India displayed absolute dominance to crush Sri Lanka by 97 runs and earn a well-deserved title triumph within the Ladies’s Tri-Nation ODI sequence after vice-captain Smriti Mandhana’s chic century and the bowlers’ collective effort within the title conflict in Colombo on Sunday.
After Mandhana rose to the event to energy India to a commanding 342 for seven, the bowlers accomplished the duty by bundling out Sri Lanka for 245, with Sneh Rana (4/38) and Amanjot Kaur (3/54) doing the majority of the harm.
Skipper Chamari Athapaththu (51 off 66 balls) and Nilakshika Silva (48 off 58) have been the chief contributors for the host.
Earlier, battling cramps in humid circumstances, elegant left-hander Mandhana, who had returned to type with a fifty in India’s final match in opposition to South Africa, struck an impressive 116 off 101 balls to put the muse for India’s imposing complete after skipper Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bat.
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Her knock was laced with 15 fours and two sixes, together with 4 successive boundaries off Athapaththu to convey up her eleventh ODI hundred in type.
After the early dismissal of Pratika Rawal for 30, Mandhana shifted gears easily.
The fashionable Mandhana made Sri Lanka pay for dropping her on 21 as was concerned in two large partnerships – 70 for the primary wicket with Pratika and 120 for the second with Harleen Deol.
She introduced up her thirty second ODI fifty with a classy sweep behind sq..
The left-hander added 120 runs in 106 balls with Harleen (47 off 56; 4×4) for the second wicket to regular the innings earlier than falling whereas making an attempt a lofted cowl drive.
The fashionable Mandhana made Sri Lanka pay for dropping her on 21 as was concerned in two large partnerships – 70 for the primary wicket with Pratika and 120 for the second with Harleen Deol.
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The fashionable Mandhana made Sri Lanka pay for dropping her on 21 as was concerned in two large partnerships – 70 for the primary wicket with Pratika and 120 for the second with Harleen Deol.
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However her dismissal set the stage for a robust end as Jemimah Rodrigues, coming off a career-best 123 in opposition to South Africa, smashed a quick-fire 44 off 29 balls (4×4), whereas Harmanpreet contributed a brisk 41 off 30 (4×4, 1×6) as India piled on 90 runs within the final 10 overs.
There was a quick section the place India seemed to have misplaced steam within the remaining overs, however cameos from Deepti Sharma (20 not out off 14) and Amanjot Kaur (18 off 12) helped them surge previous 340.
For Sri Lanka, Sugandika Kumari was the decide of their bowlers with 2/59, whereas Dewmi Vihanga (2/69) and Malki Madara (2/74) additionally picked two wickets every.
Set a formidable goal, the house crew wanted a robust begin, however as a substitute, IT misplaced Hasini Perera to Amanjot in solely the third ball of the Sri Lankan innings. Making an attempt to play via mid-off, Perera ended up taking part in down the fallacious line because the ball crashed onto the off-stump.
Sri Lanka was one down with out a run on the board and an onerous job awaited the duo of captain Athapaththu and Vishmi Gunaratne (36 off 41 balls).
Skipper Chamari Athapaththu (proper) scored 51 off 66 balls and Nilakshika Silva ended with 48 off 58 as each have been the chief contributors for the host.
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Skipper Chamari Athapaththu (proper) scored 51 off 66 balls and Nilakshika Silva ended with 48 off 58 as each have been the chief contributors for the host.
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They appeared to be succeeding, as Athapaththu and Vishmi put Sri Lanka’s chase again on monitor after the early blow. The pair negated the troublesome section properly earlier than opening as much as hit boundaries.
Nevertheless, Deepti’s introduction put the brakes on Lankan scoring because the senior off-spinner bowled three economical overs on the trot earlier than Amanjot gave India its second breakthrough by bowling Vishmi round her legs after the batter had shuffled a great distance throughout.
India might have had one other wicket however wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh, standing as much as debutant pacer Kranti Goud, couldn’t maintain to an edge from Athapaththu when she was on 25.
Kranti then missed a catch off her personal bowling after Nilakshi’s forefront off a slower supply.
Nevertheless, quickly after attending to her fifty, Athapaththu was bowled by Rana, who dropped the batter off her personal bowling in her earlier over.
With the required run fee mounting, the match was nearly as good as over after Nilakshika’s dismissal to Rana.