The Pakistan batter, Sidra Amin, has been reprimanded for breaching the code of conduct of the International Cricket Council (ICC) during the game against India at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo during the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. India came into the contest after winning the curtain raiser against Sri Lanka in Guwahati.

A statement from the ICC has come after the IND-W vs PAK-W clash, which stated that Amin has breached Article 2.2, which is related to ‘abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match.’ It was, however, her first offence in the last 24-month period, and she was given one demerit point for a Level 1 breach.

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The incident took place during the 40th over of the second innings when Amin forcefully hit her bat onto the surface after getting dismissed. She admitted the mistake and accepted the sanction, which was proposed by the match referee, Shandre Fritz, and no hearing was needed for the action.

Sidra Amin reprimanded for breaching ICC’s code of conduct during Women’s World Cup 2025

The on-field umpires, Lauren Agenbag and Nimali Perera, the third umpire, Kerrin Klassste, and the fourth umpire, Kim Cotton, levelled the charge. The level 1 offences carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, which could be a maximum of 50% of the player’s match fee as the penalty, and one or two demerit points.

Pakistan’s captain, Fatima Sana, won the toss and decided to bowl first on the surface, which looked a bit slow in the afternoon. They were able to bundle out the Blue Brigade for 247 runs in 50 overs as none of the Indian batters were able to convert their starts into half-centuries.  Richa Ghosh was the biggest contributor of the innings with an unbeaten 35 runs in 20 balls at a strike rate of 175.

Pakistan ended up with 159 runs, losing the encounter by 88 runs. Sidra Amin cracked 81 runs in 106 balls, with the help of nine boundaries and one six. Deepti Sharma and Kranti Goud bagged three wickets each in the second innings.

In a major development, Pakistan batter Sidra Amin has been sanctioned for the infraction of the ICC Code of Conduct during the Women’s World Cup 2025 match against India on October 5, 2025. The 33-year-old cricketer was charged with a Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which pertains to the “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match.”

As per ICC regulations, Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50% of the player’s match fee along with the addition of one or two demerit points. The incident took place in the 40th over of Pakistan’s innings, when Sidra, after being dismissed, hit her bat forcefully onto the pitch in frustration. Her actions were deemed a violation of the sport’s spirit and the conduct standards.

One demerit point has been added to Sidra’s disciplinary record, marking her first offence within a 24-month period. The charge was brought forward by on-field umpires Lauren Agenbag and Nimali Perera, third umpire Kerrin Klaaste, and fourth umpire Kim Cotton.

Star performer despite Pakistan’s defeat

Despite the disciplinary issue, Sidra Amin stood out as Pakistan’s top performer with the bat. She scored a brilliant 81 runs off 106 balls, hitting nine fours and one six during the innings. However, her fine effort went in vain as Pakistan Women suffered an 88-run loss against India Women at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.

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India batted first and scored 247 runs in 50 overs, after being asked to bat, and Pakistan lost three early wickets for 10 runs which hurt them in their chase. Next, Pakistan Women will face off against Australia Women on October 8, and India will play Australia on October 12, 2025, both matches will take place in Colombo.

Chasing down the challenging target of the match against strong India Women at Colombo on Sunday (October 5) evening, Pakistan Women's star batter Sidra Amin created a new history for her country with her fighting knock. 

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After sending India Women to bat first, Pakistan Women restricted them to 247 all out in 50 overs. It was the first time that Pakistan Women bowled out India Women in the Women's ODI, but it was a challenging target for Pakistan, as the pitch wasn't comfortable for the batters, and the set batters were also struggling to hit boundaries consistently. India Women had a lot of 20s and 30s, but there weren't any 50+ scores, as Harleen Deol was the leading run-scorer for the team with 46 runs.

Chasing down the target, Pakistan Women struggled in the early period of the innings. Apart from two partnerships, there weren't any threats for the India Women, as only Sidra Amin managed to provide some strong replies in the chase. While Pakistan Women were all out for 159 runs in 43 overs, as India Women won by 88 runs, Sidra was the highest run scorer in the game with 81 runs. 

Sidra batted strongly, but she hardly had any support from the other end, as only two more Pakistan batters managed to reach double-digit scores, who were Natalia Pervaiz (33) and Sidra Nawaz (14). Meanwhile, Sidra Amin scored 81 off 106 balls with nine fours and one six, as she was the only Pakistan batter to keep alive the game for the country, and after her dismissal, the fate was confirmed.

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Sidra Amin became the highest run-scorer for Pakistan Women against India Women in the history of a Women's ODI match. The previous record was 68 not out by Nida Dar during the 2013 Cuttack Women's ODI. On the other hand, Amin smashed a six during her record-breaking innings, which was also Pakistan Women's first-ever six against India Women in the Women's ODI history.