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As former Australia Under-19 batsman Harjas Singh smashed a remarkable 314 not out of 141 balls in the grade competition, Sydney’s domestic cricket fans were forced to duck for cover.
As his Western Suburbs team came to a 483-5 victory over 50 overs on Saturday, the 20-year-old blitzed 35 sixes and 14 fours.
Victor Trumper’s 335 in 1903 and Phil Jaques’ 321 in 2007 are the only two players with the third-highest score in Sydney first grade history, which is close to the level of professional state cricket.
For sure, that is the cleanest ball striking I’ve ever witnessed from myself, Singh told Fox Cricket.
“I’m quite proud of it because I’ve worked a lot during the off-season with my power hitting, and it was quite special for it to come off today.”
Singh made 214 from his next 67 deliveries, reaching his century with 74 balls in the 35th over.
Unsurprisingly, Western Suburbs’ rival Sydney couldn’t find their way to finish with a 287-8 victory over Singh’s side.
Singh was a member of the Australia Under-19 World Cup winning team in February of 2024, leading the nation with 55 goals in their 5-0 victory over India. He is still negotiating with state side New South Wales as a rookie.
Sam Kontas has already experienced rapid growth in the Australia Test team, with his World Cup-winning side already enjoying high regard.
On Australia A’s most recent tour of India, team-mates Oliver Peake, Harry Dixon, and Tom Straker featured in the team’s ODI squad, and another seamer, Callum Vidler, was injured. Last year, Oliver Peake, Harry Dixon, and Tom Straker also featured on the team’s recent tour of England.
Who: Pakistan vs. India
What: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025
When: Sunday, October 5 at 09:30 GMT
Where: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will have live build-up from 06:30 GMT ahead of our text commentary stream.
In Colombo, India and Pakistan could face off in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 in response to persistent political unrest between the two neighbors of South Asia.
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The eagerly awaited group-stage match will likely be capped by questions about the infamous handshakes between the captains during the pre-match coin toss and the match’s conclusion, when both teams typically take the field back.
In all three of the tournament’s three matches, the Indian men’s teams and their captain did not shake hands with their Pakistani counterparts, which caused a backlash and furore that ruined the event when India and Pakistan’s men’s teams met in the Asia Cup in 2025.
A top official from the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has not rejected the use of a “no handshake” policy for the Women’s World Cup game.
I can’t promise you of anything, BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia said on the BBC’s Stumped podcast, “whether there will be handshakes or huggings.”
Although I can’t say for sure, our relationship with that particular hostile nation is unbroken. The last week hasn’t changed much.
Both teams want to ignore the contentious build-up and concentrate on the game, despite the fact that cricket may seem to have been pushed into the background once more.
The World Cup is an event that every player attends, according to Pakistan’s captain Fatima Sana, who stated on Saturday, “We know what’s happening around us, but we try to stay focused on the game.”
When asked about the “outside noise,” Sana, whose team was comprehensively defeated by Bangladesh in their opening match, said Pakistan will “focus on the tournament and on what we have come here for.”
The players’ off-field interactions with Pakistan were so memorable that the game was praised by the fans that it was the last time India and Pakistan played each other at the Women’s World Cup.
Pakistan’s then-captain Bismah Maroof was surrounded by an Indian team’s fans as they sang aloud to her six-month-old daughter Fatima at the New Zealand 2022 tournament.
As players from the opposing countries bonded outside their dressing rooms after the game was over, jokes were exchanged, selfies were taken, and memories were made.
Sana, who made up the Pakistan squad in 2022, was questioned about how the players will miss the camaraderie and spirit of the previous three years.
Sana responded, “We try to keep healthy relationships with every team.”
What transpired with Bismah’s daughter when everyone mingled and enjoyed themselves? As gamers, we all enjoy these kinds of moments, but the key is to remain focused [on the game]?
The journalist was informed that India would not respond to the same query that was posed to Aavishankar Salvi, the country’s bowling coach.
Salvi did mention that India, which defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs in their opening game, would also “focus on the cricket” on Sunday.
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Because the World Cup is a long campaign and there will be many games in store for our girls, he said, “we want our girls to take it just as a game.”
“When you enter a major tournament, the only area of focus is cricket,” he said, adding that it’s beneficial to have the players in a good [head] space.
The event is anticipated to draw sizable audience, and the organizers anticipate a sizable crowd at the ground as well.
Sana, who also led Pakistan in their T20 World Cup 2024 encounter, acknowledged that the high-pressure match makes it “the whole world will be watching” for the match.
“There is pressure, but how we handle it is what matters most. We’ll try to keep our eyes on the prize, carry out our plans, and play as we’ve planned.
The last time the two teams met was in Dubai, where India won by six wickets in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.
India has only lost to Pakistan three times, with the last time being against them on October 7 in the T20 Women’s Asia Cup 2022. The 13-run victory over Bangladesh was sealed by Nida Dar’s all-round performance.
In Khettarama, the area home to the R Premadasa Stadium in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is anticipated to experience rain on Sunday morning.
The weather will remain cloudy throughout the day, and there will also be some light showers coming in later in the evening. This could cause play to be delayed or interrupted.
Before Sri Lanka’s match against Australia at the same venue, there was a lot of rain on Saturday. The game was called off without any play as a result of the persistent rain.
In women’s international matches, India leads their neighbors by 11-0. India has won all of its games by comfortable margins, including the 107-run victory in New Zealand’s ICC Women’s World Cup 2022.
India won both their home and away series titles in the opening match of the World Cup. Sri Lanka put them to the test in the opening match of the World Cup, but they won despite that defeat to start their successful campaign.
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After defeating Bangladesh, Thailand, and the West Indies five times at home in the World Cup qualifiers, Pakistan’s form has deteriorated. They are now five games without defeat. Sana’s team lost their first World Cup match to South Africa at home, where they lost to South Africa, before suffering a dramatic batting collapse.
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For their second match of the tournament, India is expected to name an unchanged XI.
Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Goud, and Shree Charani make up the predicted XI.
Pakistan’s XI will likely be the same as the Bangladesh XI, but Aroob Shah, a former All-Star, might be a better choice to replace Natalia Pervaiz.
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Despite being one of the biggest sports events in the world, it is starting to become somewhat unpopular.
On each of the past three weekends, India and Pakistan’s men’s team have met, and the latter’s men’s side has won three straight games against their rivals to claim the Asia Cup title.
The women’s teams from each country will face off in Colombo on Sunday for the Women’s World Cup group match.
India and Sri Lanka both comfortably defeated in their opening game, while Bangladesh suffered a disappointing defeat.
In light of the men’s soccer teams’ political strife, the teams did not shake hands and their captains did not exchange words during the toss.
Both India and Pakistan hosting the World Cup, but neither country is willing to play on their soil in a match on their own soil. All of Pakistan’s games are played in the Sri Lankan capital.
Bismah Mahroof, the baby of Pakistan’s captain, posed for a photo with the pair’s baby at the 2022 World Cup after the two women’s teams had previously had friendly relations.
However, Indian representatives refused to answer questions about how relations between the camps were going for Sunday’s game.
Pakistan’s captain Fatima Sana stated that “we have our main goal in mind; our focus is only on the game.”
Every team and we work together to maintain healthy relationships. We make an effort to keep that in mind whenever the game strikes.
We all enjoy these kinds of incidents, such as those that occurred with Bismah’s daughter when the two played together. But the key is to maintain our focus on the purpose for which we are here.
Sana will be hoping that her team can recover from their seven-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in a stern test against an India side that is one of the tournament favorites.
You can’t evaluate your team based solely on a single game. One bad game, in Sana’s opinion, is beyond us.
The entire world is watching when India plays Pakistan, according to experts. Yes, there is pressure, but it primarily depends on how we handle it.
The outcome of Saturday’s game between Sri Lanka and Australia in Colombo, where no ball was bowled, is another question, and the weather forecast is still poor.
Women’s World Cup match between India and Pakistan