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That's It! A clinical victory for the Women in Blue. They have demolished the Sri Lanka Women and also taken the revenge of the Asia Cup final. Sri Lanka were never able to come into the chase, specially after Chamari Athapaththu got dismissed. A strong display for the Indian fielders as well. They will now have to win the Australia match and hope for a few other results to go in their favour.
Out! Asha Sobhana continues to clean up the tail. This time she gets Inoshi Priyadharshani to go for a sweep and the ball takes the top edge to only lob up to mid-wicket. Inoshi Priyadharshani c (sub)Radha Yadav b Asha Sobhana 1(2).
Out! Wickets are falling in a tumble for Sri Lanka Women. They are unable to get the hint of the Indian bowling which is in-from here. Sugandika Kumari gets low to sweep, the ball takes the toe-end and Richa Ghosh takes a good low catch. Sugandika Kumari c Richa Ghosh b Asha Sobhana 1(4).
Out! Sri Lanka loses another wicket and they are looking at inevitable defeat now. Arundhati Reddy gets her to get a thick leading-edge and Shafali Verma from point jogs back to take the catch. Nilakshi de Silva c Shafali Verma b Arundhati Reddy 8(13).
After the initial collapse, Sri Lanka Women has tried to get some ground by stitching a steady partnership. Anushka Sanjeewani and Kavisha Dilhari are looking to take Sri Lanka out of deep waters and in a steady place where they can look to chase down India's total.
Out! Sri Lankan innings falls flat even before commencing their act. Harshitha Madavi goes for a big drive outside off, edges it behind and Richa Ghosh accepts the catch gladly. Sri Lanka in big trouble here. India eyeing victory. Harshitha Madavi c Richa Ghosh b Renuka Singh 3(7).
Out! Huge breakthrough for India. They have got the prized wicket of Chamari Athapaththu and it has come through Shreyanka Patil. hamari Athapaththu gets forward to push, the face is open and the outside-edge is found which the slip fielder accepts happily. Earlier, Vishmi Gunaratne was dismissed in the first over by Renuka Singh after skying a loft. Vishmi Gunaratne c (sub)Radha Yadav b Renuka Singh 0(2) and Chamari Athapaththu c Deepti Sharma b Shreyanka Patil 1(3).
Some fantastic end over ball-striking from captain Harmanpreet Kaur has provided India with a solid score after the end of 20 overs. Harmanpreet has not been in her best in the last two games but arrives just in time to take India's score to a comfortable place. Sri Lanka will need to be at their very best to chase this total down.
Out! Finally Sri Lanka dismisses the dangerous Jemimah Rodrigues. Rodrigues guided the short of length ball to a late cut but Udeshika Prabodhani dived and held on to the catch this time. Sri Lanka will need more wickets to slow down India's momentum. Rodrigues c Udeshika Prabodhani b Ama Kanchana 16(10) .
The two wickets of the openers have not been able to slow down the momentum of the Indian innings as both captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues have come out with intent and has been smashing the ball to all parts of the ground. Some misfields and dropped catches have also helped India Women.
India Women's Cricket Team vs Sri Lanka Women's Cricket Team Live Score Updates: India Women are all set to continue their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 journey against Sri Lanka in an important Group B clash. India started the ICC Women's T20 World Cup journey poorly after getting defeated by New Zealand in the opening encounter. The loss also put a dent in their net run rate and the chances of India qualifying from the group became slim as they were yet to play Australia, who are the strong favourites to win the competition. The best India can do now is win all their remaining games and wait for others to slip up. They defeated Pakistan Women in their second game and will look to defeat Sri Lanka Women when they take on Chamari Athapaththu and co in Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Jemimah Rodrigues Gives Inspirational Speech to India Women's Team Cricketers Ahead of IND-W vs SL-W ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Clash (Watch Video).
Sri Lanka on the other hand, entered the tournament on the back of winning the Asia Cup beating India in the final. They had momentum behind them and looked to surprise everyone in conditions familiar to their home. Although things have not been exactly to their likings as they have lost both their opening games. Sri Lanka Women first lost against Pakistan and then against Australia. Captain Chamari Athapaththu, who has been the mainstay of the team for long, is yet to fire and that has put additional pressure on the likes of Harshitha Samarawickrama and Vishmi Gunaratne. To defeat India, Sri Lanka will need an all-round performance from their cricketers.
India Women have found a slight opening as New Zealand has suffered a heavy defeat in the hands of Australia and their net run rate has took a dent. They have to capitalise on the opportunity and beat Sri Lanka to gain some momentum. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and star opener Smriti Mandhana is yet to fire and the tricky conditions of UAE have made it further difficult for them to get a solid grip. Batting has been the challenge offered by the conditions and the Indian batters will have to find a way to be better than their opposition. ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Smriti Mandhana Brushes Aside NRR Concern Ahead of Clash Against Sri Lanka.
India Women Squad: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Sajeevan Sajana, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Dayalan Hemalatha, Yastika Bhatia.
Sri Lanka Women Squad: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Hasini Perera, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera, Ama Kanchana, Achini Kulasuriya, Sachini Nisansala, Shashini Gimhani
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