Colombo | India defeated Pakistan by 88 runs in their Women's World Cup match here on Sunday.

Sent in to bat, India rode on Harleen Deol's 46 and Richa Ghosh's brisk 35 to post 247 all out after most of the batters failed to translate their starts into big scores on a slow track.

In reply, Pakistan never recovered from a top-order collapse that left them struggling at 26 for 3 in the eighth over. In the end, they were all out for 159 in 43 overs.

Opener Sidra Amin fought valiantly for a 106-ball 81, while Natalia Pervaiz (33) was the other significant contributor.

For India, Kranti Goud (3/20) and Deepti Sharma (3/45) claimed three wickets apiece, while Shree Charani (2/38) also made key breakthroughs.

Brief scores:

India Women: 247 all out in 50 overs (Pratika Rawal 31, Harleen Deol 46, Jemimah Rodrigues 32, Richa Ghosh 35 not out; Diana Baig 4/69, Fatima Sana 2/38).

Pakistan Women: 159 all out in 43 overs (Sidra Amin 81; Kranti Goud 3/20, Deepti Sharma 3/45, Shree Charani 2/38).

Pakistan Innings:

Muneeba Ali run out (Deepti Sharma) 2

Sadaf Shamas c & b Kranti Gaud 6

Sidra Amin c Harmanpreet Kaur b Sneh Rana 81

Aliya Riaz c Deepti Sharma b Kranti Gaud 2

Natalia Pervaiz c (sub) Radha Yadav b Kranti Gaud 33

Fatima Sana c Smriti Mandhana b Deepti Sharma 2

Sidra Nawaz c & b Sneh Rana 14

Rameen Shamim b Deepti Sharma 0

Diana Baig run out (Harmanpreet Kaur) 9

Nashra Sandhu not out 2

Sadia Iqbal c Smriti Mandhana b Deepti Sharma 0

Extras: (LB-1, W-7) 8

Total: (All out, 43 Overs) 159

Fall of Wickets: 6-1, 20-2, 26-3, 95-4, 102-5, 143-6, 146-7, 150-8, 158-9, 159-10.

Bowler: Renuka Singh Thakur 10-1-29-0, Kranti Gaud 10-3-20-3, Sneh Rana 8-0-38-2, Shree Charani 6-1-26-0, Deepti Sharma 9-0-45-3.