Harmanpreet Kaur was "very happy" with India notching up their second straight win at the 2025 ODI women's World Cup . But Sunday's 88-run win over Pakistan in Colombo, one that she described as an "important game for all of us", wasn't without its fair share of flutters .

Like in their opening game against Sri Lanka, India's lower-order rescued them to set up a total they managed to defend courtesy of their spinners. For much of their batting innings, India struggled for momentum. They slumped to 203 for 7 at one point, and were in danger of being bowled out until Richa Ghosh 's unbeaten 35 off 20 lifted them to 247.

"To be honest, it wasn't an easy pitch to bat," Harmanpreet said. "We just wanted to bat longer and see how many runs we can get. When we played here in the tri-

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