Unlike the tournament opener against Sri Lanka, where the middle-order faltered before Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma’s rescue, India’s batters stepped up against Pakistan, with Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, and Sneh Rana anchoring the innings in the middle. Rodrigues, who was dismissed for duck against Sri Lanka, scored 32 off 37 balls while forming a 45-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Harleen Deol (48) to lift India from 106/3 to 151/3.
After Jemimah’s dismissal at 159/5, Deepti Sharma (25) and Sneh Rana (20) forged a 42-run stand for the sixth wicket to take the past 200–run mark before Rana’s dismissal at 201/6. Two crucial partnerships in the middle helped stabilize India’s innings and enabled the team to recover from early setbacks, putting pressure on the Pakistan bowlers.