India’s Deepti Sharma celebrates after a wicket throughout their ICC Ladies’s World Cup 2025 sport in opposition to Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, September 30, 2025. — ICC
India had been off to a flying begin of their ICC Ladies’s World Cup 2025 marketing campaign as they beat Sri Lanka by 59 runs within the opening sport on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, on Tuesday.
The rain-reduced sport noticed India bundling Sri Lanka out for 211 in 45.4 overs, after the goal was revised to 271 in 47 overs as per the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) technique.
India misplaced Smriti Mandhana early after electing to bat, and Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol tried to rebuild with a 67-run partnership for the second wicket.
Boundaries had been onerous to come back by as Sri Lanka’s spinners utilized tight management, and wickets started to tumble.
Inoka Ranaweera was the important thing destroyer, dismissing Rawal within the twentieth over after which taking three wickets within the twenty sixth over, eradicating Harleen, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Harmanpreet Kaur in a decisive spell.
Richa Ghosh quickly fell to Chamari Athapaththu, leaving India struggling at 124/6.
The innings was steadied by Amanjot and Deepti, who stitched collectively a century partnership. Combining warning with calculated aggression, the duo rotated the strike successfully and regularly accelerated the scoring.
Amanjot turned the primary half-centurion of the match, ending with 5 fours and a six, whereas Deepti scored a run-a-ball 50, hitting three boundaries.
Sneh Rana supplied a late flourish, hanging two fours and as many sixes so as to add 34 essential runs within the last two overs.
Sri Lanka’s chase started brightly, with Athapaththu and Hasini Perera discovering common boundaries, together with a six from Athapaththu off Kranti Gaud. Nevertheless, Gaud struck again quickly after, bowling Perera to finish a 30-run opening stand.
Harshitha Samarawickrama counterattacked with three fours in an over off Amanjot, giving Sri Lanka a productive first powerplay of 45 runs.
Athapaththu dominated early overs in opposition to Deepti, hitting two sixes and two fours, however was ultimately bowled for 43, giving India an important breakthrough.
India’s bowlers, led by Rana, then utilized relentless strain. Harshitha Madavi was trapped leg-before by Shree Charani, whereas Vishmi Gunaratne was dismissed in entrance by Amanjot.
Deepti returned to dismiss Kavisha Dilhari and Anushka Sanjeewani as Sri Lanka slipped to 140/6. Nilakshi de Silva tried to battle again however fell to Rana, who additionally eliminated Achini Kulasuriya.
Rawal wrapped up the innings, trapping Ranaweera in entrance, as India claimed a cushty win regardless of early hiccups.
