India men’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav recently termed the India-Pakistan contest as “not a rivalry anymore.” In women’s cricket, however, the difference is even starker -- Pakistan have never managed to match India’s level, especially in the longer format. The two politically charged nations will face off in an ICC Women’s World Cup game today at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, where tensions are expected to mirror the unfriendliness seen during the recent Men’s Asia Cup.

From sharing a dressing room and exchanging tips, friends Nigar Sultana Joty and Fatima Sana go head-to-head as captains at an ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.

"When I got the captaincy, I thought that I have to become like Dhoni."