Women's World Cup: SA v NZ; India-Pakistan Insect Delay

South Africa meet New Zealand at Holkar Stadium in Indore in a Women's World Cup match, with both sides seeking their first win after South Africa were bowled out for 69 by England and New Zealand lost by 89 runs to Australia; full XIs have been published and the game will be telecast on Star Sports and streamed on JioHotstar. The India–Pakistan World Cup fixture in Colombo was interrupted by a swarm of flying insects that forced a roughly 15-minute stoppage; officials said no overs would be lost and the break would be made up with a shorter innings interval. At the stoppage India were 154 for 4 in 34 overs with Jemimah Rodrigues unbeaten on 28 and Deepti Sharma on 2, after Pakistan had earlier mounted a middle-overs fightback. Off-field tensions were visible at the toss after India captain Harmanpreet Kaur did not shake hands with Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana following BCCI guidance, and India made a forced change with Renuka Singh replacing the injured Amanjot Kaur. The second T20I between New Zealand and Australia at Bay Oval (Oct 3) will be broadcast in India on the Sony Sports Network and streamed via Amazon Prime Video and SonyLIV, with mobile access through Airtel, Vi and Jio.