Handshake Row: Will India continues to avoid Pakistan in women’s cricket world cup?

Handshake Row: The series of India-Pakistan matches in the Asia Cup has just ended, and now India and Pakistan are set to clash on the cricket field again. Just seven days after the Asia Cup 2025 final, India and Pakistan will clash in the league round of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 on Sunday, October 5th. The outcome of this match will only be known after the game is over, but it's not difficult to guess that Team India is the stronger contender for victory.

But along with the result of the match, all eyes will be on whether the tensions from the Asia Cup will spill over into the Women's World Cup.

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Players will not shake hands here either.

This match between India and Pakistan is scheduled to be played on Sunday in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Although India is the actual host of the tournament, Pakistan also refused to travel to India due to the Indian team's refusal to travel to Pakistan during the Champions Trophy 2025. This is why the Pakistani women's team is also playing its matches in Sri Lanka in this tournament. Consequently, the recent tensions between the two countries and the controversies of the Men's Asia Cup are sure to cast a shadow over this match.

There are reports that the BCCI has already instructed the Indian team not to shake hands with the Pakistani team, as was seen in the Asia Cup.

India Women vs Pakistan Women

After the Asia Cup handshake controversy, it's not difficult to predict that a similar situation will prevail here. But not only will the Indian and Pakistani players not meet in this match, but the level of performance of both teams will also not be on par.

 The reason is clear: the Indian team is already very strong and a contender for the title in this World Cup. Furthermore, in their very first match, captain Harmanpreet Kaur's team defeated Sri Lanka without any trouble. On the other hand, the Pakistani team, after much struggle, reached this tournament after winning the qualifying tournament. However, their start was not good either, suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Bangladesh in their very first match.

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History of the IND vs. PAK clash is one-sided.

In such a situation, hardly anyone would have expected Sana Fatima's Pakistani team to stand up to the Indian team. Statistics also bear this out. While India has defeated Pakistan in all eight matches in the men's World Cup, the situation in the Women's World Cup is also one-sided. The Indian women's team has defeated Pakistan in all four matches in the ODI World Cup.

Not just the World Cup, but a total of 11 ODI matches have been played between India and Pakistan to date, and the Indian women's team has won all of them. In the 2022 World Cup, the Indian team defeated Pakistan by a huge margin of 107 runs.

Weather may also play a role

However, rain will continue to loom over this match. It rained all day in Colombo on Saturday, forcing the Sri Lanka-Australia match to be abandoned. The toss couldn't even take place, and both teams had to settle for 1 point each.

Rain is also forecast on Sunday morning, which could last until 12 noon. Although there is no rain forecast after 3 pm, the situation can change quickly, and this match could also be affected by rain intermittently.