India women defeated Sri Lanka women by nine wickets in match 1 of the Sri Lanka Women's Tri-Nation Series 2025 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, 26 April 2025. (Blog | Scorecard | More Cricket News)
Openers Pratika Rawal scored a fifty after spinners Sneh Rana and debutant Shree Charani starred with the ball as a clinical India outclassed Sri Lanka in the rain-hit opening ODI.
Winning the toss, Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bowl as India bundled out Sri Lanka for 147 in a curtailed 39-over-a-side contest, with Rana (3/31) and Charani (2/26) sharing five wickets between them, while senior off-spinner Deepti Sharma (2/22) also chipped in.
With a small target to chase, the visitors chased it down in 29.4 overs, with Mandhana (43) providing a fluent start before Rawal (50 not out) and Harleen Deol (48 not out) took the visitors home without much fuss.
India will next face South Africa on April 29.
Sri Lanka Vs India, Women's Tri-series Match 1: Playing XIs
Sri Lanka Women (Playing XI): Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Hansima Karunaratne, Piumi Badalge, Achini Kulasuriya, Inoka Ranaweera, Malki Madara
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Kashvee Gautam, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Nallapureddy Charani
