india women’s national cricket team vs sri lanka women match scorecard

So a scheduled resumption time now of 5 PM, but four total overs lost given this hour-plus break.

It’s very dark out there. The rain is just hanging around. Another pause in play right before we thought it would restart.

The ground staff are covering the pitch and square in preparation for the match conditions. On the field, Harleen Deol has gotten off to a promising start, smashing three boundaries.

Udeshika Prabodini has bowled well to restrict the Indian batters so far. India are looking to preserve their wickets in the powerplay. It is a 50-over game, so one top-order needs to bat all the way for the side.

Smriti Mandhana tried to play a big shot but to no avail. She ended slicing the ball as the fielder completes the catch in second attempt. India lose a big wicket inside powerplay. IND 18/1 (4)

Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana are off to a steady start in this innings. Notably, the ball is moving a bit in the air as both openers negotiate it safely.

Sri Lanka Women (Playing XI): Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera

India Women (Playing XI): Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against India.

Stay tuned for the toss update as both captains have gathered for the toss. Harmanpreet and Athapaththu look in good mood.

Playing her fifth World Cup, Harmanpreet, who reserves her best for big tournaments, carries a tournament average of over 50. She smashed a century against England recently and followed it up with a fifty against Australia.

Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana will look to establish herself as the enforcer-in-chief in team’s batting unit. The left-hander has already struck four ODI centuries, including two back-to-back against Australia, this year. She averages 66.28 with a strike rate of 115.85.

The opening ceremony will be a 30-min programme which is expected to feature Papon, Joi Barua and rock band Shillong Chamber Choir.

On current form, India will be high on confidence, having recently beaten England in both ODI and T20I series. However, their defeat against England in the warm-up by a massive 150 runs should worry them too.

Along with India, Sri Lanka are the designated co-hosts as they will host 11 round-robin matches, including Pakistan’s seven league stage games and the marquee clash against India on October 5.

The upcoming will feature top (8) ranked teams including defending champions Australia England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan competing against each other in 28 league matches in a round-robin format across four venues in India and one in Colombo for a record prize money of USD 13.88 million.

Hello and welcome to the live cricket coverage of match number one of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup between India and Sri Lanka here at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.