IND W Vs SL W , 1st ODI , ICC Women WORLD Cup 2025 Highlights : All Around Performance Of India Women Had A Good Start At Opening Match .

IND W  Vs SL W , 1ST ODI, ICC WOMEN WORLD CUP 2025 HIGHLIGHTS : All Around Performance Of India Women Had A Good Start At Opening Match .

 

India Women began their 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup journey with a victory. The side had overcome Sri Lanka by 59 runs (DLS method) in the tournament opener at Guwahati. Deepti, who brought football skills into play, sparkled with all-round efforts to help India dominate Lankans. Half-centuries from Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma and their 120-run partnership for the fifth wicket helped India score a competitive 269 for eight in 47 overs, in rain-truncated encounter. In the chase, Sri Lanka were off to a decent start against India’s pace-bowling attack but couldn’t gain any momentum against spin. Deepti, Sneh Rana and Shree Charani made life difficult for the batters of Sri Lanka as they were bundled out for 211 in 45.4 overs. All Around Performance Of India Women Had A Good Start At Opening Match .

TOSS-

Sri Lanka Women won the toss and decided to field.

PLAYING XI-

India Women Squad:

Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana Shikha Pandey/C Krishna, Pooja Vastrakar/K Gaud/Shree Charani

Sri Lanka Women Squad:

Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari MaCecillies, Udeshika Prabodhani Inoka Ranaweera

INDIA-

Sri Lanka ,Opting to bat, India lost Smriti Mandhana cheaply. Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol set the stage for a recovery, but their 67-run partnership for the second wicket was like pulling teeth. Runs were difficult to come by as Sri Lankan bowlers, especially spinners, kept it tight. It added to the pressure, and now there was little momentum.s for the lack of intent, it only brought more pressure and wickets began falling. The wrecker-in-chief was Inoka Ranaweera, who spun a web through the middle order. After dismissing Rawal in the 20th over, she went on to take three wickets in the 26th as she got rid of Harleen, Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur to seal its fate. Richa Ghosh was dismissed shortly afterwards by Chamari Athapaththu as India faced a collapse.

But Amanjot and Deepti cobbled together a partnership of genuine substance. Combining care with a little bit of aggression, the two rebuilt and rotated well before becoming more expansive. Their hundred run stand took not only India past 200, but it was also a painful period of treatment for Sri Lanka’s bowlers who were struggling with their rhythm at the fag end even as their fielders affected more than one reprieve for Amanjot.

Both brought up well-crafted half-centuries – Amanjot becoming the first half-centurion of the World Cup as she finished with five fours and a six. Deepti, who got three boundaries, ensured good strike rotation and scored at a run-a-ball. The finishing touches came from Rana, whose late cameo injected much-needed momentum in the closing overs. She struck two fours and as many sixes as India got 34 runs in the last two overs.

SRI LANKA-

Sri Lanka started the chase well as Athapaththu and Hasini Perera struck regular boundaries, with the former also sending a Kranti Gaud delivery over point for a six. The bowler, however, had some success soon after a she had Perera bowled to end a 30-run opening stand. Harshitha Samarawickrama came out with a positive mindset, scoring three fours in an over off Amanjot as Sri Lanka had a productive first powerplay of 9 overs, getting 45. India brought on spin soon after but Athapaththu was quick to dominate, getting two sixes and two fours in Deepti’s first overs, which yielded 23 runs. But the spinner had the last laugh, having the left-hander bowled for 43 to bag a crucial wicket.

The Indian bowlers, led by Rana, tightened the screws following the dismissal of the Sri Lankan skipper, leading to a boundary drought followed by a deluge of wickets. Harshitha Madavi was leg-before to Shree Charani while Vishmi Gunaratne was trapped in front by Amanjot. Kavisha Dilhari and Nilakshi de Silva struck a few boundaries as they tried to fight back but Deepti came back on and dismissed Kavisha and Anushka Sanjeewani as Sri Lanka slipped to 140/6. Nilakshi kept the fight going and also got a lucky break. But Rana had her bowled attempting a reverse paddle sweep, and also picked up the wicket of Achini Kulasuriya. Rawal bagged the last wicket, trapping Ranaweera in front, as India completed a comfortable win after the initial hiccups.

Brief scores:

India 269/8 in 47 overs (Amanjot Kaur 57, Deepti Sharma 53; Inoka Ranaweera 4-46, Udeshika Prabodhani 2-55) beat Sri Lanka 211 in 45.4 overs (Chamari Athapaththu 43, Nilakshi de Silva 35; Deepti Sharma 3-54, Sneh Rana 2-32) by 59 runs (DLS method).