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The Indian women's cricket squad encountered an unexpected visitant during their grooming league astatine the R Premadasa Stadium connected Friday evening - a snake.The reptile, known arsenic a communal rat snake oregon "Garandiya" successful Sinhalese, is simply a acquainted show astatine this venue, having appeared during Lanka Premier League matches and a Sri Lanka-Bangladesh ODI successful July.
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"It's not venomous. It doesn't bite. It's a Garandiya, conscionable looking for rats," a crushed authoritative said.The greyish-brown snake was observed moving on the drains and stands portion the Indian players were transitioning from the centre wicket to the nets area.The beingness of the reptile created a light-hearted atmosphere, drafting amused reactions from Indian cricketers, enactment staff, and media representatives.The Indian squad is scheduled to look Pakistan successful their 2nd World Cup lucifer astatine this venue connected Sunday.Bangladesh dominated Pakistan, securing a seven-wicket triumph aft chasing 130 with easiness successful their tourney opener, reaching 131 for 3 successful 31.1 overs. Opener Rubya Haider anchored the innings with an unbeaten 54, supported by Sobhana Mostary’s 24 not out, portion Shorna Akter (3 wickets), Marufa Akter, and Nahida Akter (two each) dismantled Pakistan’s 129 all-out.
In Guwahati, India thrashed Sri Lanka by 59 runs successful a rain-affected ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 opener. Chasing a revised DLS people of 271, Sri Lanka managed 211, with Inoka Ranaweera taking 4 wickets. Deepti Sharma was subordinate of the match, and Amanjot Kaur top-scored for India. The 13th variation features 8 teams competing successful 28 round-robin matches crossed India and Colombo, with the highly anticipated India-Pakistan clash acceptable for Sunday.
