India Triumphs Over Rival Pakistan During Dispute, Confusion - and Bug Invasion
Pakistan Shows Dissatisfaction As Third Umpire Questionably Alters Running Out Ruling
Women's Cricket World Cup, Colombo
Indian Total 247 (Fifty overs): Harleen Deol 46 (65 deliveries); Baig's 4 wickets for 69
Team Pakistan 159 runs (43-over innings): Sidra Amin 81 (106 balls); Goud's 3 wickets for 20
India won by 88-run margin
India maintained their flawless opening during the championship through a convincing eighty-eight run triumph versus traditional opponents Pakistan at Colombo.
Harleen Deol top-scored making 46 runs and Richa Ghosh smashed an unbeaten 35 from 20 balls late on to lift India up reaching 247 throughout their knock that saw multiple players make starts without converting.
Bowler Diana Baig secured 4-69 as Pakistan bowled Team India premierly in a women's ODI from the last ball of their knock however a maiden victory remained beyond their reach.
Post dropping to 26-3 in the run chase, The Pakistani side temporarily recovered with Sidra Amin - who eventually compiled 81 in 105-ball innings after receiving chances three times - and Natalia Pervaiz compiled 69 for the fourth partnership.
However India, spearheaded by Kranti Goud's 3/20, maintained their focus to dismiss Pakistan for 159 during the 43rd over and climb to the top of the group table.
As is so often the case when India and Pakistan meet, though, there was far more to it, amid controversy and confusion scattered across the day...
Dismissal Controversy
Probably the most significant conversation topic came from a situation during the early stages of Pakistan's knock as opening batter Muneeba Ali was controversially run out.
The left-handed batter received impact on the pad by Goud while the bowler from India appealed without success for leg before wicket, Deepti Sharma picked up the free ball and launched at the bails.
She struck yet footage demonstrated Muneeba had placed her bat ahead of the ball came into view and an 'not out' ruling by the TV umpire the umpire was displayed on the large screen in the venue.
Nonetheless, prior to play resuming, the verdict was re-examined and it emerged that as the ball made contact with the stumps and dislodged the bails, the batter had elevated her equipment and remained standing out of her crease.
Although the player had earlier embedded her bat and was not trying to steal a run, the TV official changed her decision to 'given out' and regardless of Pakistan's complaints, which saw skipper Fatima Sana direct her hitter to stay at the pitch for a short time, the batter had to exit.
With an additional complication, should India have referred the leg before ruling, the entire dispute might have been averted since ball-tracking indicated Muneeba was plumb lbw.
What do the rules of the game say?
30.1 When out of his/her ground
30.1.1 A batter shall be considered as out of their ground unless some part of his/her person or bat is grounded behind the popping crease at that wicket.
Rule 30.1.2 Nevertheless, a batter shall not be considered as out of their ground when, during running or diving to their crease and past, and after placing an element of their body or bat beyond the popping crease, there is subsequent loss of connection between the field and any element of the player or equipment, or between equipment and player.
'Tails... heads is the call'
Bewilderment as Pakistan wrongly given toss against India
It should have been clear that events would not become straightforward in this game starting with the coin flip.
Against a backdrop of governmental disputes between the two countries, that captains Sana and Harmanpreet Kaur avoided handshakes was no surprise - especially given the previous instances in previous encounters among the men's teams.
However, none could have anticipated that Sana would announce mistakenly but gain the flip.
The Pakistani captain called out "tails" as the Indian captain spun the currency but official the referee misheard and stated "heads chosen".
Broadcaster and former Australia batter Jones was managing the toss and repeated the referee's statement, heads appeared and there was declaration that Pakistan secured the coin toss.
No skipper challenged it thus Sana could advance and verify that Pakistan would bowl first.
A harmless blunder and since India triumphed regardless, no damage caused.
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