By Parth Dhall | Oct 05, 2025 | 10:49 PM
**India Beat Pakistan in Match 6 of the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup**
In a dominant display at Colombo, India defeated Pakistan in Match 6 of the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup. The Women in Blue posted a total of 247 runs in their 50 overs despite some struggles during the middle overs. Interestingly, no Indian player managed to score a half-century in the first innings.
Pakistan’s chase got off to a poor start as they were reduced to 26/3 early on. Sidra Amin tried to steady the ship with a resilient innings, but the team eventually fell short, being bowled out for 159. This victory marks India’s fifth consecutive win against Pakistan in Women’s ODI World Cups, maintaining their unbeaten record.
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### India’s Innings: A Strong Start but Mid-Innings Wobble
India was off to a positive start after being invited to bat. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal put together a 48-run partnership before Fatima Sana dismissed Mandhana. Rawal followed soon after, falling to Sadia Iqbal, leaving India at 67/2.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur joined forces with Harleen Deol to push the score past 100, but Diana Baig claimed the crucial wicket of Harmanpreet shortly after. Pakistan’s spinners gradually took control, tightening their grip on the Indian innings.
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### Second Half: India Keep the Scoreboard Moving
Despite losing both Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues in quick succession to Rameen Shamim and Nashra Sandhu, India managed to keep the scoreboard ticking. Deol top-scored with 46 runs.
Sneh Rana (20) and Deepti Sharma (25) added valuable contributions to stabilize the innings. The finishing touches came from Richa Ghosh, who remained unbeaten on 35 off 20 balls. Kranti Gaud also contributed with two crucial boundaries towards the end, guiding India to a competitive total of 247.
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### Pakistan’s Bowling: Diana Baig Shines
Pakistan’s bowling effort was led by Diana Baig, who produced an impressive spell with figures of 4 wickets for 69 runs in her 10 overs. Sadia Iqbal and captain Fatima Sana each took two wickets, with Sana maintaining an economy rate of just 3.80.
According to ESPNcricinfo, Diana Baig’s 4/69 is the third-best bowling figure by a Pakistani bowler in Women’s ODI World Cup history, behind only Nida Dar’s 4/10 and Nashra Sandhu’s 4/26.
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### Pakistan’s Batting Collapse
Chasing 248, Pakistan stumbled from the outset, losing early wickets to slump to 26/3 by the 12th over. A highly debated run-out involving Muneeba Ali added to their woes.
Sidra Amin was the lone bastion for Pakistan, forging useful partnerships with Natalia Pervaiz (33) and Sidra Nawaz (14). However, consecutive dismissals of Nawaz and Rameen Shamim soon derailed the chase, leaving Pakistan struggling at 146/7.
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### Sidra Amin’s Resilient Half-Century
Sidra Amin’s valiant innings of 81 runs off 106 balls, featuring 9 fours and 1 six, eventually came to an end when Sneh Rana dismissed her in the 40th over. Amin’s fighting knock was not enough to turn the game around.
With this innings, Amin recorded her 13th half-century in Women’s ODI cricket. She boasts an impressive career record with 2,352 runs from 79 matches at an average of 33.12 and a strike rate of 64.06, including six centuries.
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### Player of the Match: Kranti Gaud
Kranti Gaud was named Player of the Match for her impactful bowling performance. She bowled with great discipline, claiming three wickets for just 20 runs in her 10 overs, including three maidens. Notably, she dismissed Aliya Riaz and maintained the best economy rate among the bowlers.
Besides Gaud, Deepti Sharma also took three wickets, while Sneh Rana contributed two wickets, playing a key role in restricting Pakistan’s chase.
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### Winning Streak Continues
This victory extends India’s unbeaten streak against Pakistan in the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup to 5-0. Overall, India have now won all 12 WODIs played against Pakistan, underscoring their dominance in the head-to-head contests.
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India’s consistent performance and strong team effort once again proved decisive in maintaining their supremacy over Pakistan in international women’s cricket.
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