pakistan's biggest hopes in the bowling department.

If we look at the statistics, the Indian team appears to be very strong. A total of 11 ODI matches have been played between the women's teams of both the countries since 2005, in which Team India has won all the matches. On Saturday, the match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Colombo had to be cancelled without a toss. As such, fans are worried about rain even during this high-voltage match. In the match held on Thursday, the fast bowlers of Pakistan and Bangladesh got movement from the wind and the pitch. Now, due to rain, it is natural for the ground to be damp.

The maximum temperature in Colombo on Sunday is expected to be 32 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature is expected to be 28 degrees Celsius. The sky will be cloudy during the match. Rain may spoil the fun of the match. Heavy rain is expected in the morning, while there is a 50 percent chance of rain in the afternoon. Pakistan women's team: Muneeba Ali, Umaima Sohail, Sidra Amin, Rameen Shamim, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz (wicketkeeper), Fatima Sana (captain), Natalia Pervez, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Shawal Zulfiqar, Ayman Fatima, Syeda Arub Shah, Sadaf Shamas.

India Women's Team: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Kranti Goud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, Uma Chhetri, Shree Charani.