The Indian Women's Team Earns Win Over Pakistani Side Amid Debate, Uncertainty - plus Flying Pest Infestation
The Pakistani team Shows Dissatisfaction As TV Umpire Questionably Alters Run-out Decision
ICC Women's World Cup, Colombo
Team India 247 runs (Complete innings): Deol 46 (65 balls); Diana Baig 4-69
Team Pakistan 159 runs (43 overs): Amin's 81 runs (106 balls); Kranti Goud 3-20
Team India secured victory by eighty-eight runs
The Indian side continued their perfect beginning during the championship via a comprehensive eighty-eight run triumph versus traditional opponents Pakistan in Sri Lanka.
Deol registered the highest score making 46 runs and Richa Ghosh smashed 35 not out off 20 deliveries late on to propel the Indian score to 247 in an innings that saw several hitters begin well without converting.
Seamer Diana Baig took 4/69 while Pakistan dismissed India out for the first time during women's limited overs match off the final delivery of their knock yet an initial triumph continued to evade them.
Following a slide to 26/3 in the run chase, Pakistan momentarily fought back as Sidra Amin - who eventually compiled 81 from 105 balls after being dropped three times - and Natalia Pervaiz added 69 runs for the fourth partnership.
But India, guided by Kranti Goud's 3-20, maintained their focus to dismiss Pakistan for 159 runs in the 43rd over and ascend to first position of the group table.
As commonly occurs when India and Pakistan meet, though, there was far more to the contest, featuring dispute and uncertainty scattered across the match...
Dismissal Dispute
Probably the most significant conversation topic came from a occurrence in the beginning of the Pakistani batting when the opening player Muneeba was controversially run out.
The left-hander received impact on the protective padding from Goud when the bowler from India appealed unsuccessfully for lbw, Deepti collected the loose ball and launched at the bails.
She connected however video evidence revealed the batter had embedded the bat ahead of the ball was even in the picture and an 'not out' ruling from the third umpire Klaaste went up on the large screen in the venue.
Nonetheless, before the game restarted, the decision was looked at again and it became apparent that when the ball made contact with the stumps and knocked off the bails, Muneeba had raised her bat and was positioned outside her crease.
While the batter had earlier embedded her bat and didn't endeavor to steal a run, the third umpire altered her ruling to 'out' and despite Pakistan protests, that witnessed captain Fatima Sana direct her hitter to remain on the pitch briefly, the batter had to exit.
With an additional complication, had India simply reviewed the leg before ruling, the complete debate would have been avoided because ball-tracking showed Muneeba was clearly out LBW.
What do the rules of the sport indicate?
30.1 Concerning leaving the crease
Rule 30.1.1 A hitter shall be regarded to be out of his/her ground if no part of his/her person or bat is placed behind the popping crease at that side.
30.1.2 Nonetheless, a hitter shall not be regarded as out of their ground if, in running or diving towards his/her ground and beyond, and having grounded an element of his/her person or bat beyond the popping crease, there is subsequent loss of connection between the field and any element of their body or bat, or between equipment and player.
'Incorrect toss announcement'
Uncertainty when Pakistan incorrectly awarded toss against India
It ought to have been obvious that things would not be simple in this match right from the toss.
Against a backdrop of diplomatic strains between the two countries, that captains Sana and Harmanpreet Kaur did not shake hands was expected - especially given the established pattern in previous encounters between the men's sides.
Nonetheless, nobody could have foreseen that the captain would declare incorrectly and still win the toss.
The team leader announced "tails" as Harmanpreet flicked the coin yet umpire the referee misheard and stated "heads chosen".
Commentator and ex-Australian player Mel Jones was overseeing the flip and echoed the referee's statement, the coin fell heads up and the announcement came that the Pakistani side gained the coin toss.
Neither captain questioned it therefore the captain managed to step forward and confirm that Pakistan would field first.
An innocent mistake and since India triumphed regardless, no damage caused.
Insects halt match
'Who will you contact?' - 'Insect expert' appears as flies stop play
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