India was starting a flying start in their ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 campaign as they beat Sri Lanka with 59 races in the opening match at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, on Tuesday.
The rain-reduced game then India bundled Sri Lanka for 211 in 45.4 Overs, after the goal was revised to 271 in 47 overs according to the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.
India lost Smriti Mandhana early after choosing bat, and Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol tried to rebuild with a 67-race partnership for the other wicket.
Limits were hard to get by when Sri Lanka’s spinners used tight control and wickets began to tumble.
Inoka Ranaweera was the most important destroyer who rejected Rawal in the 20th over and then took three wickets in the 26th over and removed Harleen, Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur in a crucial magic form.
Richa Ghosh soon fell to Chamari Athapaththu and left India fighting 124/6.
Innnings was stabilized by Amanjot and Deepti, which sewed a century partnership together. By combining caution with calculated aggression, the duo rotated strike effectively and gradually accelerated the scoring.
Amanjot became the first half of the tournament and ended with five fours and one six, while Deepti scored a run-a-ball 50 and hit three boundaries.
Sneh Rana delivered a late flowering that beat two fours and so many sixes to add 34 crucial races in the last two overs.
Sri Lanka’s hunt began desire, with Athapaththu and Hasini Perera find regular boundaries, including a six from Athapaththu from Kranti Gaud. However, Gaud struck back shortly after, Bowling Perera to finish a 30-race opening stand.
Harshitha Samarawickrama counter -attack with three fours in one over from Amanjot, giving Sri Lanka a productive first 45 -race powerplay.
Athapaththu dominated early overs against Deepti and hit two sixes and two fours, but eventually became the bowl in 43, giving India a crucial breakthrough.
India’s bowlers, led by Rana, then used relentless pressure. Harshitha Madavi was caught legs before by Shree Charani, while Vishmi Gunaratne was dismissed in front of Amanjot.
Deepti returned to reject Kavisha Dilhari and Anushka Sanjeewani as Sri Lanka slipped to 140/6. Nilakshi de Silva tried to fight back, but fell to Rana, who also removed Achini Kulasuriya.
Rawal wrapped laps and caught Ranaweera ahead when India claimed a pleasant victory despite early hiccups.
