Sun Oct 06 11:35:41 UTC 2024: ## India Women Lose to Pakistan in Thrilling T20 World Cup Match
**Cape Town, South Africa:** India’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign took a major blow on Tuesday as they suffered a disheartening loss to Pakistan in a closely-fought match. Pakistan, led by captain Fatima Sana, elected to bat first after winning the toss.
Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur expressed her disappointment at losing the toss, but stressed the importance of bowling well and restricting Pakistan to a low score. However, Pakistan put up a strong fight, with a notable contribution from their captain, who is leading the team against India for the first time.
India, meanwhile, are yet to secure a win in the tournament and face an uphill battle to stay in contention. They will need to regroup and perform at their best in their remaining matches.
The match also marked the absence of key Indian player, Pooja, who was ruled out due to injury.
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