Overview
- Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won the toss at R. Premadasa Stadium and elected to bowl, with no handshake between the skippers.
- India ruled out Amanjot Kaur due to illness and brought in Renuka Singh Thakur, while Pakistan replaced Omaima Sohail with Sadaf Shamas.
- Showers are forecast through the day in Colombo after a washout at the venue on Saturday, raising the risk of interruptions.
- India arrived after a 59-run win over Sri Lanka, Pakistan after being bowled out for 129 in defeat to Bangladesh, and India lead the ODI head-to-head 11–0.
- India’s practice on Friday was briefly paused when a venue official identified a non-venomous ‘Garandiya’ rat snake in the stands.