IND-W vs PAK-W: Pakistan has never defeated India, and the 'no-handshake' policy may continue in this clash

The India-Sri Lanka joint hosting of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025 continues to make headlines. India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their second match of the series on Sunday at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium. India trounced their first match by 59 runs via the DLS method, whereas Pakistan succumbed to Bangladesh by 7 wickets. The two teams will now face each other in a high-voltage match on Sunday. The two teams last played each other in women's ODI cricket in 2005.

The two sides face off in the Women's ODI World Cup 2025 on October 5th at 3:00 PM IST. The game will be broadcast in India on the Star Sports Network and live streamed on the Jio Hotstar app and site.

Captains Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana performed poorly in the previous match against Sri Lanka. Therefore, they will be under pressure to perform well in the crucial clash against the Pakistan women's cricket team. The good news for India is that all-rounders Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur performed brilliantly and played a key role in the team's victory.

On the other hand, the Pakistan women's cricket team lost to Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the opening match of the tournament. The Pakistani team failed to defend their total after being bowled out for 129 in 38.3 overs. Bangladesh managed to defeat the Pakistani team with 113 balls remaining.

India and Pakistan have faced each other 11 times in women's ODI cricket so far. The Indian women's cricket team has won all the matches. It is expected that the Indian women will be successful in maintaining this record in the next match.

After the Men's Asia Cup 2025, India's 'no handshakes' policy against Pakistan may continue in the Women's ODI World Cup as well. In the Asia Cup 2025, the Indian men's team did not shake hands with the Pakistani players during the toss and after the match, leading to heightened tension between the two teams.

Team India - Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chhetri, Renuka Singh Thakur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Shri Charani, Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaur

Team Pakistan - Fatima Sana (captain), Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Aiman ​​Fatima, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Pervez, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Aroob Shah.