India on Sunday maintained their 100 per cent record at the Women’s World Cup with a comfortable 88-run win over rivals Pakistan in Colombo.The victory extended India’s dominance to 12-0 against Pakistan in women’s ODIs.Amid strained political ties between the two nations, it was no surprise that captains Sana and Harmanpreet Kaur skipped the post-match handshake, echoing the precedent set in recent men’s encounters in the Asia Cup, where India triumphed in all three matches.Tempers flared on the field too, with India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan spinner Nashra Sandhu exchanging death stares.The most talked-about moment came early in Pakistan’s innings, when opener Muneeba Ali was controversially run out.However, another heated incident slipped under the radar—a clash between Deepti Sharma and Pakistan’s top-scorer Sidra Amin.Click here to watch the altercation between Deepti Sharma and Sidra AminThe incident occurred in the 34th over of the chase. On the second delivery, Amin pushed the ball towards covers and charged for a quick single. Deepti Sharma, stationed there, collected the ball and threw it at the non-striker’s end as Amin rushed to make her ground. Sharma missed the stumps, but the ball struck Amin on the back of her right leg.Play was briefly halted. Umpire Lauren Agenbag checked on Deepti, who appeared to shrug off the situation. Amin received medical attention before resuming her innings.Later, Deepti was adjudged the best fielder of the match.“God is great,” she said in a video shared by bcci.tv on Monday.
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Despite India’s otherwise sloppy fielding, coach Munish Bali praised Deepti, Harmanpreet, and Smriti Mandhana for leading the charge in the field.“Shabaash, girls, well done. Back-to-back wins – six catches and two run-outs, well done. Two very good catches under pressure – Smriti, well done. One good catch, one direct hit – well done Harmanpreet. Deepti, excellent slip catch, good low catch, and one run-out with great awareness – excellent Deepti,” Bali said.India now face South Africa at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on October 9, followed by a high-voltage clash against defending champions Australia at the same venue on October 12.
