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IND-W vs PAK-W, Women's World Cup: In what looked like a mix-up during the toss proceedings for India's Women's World Cup contest here on Sunday, match referee Shandre Fritz mistakenly declared Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana the winner.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur flipped the coin, and Sana called “tails,” but Fritz misheard it as “heads,” a cue that presenter Mel Jones also followed.

The coin landed heads up, and the result went Pakistan's way, allowing the Women in Green to opt for bowling first under overcast conditions.

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Harmanpreet, who didn't shake hands with Sana, also didn't react and approached Jones for a chat after the Pakistan skipper. 

Speaking at the time of toss, Sana said, “We’re going to bowl first. Looks like there could be some moisture on the wicket. One change for us – Sadaf Shamas replaces Omaima Sohail – our confidence is great, hopefully we’ll play better today. Anything under 250 could be a good chase."

Harmanpreet said, “We played a good series here before the WC. We’re thinking positively and are looking to do well. One unfortunate change – Amanjot isn’t playing. She’s unwell, so Renuka Thakur replaces her. We’ve gelled well as a team and are looking forward to today’s contest."

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IND vs PAK Playing XIs

Pakistan Women (Playing XI): Muneeba Ali, Sadaf Shamas, Sidra Amin, Rameen Shamim, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz(w), Fatima Sana(c), Natalia Pervaiz, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal.

India Women (Playing XI): Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani.