Harmanpreet Kaur during toss- (Source : @Johns/X.com)
On Sunday, October 5, India women locked horns against Pakistan women at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The hosts are fresh off a win over Sri Lanka women while Pakistan women suffered a crushing defeat against Bangladesh women.
Talking about the coin flip, Pakistan's Fatima Sana won the toss and invited Harmanpreet Kaur's India to bat first in the much-awaited clash. Talking about the team changes, India's star player, Amanjot Kaur, who was the key star during Sri Lanka match, misses out because of illness. For Pakistan, they have one change as Sadaf comes in, while Omaima is out.
India women vs Pakistan women Women's World Cup 2025: Playing XI
Pakistan Women Playing XI: Muneeba Ali, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Ameen, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana (c), Rameen Shamim, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
India Women Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Kranti Goud, Nallapureddy Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur
India women vs Pakistan women Women's World Cup 2025: Captains thoughts
Fatima Sana (Pakistan): We are going to bowl first. The weather looks good. We have one change. Sadaf is in. Omaima is out. She is opening. We will execute our plans better today and hoepfully, do well.
Harmanpreet Kaur: "Yeah, I mean, before heading to the World Cup, it was a good series for us. We have played a good bit of cricket here. We have a bit of experience. Now, it is all about staying positive and playing good cricket.