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The seam bowler Goud and spin specialist Deepti Sharma claimed three scalps apiece as the Indian side defeated Pakistan by 88 runs in their World Cup encounter, starting like recent ones between the men’s national sides without a handshake from the skippers and later included a disputed run-out of a Pakistani opening batter.

India’s captain, Kaur, declined to shake hands with Pakistan’s Fatima Sana during the coin toss and the squads walked off without greeting each other after the match amid diplomatic strains between the two neighboring nations.

The captains at the men’s Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates similarly avoided handshakes at matches between the two rivals. Indian authorities have alleged Pakistan of having involvement in attacks on tourists that claimed many lives.

Match Summary

India lost the toss, India were all out for 247 runs in their allotted overs. The opening pair, Rawal and the star batter Smriti Mandhana, shared 48 runs for the opening stand before the bowler had Mandhana lbw for a 32-ball 23. Rawal made 31 before being bowled by the left-arm spinner Iqbal. Kaur scored 19 runs before she was caught behind off Diana Baig.

Deol was the top scorer for the team with 46 runs and Richa Ghosh made a rapid 35 not out to lift their side to a respectable score.

Jemimah Rodrigues (32), Sharma (25) and Rana (20) all made valuable contributions, while Diana took 4/69 for Pakistan and the duo had two wickets apiece. The match was stopped for 15 minutes because bugs were troubling the players.

Pakistan’s Innings

Pakistan were bowled out for 159 in 43 overs. The only half-century of the game in the venue came from Amin, who made 81 runs.

The opening wicket was taken in a controversial fashion when the opener Muneeba Ali was adjudged run out. She had placed her bat after returning to her crease, having stepped out to play a shot. The bat was then seen to be lifted when an India throw hit the stumps. The captain argued with the fourth umpire that the player was not running but the ruling was upheld.

Amin’s innings of 106 balls included a maximum and nine fours. The seamer took three wickets for 20 runs and the spinner finished with 3/45.