🔗 Share this article India Defy Insect Invasion to Sail to Chilly Victory Over Pakistani Rivals in Women's World Cup The seam bowler Goud and spin specialist Sharma took three scalps apiece as India routed their opponents by 88 runs in their Women’s World Cup encounter, which began similar to recent fixtures between the countries men’s teams without a handshake from the captains and later included a disputed run-out of a Pakistani opening batter. India’s captain, Kaur, declined to shake hands with Sana during the toss and the squads walked off without greeting each other after the match amidst diplomatic strains between the two neighboring nations. Skippers at the men’s Asia Cup in the UAE similarly avoided handshakes at games between India and Pakistan. India has accused their neighbor of being involved in tourist assaults that claimed many lives. Match Summary India lost the toss, they were all out for 247 runs in their allotted overs. Their openers, Pratika Rawal and the star batter Mandhana, put on 48 runs for the first wicket before Sana had her leg before wicket for a 32-ball 23. She made 31 before being bowled by spinner Sadia Iqbal. Kaur scored 19 before edging behind off Diana Baig. Deol was the top scorer for India with 46 runs and Richa Ghosh made a quick-fire 35 not out to lift their side to a respectable score. Jemimah Rodrigues (32), Deepti (25) and Sneh Rana (20) all made useful runs, while Baig took four for 69 for Pakistan and the duo had two wickets apiece. The match was stopped for a quarter-hour because insects were bothering the cricketers. Pakistan Batting The Pakistani team were dismissed for 159 in 43 overs. Sole fifty of the game in the venue came from Sidra Amin, who made 81. The opening wicket was taken in a confusing manner when the opening batter Ali was given out run out. She had placed her bat after getting back, having moved forward to attempt a stroke. Her bat was then lifted momentarily when an India throw struck the wickets. The captain argued with the fourth umpire that the player was not attempting a run but the decision stood. Amin’s 106-ball innings included a six and nine boundaries. Goud took 3/20 and Sharma returned three for 45.