India defeat Pakistan by 88 runs in ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025; Harmanpreet Kaur hails bowlers for crucial victory

The Indian women's cricket team won against Pakistan in the ICC ODI World Cup 2025 match. Team India won the match against Pakistan by 88 runs. Team India won the match against Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium at Colombo on Sunday. The team captain Harmanpreet Kaur is thrilled with this win and gave credit to some of the players for the team's win.

India, who batted first in this game, made 247 runs. Team India was dismissed on the last delivery. Pakistan struggled, but managed only 159 runs from 43 overs. Sidra Amin made an 81-run innings for them.

After the match, Harmanpreet described this victory as very important. At the presentation ceremony, she said, "I am very happy. This was an important win for us. Our bowling was excellent. Kranti bowled brilliantly and Renuka Singh supported her. We created many opportunities and dropped a few catches, but the win makes us happy. Batting here was not easy. The ball was stopping a lot on the pitch. We wanted to keep wickets in our hands. Then Richa gave us the necessary runs."

Harmanpreet further said, "Right now, I am happy that we won the match. We just want to stay in the rhythm. When we go back to India, we know what kind of pitches there will be. We will work on our combination."

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl. While no one from the Indian team scored a half-century, the combined performance helped the team post a respectable total. Harleen Deol top-scored for the team with 46 runs. She played this innings off 65 balls, with the help of four fours and one six. Jemimah Rodrigues scored 32 runs off 37 balls. Richa Ghosh scored an unbeaten 35 runs off 20 balls. This explosive batsman hit three fours and two sixes in her innings.