Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 6 (ANI): India's young speedster Kranti Gaud, who dazzled with her blistering pace, revealed how her insistence on keeping a second slip, a move that was against skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's idea, proved to be valuable in Aliya Riaz's dismissal during the rivalry clash against Pakistan in Colombo on Sunday at the ongoing Women's World Cup.

While defending a 247-run total, India restricted Pakistan's batters, limiting their scoring rate in the powerplay. While Pakistan batters struggled to muster runs on the board, India had to wait for the perfect opportunity to scythe wickets. Pakistan crawled to 26/2 after 11 overs, and Harmanpreet looked to switch the tactics to push for wickets.

Before the 12th over, Harmanpreet urged Kranti to take off the second slip; how

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