They got here dreaming large, using excessive on confidence. However halfway by their innings, the Ladies in Blue have been dwelling a nightmare.
4 wickets tumbled inside an area of a few overs. Sri Lanka was threatening a coup.
The Indians, nevertheless, fought again. Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur and Sneh Rana ensured the primary host would have sufficient runs on the board to disclaim the co-host of an unlikely victory within the opening match of the ladies’s cricket World Cup.
AS IT HAPPENED | India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Ladies’s ODI World Cup
After posting 269 for eight from 47 overs – rain claimed three overs – India bowled Sri Lanka out for 211, to win by 59 runs (DLS technique) on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. For Harmanpreet Kaur’s ladies, it was a big victory in additional methods than one.
They received regardless of the uncommon failure of their fundamental batter, Smriti Mandhana, and so they confirmed they’ve the type of depth in batting that’s required in a marketing campaign so long as the World Cup. The bowling clicked, too.
For the Lankans to pose a critical problem, their captain Chamari Athapaththu (43,47b, 4×4, 3×6) wanted to play an extended innings. She was wanting good too, till she was yorked by Deepti. India’s off-spinning all-rounder will bear in mind this sport with fondness.
India’s off-spinning all-rounder will bear in mind this sport with fondness as she went on to take three wickets as nicely.
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India’s off-spinning all-rounder will bear in mind this sport with fondness as she went on to take three wickets as nicely.
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The grit she confirmed with the bat was admirable. Deepti (53, 53b, 3×4) added 103 for the seventh wicket with Amanjot (57, 56b, 5×4, 1×6) and 42 for the eighth with Sneh (28, 15b, 2×4, 2×6).
It was the maiden ODI fifty for Amanjot. She couldn’t have timed it higher, and that too on her World Cup debut. She batted with confidence, stored the scoreboard ticking, and confirmed why the staff administration was so eager for her to rejoin the squad after recovering from harm (she had missed the latest sequence towards Australia).
Amanjot was dropped a couple of occasions, however she deserved her luck. It took a shocking catch to finish her innings, as Vishmi Gunaratne timed her dive to perfection close to the deep mid-wicket boundary.
Earlier, Inoka Ranaweera took three wickets in an over to make the Indian dressing room nervous. However Deepti, Amanjot and Sneh calmed these nerves.
Printed on Sep 30, 2025