🔗 Share this article India Secures Victory Against Pakistan During Dispute, Confusion - plus Flying Pest Invasion The Pakistani team Voices Unhappiness When Match Official Controversially Changes Dismissal Ruling ICC Women's World Cup, Colombo Indian Total 247 (Complete innings): Deol 46 (65 balls); Diana Baig 4-69 Pakistani Total 159 (Forty-three overs): Amin's 81 runs (106 deliveries); Kranti Goud 3-20 Team India secured victory by 88-run margin The Indian side continued their flawless opening in the World Cup tournament via a comprehensive eighty-eight run triumph against arch-rivals Pakistan in Sri Lanka. Deol registered the highest score scoring 46 as Richa Ghosh hammered 35 not out in 20-ball innings late on to propel the Indian score to 247 during their batting effort that saw numerous batters make starts without converting. Bowler Diana Baig secured 4/69 as Pakistan bowled the Indian team premierly during women's limited overs match with the ultimate ball of their knock yet an initial triumph continued to evade them. Post dropping to 26/3 in the chase, Pakistan briefly rallied with Sidra Amin - who went on to make 81 off 105 deliveries after receiving chances thrice - and Natalia Pervaiz added 69 runs for the fourth wicket. Yet Team India, guided by Goud's three for twenty, stuck to their task to bowl out the Pakistani team scoring 159 during the 43rd over and climb to the top of the tournament table. As typically happens when these rivals face each other, though, there was far more to the contest, amid controversy and confusion sprinkled during the match... Running Out Controversy Perhaps the biggest conversation topic came from a occurrence in the beginning of the Pakistani batting when the opening player Muneeba Ali was controversially given out running. The southpaw was struck on the leg guard from Goud while the Indian bowler made an unsuccessful appeal for LBW, Deepti Sharma gathered the stray ball and aimed at the wickets. She struck but replays showed Muneeba had placed her bat before the ball was even in the picture and an 'not out' ruling from the match official Kerrin Klaaste was displayed on the large screen in the ground. However, prior to play resuming, the decision was looked at again and it became apparent that when the ball made contact with the stumps and removed the bails, Muneeba had raised her equipment and remained standing out of her crease. Although the player had earlier embedded her equipment and wasn't attempting to steal a run, the third umpire modified her verdict to 'dismissed' and despite Pakistan protests, which saw leader Fatima Sana instruct her player not to leave the ground temporarily, Muneeba was compelled to depart. In a further twist, if India had merely challenged the leg before ruling, the entire dispute might have been averted because ball-tracking showed the batter was undoubtedly leg before. What do the laws of the sport indicate? 30.1 When out of his/her ground Section 30.1.1 A player shall be deemed to be out of his/her ground except when some portion of their body or bat is placed behind the batting crease at that wicket. 30.1.2 However, a batter shall not be considered as out of their ground when, during running or diving towards his/her ground and beyond, and having grounded a portion of their body or bat over the line, there is subsequent loss of contact between the ground and any part of his/her person or bat, or between willow and batter. 'Tails becomes heads call' Confusion as Pakistan wrongly given coin toss versus India It ought to have been obvious that matters would not prove uncomplicated in this contest from the very toss. Within an environment of governmental disputes between the two countries, that leaders Sana and Kaur did not shake hands came as no surprise - notably because of the previous instances in recent matches involving the male teams. Nonetheless, no-one could have predicted that the captain would declare incorrectly and still win the toss. The Pakistan skipper shouted "tails" as the Indian captain spun the coin yet umpire the referee misheard and stated "heads chosen". Presenter and former cricketer Mel Jones was overseeing the toss and repeated Fritz's words, heads appeared and there was declaration that Pakistan had won the coin toss. Neither captain questioned it so Sana was able to advance and verify that the Pakistani side would chase. A harmless blunder and considering India's victory regardless, no damage caused. Insects halt match 'Who will you contact?' - 'Bugbuster' arrives as flies stop play During {the toss confusion|the coin flip confusion|the toss