India Triumphs Against Rival Pakistan During Dispute, Uncertainty - plus Flying Pest Problem
The Pakistani team Shows Dissatisfaction As TV Umpire Questionably Reverses Running Out Ruling
Women's Cricket World Cup, Sri Lankan Capital
Team India 247 runs (Fifty overs): Harleen Deol 46 (65 balls); Baig's 4 wickets for 69
Team Pakistan 159 runs (Forty-three overs): Amin's 81 runs (106-ball knock); Goud 3-20
India won by 88 runs
The Indian side continued their perfect beginning during the championship via a comprehensive 88-run victory against arch-rivals Pakistan in Sri Lanka.
Harleen Deol top-scored making 46 runs while Richa Ghosh blasted an unbeaten 35 from 20 balls late on to lift India up to 247 during their batting effort that featured several hitters make starts but not continuing.
Bowler Diana Baig secured 4-69 while Pakistan dismissed Team India for the first time in women's one-day international from the last ball of their knock but a first win still eludes them.
After slipping to 26/3 in the run chase, The Pakistani side temporarily recovered as Sidra Amin - who went on to make 81 from 105 balls after being dropped thrice - and Natalia Pervaiz compiled 69 for the fourth partnership.
However India, spearheaded by Kranti Goud's 3-20, stuck to their task to dismiss Pakistan for 159 runs during the 43rd over and climb to the top of the tournament table.
As is so often the case when India and Pakistan meet, nevertheless, there existed much more to the contest, featuring dispute and uncertainty scattered across the day...
Run-out Debate
Perhaps the biggest conversation topic emerged from a occurrence early in Pakistan's innings when the opening player Muneeba was debatably run out.
The left-hander got hit on the leg guard by Goud while the bowler from India appealed without success for lbw, Deepti gathered the stray ball and launched at the bails.
She connected however video evidence revealed Muneeba had grounded the bat prior to the ball was even in the picture and a 'safe' verdict from the third umpire Klaaste was displayed on the giant display in the venue.
Nonetheless, before the game restarted, the verdict was re-examined and it became apparent that as the ball made contact with the stumps and removed the bails, Muneeba had raised her equipment and was still stood out of her crease.
Even though the hitter had previously placed her bat and didn't endeavor to steal a run, the match referee modified her verdict to 'dismissed' and regardless of Pakistan's complaints, that witnessed leader Fatima Sana instruct her player to stay at the pitch for a short time, Muneeba had to go.
Adding another layer, if India had merely challenged the LBW appeal, the complete debate might have been averted because ball-tracking showed the batter was undoubtedly leg before.
What do the rules of cricket state?
30.1 Regarding being out of ground
30.1.1 A player shall be deemed as having left their crease except when some portion of the player or equipment is grounded behind the batting crease at that wicket.
30.1.2 However, a hitter shall not be regarded to be out of his/her ground when, during running or diving towards his/her ground and beyond, and having grounded some part of the player or equipment past the batting crease, there occurs subsequent loss of touch between the ground and any part of his/her person or bat, or between the bat and person.
'Tails... heads is the call'
Confusion as Pakistani side mistakenly granted coin toss versus India
It should have been apparent that matters would not prove straightforward in this game right from the toss.
Against a backdrop of governmental disputes between the two countries, that skippers Sana and Harmanpreet avoided handshakes was no surprise - notably because of the previous instances in previous encounters between the men's sides.
Nonetheless, none could have anticipated that the captain would declare incorrectly and still win the toss.
The Pakistani captain announced "tails" as Harmanpreet flicked the currency but official Fritz misunderstood and announced "heads is the call".
Commentator and ex-Australian player Mel Jones was overseeing the toss and reiterated Fritz's words, the coin fell heads up and the announcement came that Pakistan secured the coin toss.
No skipper challenged it thus Sana could step forward and confirm that Pakistan would field first.
An innocent mistake and since India triumphed in any case, no harm done.
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