Overview

• India posted 247 and dismissed Pakistan for 159, with Kranti Goud taking 3-20 and Deepti Sharma 3-45 after Harleen Deol top-scored with 46 as Sidra Amin’s 81 stood out for Pakistan.
• Harmanpreet Kaur and Fatima Sana declined the customary handshake at the toss and the sides skipped post-match greetings, continuing a pattern seen in recent men’s fixtures.
• Reports highlighted a toss controversy in which Fatima Sana was heard calling tails but presenter Mel Jones said heads and the match referee awarded Pakistan the toss, a sequence not formally confirmed by the ICC.
• Pakistan opener Muneeba Ali was adjudged run out by the TV umpire when her bat briefly lifted after grounding behind the line, prompting on-field queries from the Pakistan captain.
• Play stopped for roughly 15 minutes for fumigation as flying insects disrupted the match at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium, where Pakistan are scheduled to play all group-stage games.