Women’s World Cup 2025: No handshake in India vs Pakistan today match

Women’s World Cup 2025: The Women’s World Cup 2025 match between India and Pakistan is scheduled for October 5, 2025, at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

The match is the 6th fixture of the tournament and is scheduled to start at 3:00 PM IST today, October 5, 2025, at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Based on reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly advised the India Women’s team not to engage in the customary handshakes with the Pakistan players during the ICC Women’s World Cup match today.

Based on recent form, squad selections, and match-day reports, here are the most commonly predicted playing XIs for India vs Pakistan.

India Women Predicted XI (Probable):

1 Pratika Rawal 

2. Smriti Mandhana (VC)

3. Harleen Deol

4. Harmanpreet Kaur (C)

5. Jemimah Rodrigues

6. Richa Ghosh Wicketkeeper/Batter

7. Deepti Sharma            

8. Radha Yadav / Amanjot Kaur

9. Arundhati Reddy / Sneh Rana

10. Renuka Singh Thakur

11. Shree Charani / Kranti Gaud Spinner/Pacer  

Pakistan Women Predicted XI (Probable):

1. Muneeba Ali

2. Omaima Sohail

3. Sidra Amin

4. Aliya Riaz

5. Sidra Nawaz Wicketkeeper/Batter

6. Natalia Pervaiz

7. Fatima Sana(C)

8. Rameen Shamim

9. Nashra Sandhu

10. Diana Baig

11. Sadia Iqbal

Harmanpreet Kaur’s side aims to register their second win of the Women’s World Cup. However, all eyes are on whether there would be handshakes between the players from both teams.

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