India and Pakistan are set to renew rivalry, this time at the 2025 Women's World Cup. The high-stakes clash will take place at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
The Indian women's team kicked off their World Cup campaign with a 59-run win over co-hosts Sri Lanka via DLS. Brilliant all-round performances from Deepti Sharma (53 runs and three wickets) and Amanjot Kaur (57 runs and one wicket) helped the team to a winning start.
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Meanwhile, Pakistan will be disappointed with their performance against Bangladesh in the opening match. Only two Pakistani batters managed to cross 20 runs as the team was bundled out for 129 and suffered a heavy seven-wicket defeat.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
India vs. Pakistan live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Women's World Cup match in India:
- TV Channel: Star Sports Network
- Live Stream: JioHotstar
The Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 tournament will be available for live TV broadcast on Star Sports Network. The Streaming options are available on JioHotstar.
What time does India vs. Pakistan start?
This Women's World Cup match takes place at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and starts on Sunday, October 5 at 3:00 p.m. local time, which translates to 3:00 p.m. in India.
India vs. Pakistan predicted lineups, team news
The Indian team does not have any fresh injury concerns going into the crucial match.
India's batting line-up is top heavy, with Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana opening the innings, and Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur coming in later. However, the team does not have a proper finisher. Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur will again need to step up if India lose wickets early on.
India went spin heavy in their opening match, where Sharma, Sree Charani, and Sneh Rana shared seven wickets against Sri Lanka. While Kranti Goud will be the pace spearhead, the team may once again rely on spin.
India predicted XI: Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Pratika Rawal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Amanjot Kaur, Sree Charani, Kranti Goud, Sneh Rana.
Pakistan, meanwhile, will be looking to regroup quickly after the disappointing start. Muneeba Ali and Omaima Sohail may continue to open the innings and the team will need their star batter Sidra Amin, who recently added back-to-back centuries against South Africa in the ODI series, to fire.
Diana Baig and Sadia Iqbal are their lead bowlers and will hope to make early inroads to test India's batting depth.
Pakistan predicted XI: Muneeba Ali, Natalia Pervaiz, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Sidra Amin, Nashra Sandhu, Sana Fatima (c), Rameem Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Diana Baig, Omaima Sohail.
Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 schedule
Here's the complete fixture schedule for the Women's Cricket World Cup 2025:
| Match | Venue | Time (IST/Result) |
| India Women vs. Sri Lanka Women | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | Ind. won by 59 runs |
| Australia Women vs. New Zealand Women | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | Aus. won by 89 runs |
| Bangladesh Women vs. Pakistan Women | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Ban. won by 7 wickets |
| England Women vs. South Africa Women | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | Eng. won by 10 wickets |
| Sri Lanka Women vs. Australia Women | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Oct. 4 (3:00 p.m.) |
| India Women vs. Pakistan Women | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Oct. 5 (3:00 p.m.) |
| New Zealand Women vs. South Africa Women | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | Oct. 6 (3:00 p.m.) |
| England Women vs. Bangladesh Women | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | Oct. 7 (3:00 p.m.) |
| Australia Women vs. Pakistan Women | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Oct. 8 (3:00 p.m.) |
| India Women vs. South Africa Women | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium, Visakhapatnam | Oct. 9 (3:00 p.m.) |
| New Zealand Women vs. Bangladesh Women | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | Oct. 10 (3:00 p.m.) |
| England Women vs. Sri Lanka Women | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Oct. 11 (3:00 p.m.) |
| India Women vs. Australia Women | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium, Visakhapatnam | Oct. 12 (3:00 p.m.) |
| South Africa Women vs. Bangladesh Women | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium, Visakhapatnam | Oct. 13 (3:00 p.m.) |
| Sri Lanka Women vs. New Zealand Women | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Oct. 14 (3:00 p.m.) |
| England Women vs. Pakistan Women | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Oct. 15 (3:00 p.m.) |
| Australia Women vs. Bangladesh Women | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium, Visakhapatnam | Oct. 16 (3:00 p.m.) |
| Sri Lanka Women vs. South Africa Women | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Oct. 17 (3:00 p.m.) |
| New Zealand Women vs. Pakistan Women | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Oct. 18 (3:00 p.m.) |
| India Women vs. England Women | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | Oct. 19 (3:00 p.m.) |
| Sri Lanka Women vs. Bangladesh Women | Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai | Oct. 20 (3:00 p.m.) |
| South Africa Women vs. Pakistan Women | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Oct. 21 (3:00 p.m.) |
| Australia Women vs. England Women | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | Oct. 22 (3:00 p.m.) |
| India Women vs. New Zealand Women | Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai | Oct. 23 (3:00 p.m.) |
| Sri Lanka Women vs. Pakistan Women | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Oct. 24 (3:00 p.m.) |
| Australia Women vs. South Africa Women | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | Oct. 25 (3:00 p.m.) |
| England Women vs. New Zealand Women | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium, Visakhapatnam | Oct. 26 (11:00 a.m.) |
| India Women vs. Bangladesh Women | Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai | Oct. 26 (3:00 p.m.) |
| 1st Semi-final | TBC | Oct. 29 (3:00 p.m.) |
| 2nd Semi-final | Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai | Oct. 30 (3:00 p.m.) |
| Final | TBC | Nov. 2 (3:00 p.m.) |