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IND-W Vs SL-W, Live Action In Pictures: See Best Photos From Guwahati

Captain Chamari Athapaththu won the coin toss and opted for Sri Lanka to bowl first against India in the opening match of the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Tuesday. Eight teams will contest 31 matches for a chance to lift the trophy on Nov. 2 after the final in either Colombo or Navi Mumbai. Guwahati, Indore, Visakhapatnam and Navi Mumbai are hosting India’s leg of the tournament. Colombo in Sri Lanka is the other venue, and where Pakistan will play its matches. India is gunning for its first Women’s World Cup crown from its fourth tournament on home turf after 1978, 1997 and 2013. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur chose a three-spinner attack, which is anticipated to be par for the course in the tournament. Opener Smriti Mandhana is the batter to watch for the home crowds. She has scored 2,100 runs at average of 58.33, including eight centuries, since the previous World Cup in 2022 in New Zealand.

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: India vs Sri Lanka | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Sri Lanka's captain Chamari Athapaththu at the toss before the start of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 match between India and Sri Lanka, at ACA Stadium, Barsapara, in Guwahati.

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: India vs Sri Lanka | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

Shreya Ghoshal, Bollywood singer performs to tribute Singer Zubeen Garg before start the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: India vs Sri Lanka | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

Anagram Papon Mahanta, Bollywood singer performs to tribute Singer Zubeen Garg before start the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: India vs Sri Lanka | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

Jou Barua, Bollywood singer performs to tribute Singer Zubeen Garg before start the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: India vs Sri Lanka | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

India's Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: India vs Sri Lanka | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

India's Smriti Mandhana walks off the field after losing her wicket during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: India vs Sri Lanka | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

Sri Lanka's players celebrates the dismissal of India's Smriti Mandhana during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: India vs Sri Lanka | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

Sri Lanka's Kavisha Dilhari fields a ball during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: India vs Sri Lanka | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

India's Pratika Rawal plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: India vs Sri Lanka | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

India's Harleen Deol, left, and Pratika Rawal run between the wickets to score during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

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