India beats Pakistan in women's Cricket World Cup with disputed dismissal and no handshakes

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Kranti Goud and Deepti Sharma took three wickets each as India routed archrival Pakistan by 88 runs Sunday in a women's Cricket World Cup match that was notable for a contentious run out and a lack of customary handshakes.

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won the toss and chose to bowl, restricting India to 247 in 50 overs. In reply, Pakistan was dismissed for 159 in 43 overs.

Pakistan’s first wicket was lost in a confusing manner when opening batter Muneeba Ali was adjudged run out. Ali had grounded her bat after returning to her crease, having moved forward to play a shot. Her bat lifted, though, as a throw from an Indian fielder hit the stumps. Sana questioned the call, saying her teammate was not attempting a run, but the decision stood.

The only half-century of the game in Colombo came from Pakistan's Sidra Amin, who posted 81 in her 13th 50-plus score in the one-day international format.

Amin shared 69 runs for the fourth wicket with Natalia Pervaiz (33) off 96 deliveries to lift Pakistan's hopes briefly after it was reduced to 26-3.

Seam bowler Goud took 3-20 and spinner Sharma returned 3-45.

Harleen Deol top-scored for India with 46 and Richa Ghosh made a quick-fire 35 not out.

Sana and India captain Harmanpreet Kaur didn't shake hands during the toss and the teams walked off without exchanging customary shakes after the match amid political tensions between the South Asian neighbors. The India and Pakistan captains at the recent men’s Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates also didn't shake hands in three matches between the archrivals.

The men's T20 Asia Cup marked the resumption of cricket ties between India and Pakistan only months after the neighboring countries were engaged in a tense border situation in May.

Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana shared an 48-run opening stand before Sana had Mandhana lbw for a 32-ball 23. Rawal made 31 before she was bowled by left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal.

Kaur scored 19 before she was caught behind off seam bowler Diana Baig.

Jemimah Rodrigues (32), Deepti Sharma (25) and Sneh Rana (20) all made valuable contributions.

Ghosh hit two sixes and three boundaries in her innings as India scored 44 off the last five overs.

Baig took 4-69 in her 10 overs for Pakistan, while Iqbal and Sana had two wickets each in a match that was stopped for 15 minutes because insects were bothering the players

India tops the eight-team league with two wins in two games, a point ahead of defending champion Australia.

Pakistan has lost both its matches so far.

New Zealand and South Africa meet Monday in Indore, India, with both teams chasing their first win of the tournament.

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Pakistan's Sidra Amin celebrates her fifty runs during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Oct, 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

India's Harleen Deol plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Oct, 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur, right, and Pakistan's captain Fatima Sana proceed for coin toss before the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Oct, 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur, right, tosses a coin as Pakistan's captain Fatima Sana watches before the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Oct, 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur, right, and Pakistan's captain Fatima Sana proceed for coin toss before the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Oct, 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur, right, and Pakistan's captain Fatima Sana look on before the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Oct, 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Pakistan's captain Fatima Sana, center, speaks to Pakistan's Diana Baig during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Oct, 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur, right, and Pakistan's captain Fatima Sana look on before the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Oct, 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers will vote again on Friday on whether to back legislation to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has returned to the House of Commons after running out of time when the last parliamentary session ended in the spring — each five-year parliamentary term is subdivided into a number of sessions of the government’s calling, and bills can only become law if they are discussed and voted on within a single session.

The previous effort to back the legislation was effectively filibustered by unelected lawmakers in the revising House of Lords chamber, who blocked the will of elected members.

The bill proposes allowing adults in England and Wales, with fewer than six months to live, to apply for an assisted death subject to the approval of two doctors and an expert panel. Because of the four-year implementation period in the bill, assisted dying would not be available across the two nations until 2031 at the earliest.

The vote is expected to be tight. While the bill passed two votes in the House of Commons in 2024 and 2025, the second vote saw the majority in favor narrow to 23 from 55. The government is taking a neutral stance on the bill, saying it is a matter of conscience for individual lawmakers.

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who was not even in Parliament at the time of the previous two votes, has already said he will not vote on the bill so as not to “unduly influence the debate." His predecessor, Keir Starmer, who has left Parliament, was in favor of the bill.

Lauren Edwards, the lawmaker steering the bill in the House of Commons, urged her fellow members of Parliament to send the revised but near-identical bill back to the House of Lords “so that they can finish what they started” in scrutinizing the legislation.

“We did ours," she said.

She said lawmakers are being asked to consider “who ultimately decides the laws that govern our nations” — a reference to the fact the House of Lords is an unelected chamber.

Proponents of what has been termed “ assisted dying ” — sometimes referred to as “assisted suicide” — hope it would mark the biggest change to social policy in the U.K. since abortion was partially legalized in 1967. The intention was to put an end to the practice of those near the end of their lives going to other countries, such as Switzerland, for an assisted death.

Opponents have branded the bill unsafe and unworkable, citing their concerns around potential coercion of vulnerable people and a lack of safeguards for those with disabilities.

“I have to be honest with you," said lawmaker and cancer surgeon Zubir Ahmed. “When I am asked to prognosticate as to whether someone has six months to live or not, I am as often wrong as I am right.”

Assisted suicide — where patients take a lethal drink prescribed by a doctor — is legal in countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and parts of the U.S., with regulations on qualifying criteria varying by jurisdiction.

In July, French lawmakers backed a similar bill to allow adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication. However, it hasn't become law as there will be a review to determine if it complies with the French Constitution.

Campaigners gather to protest in support of assisted dying, in Parliament Square, central London, Friday Sept. 11, 2026. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

Campaigners gather to protest in support of assisted dying, in Parliament Square, central London, Friday Sept. 11, 2026. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)