India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Match Highlights & Results

That's a wrap from today's ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 encounter, where India secured a crucial victory over Sri Lanka to keep their semifinal hopes alive. The non-stop action continues with another exciting matchup on the horizon with Bangladesh Women taking on West Indies Women on October 10, 2024, at 2 pm GMT. Join us an hour prior for an exclusive pre-match build-up. Until then, goodbye and we look forward to catching you again soon!

Chamari Athapaththu, the losing skipper of Sri Lanka Women says that their side failed with both bat and ball and they need to bounce back in the next and get the basics right. Mentions that the first game is really important in such tournaments and it became difficult to lift the side after losing the first one but such things happen in cricket and they have one game remaining and they'll be looking to bounce back against New Zealand Women. Closes by saying that they need to improve on their batting and bowling.

The victorious skipper of India Women, Harmanpreet Kaur is also the Player Of The Match. Harmanpreet Kaur expresses her satisfaction with the team's performance. She emphasized that maintaining momentum was key, crediting Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma for providing the strong start they had planned. Harmanpreet Kaur highlights their focus on preserving wickets, praising their disciplined approach. After the quick dismissals of the openers, she and Jemimah Rodrigues concentrated on keeping the run rate steady between seven to eight runs per over. Harmanpreet Kaur says they simply "went with the flow" from there, ensuring a commanding total for the team. Harmanpreet Kaur also expresses satisfaction with her team's all-around performance. She notes that the team "ticked all the boxes" in batting, bowling, and most importantly, fielding. Kaur emphasizes that their focus on fielding paid off, as they successfully took all their catches during the match, a critical area they had been working on. Feeling good about their collective effort, she highlights how this complete performance boosts the team's confidence.

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Earlier in the day, India Women's batting unit finally clicked, posting a formidable 172 on the board. The platform was set by Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, who shared a 98-run opening stand in just 13 overs, laying the groundwork for a sizeable total. Jemimah Rodrigues maintained the momentum with a purposeful knock, before Harmanpreet Kaur took charge, scoring an unbeaten half-century to steer India to a competitive score. Sri Lanka's bowling struggled to contain India's batters, with Chamari Athapaththu and Ama Kanchana claiming the only wickets to fall, while poor fielding cost them dearly, gifting India Women valuable runs.

India Women's bowling was unrelenting, with Asha Sobhana and Arundhati Reddy taking three each and having identical figures of 3 for 19 after 4 overs. Renuka Singh Thakur took a couple while Shreyanka Patil and Deepti Sharma scalped one each. India's bowling depth proved too much for Sri Lanka Women and their exceptional fielding took it to the next level.

Sri Lanka Women's pursuit of a daunting target set by Asian giants India began disastrously, with a sluggish start and wickets tumbling rapidly. The damage was done inside the Powerplay, as they crumbled to 3/6 inside the Powerplay, virtually sealing their fate. India Women, keen to bolster their Net Run Rate, aimed to wrap up the innings swiftly. However, Kaveesha Dilhari and Anushka Sanjeewani momentarily stalled the Indian charge with a 37-run fourth-wicket partnership. The respite was short-lived, as Sri Lanka's batting collapsed once the partnership was broken, leading to a cluster of wickets and them eventually losing by 84 runs.

India's all-round brilliance paid dividends as they secured a convincing 82-run triumph. This resounding win significantly enhances their Net Run Rate, enabling them to leapfrog New Zealand Women and closing the gap on Pakistan Women in the standings. This also happens to be India's biggest win in terms of margin of victory, the previous being 79 runs as per the on-air commentator, Ian Bishop.

Deepti Sharma to Udeshika Prabodani, OUT! c Smriti Mandhana b Deepti Sharma.OUT! CAUGHT! Smriti Mandhana takes a brilliant catch running back to get India Women their biggest win in Women's T20 World Cup history. Flighted delivery by Deepti Sharma and Udeshika Prabodani walks in and hits the ball up in the air behind Smriti Mandhana at mid off. Smriti runs back well, grabs the catch in front of her eyes, and wins it for her team.

Deepti Sharma to Inoka Ranaweera, 1 run.Fuller on the off stump line. Inoka Ranaweera tucks it to the left of covers and runs a quick single.

Deepti Sharma to Inoka Ranaweera, No run.Comes around the wicket and drops it short outside the off stump. Inoka Ranaweera looks to cut the ball but misses it completely.

Deepti Sharma to Udeshika Prabodani, 1 run.Tossed up on the stumps. Udeshika Prabodani walks in and slogs the ball up towards long on for a single.

Deepti Sharma to Udeshika Prabodani, No run.Fuller on the off stump line. Udeshika Prabodani taps it back to the bowler from the crease.

Arundhati Reddy to Inoka Ranaweera, No run.Drops the length back on top of the stumps. Inoka Ranaweera gets back in the crease and knocks the ball towards point.

Arundhati Reddy to Udeshika Prabodani, 1 run.Swings the ball into the right-hander from a good length. Udeshika Prabodani flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Arundhati Reddy to Inoka Ranaweera, 1 run.Comes around the stumps and pitches the ball up on the wicket. Inoka Ranaweera drives it to long on and runs a single.

Arundhati Reddy to Inoka Ranaweera, No run.Hits the length on top of the off stump from over the wicket angle. Inoka Ranaweera stays on the crease and taps the ball down.

Inoka Ranaweera walks out last to bat for Sri Lanka Women.

Arundhati Reddy to Ama Kanchana, OUT! c sub Radha Yadav b Arundhati Reddy.OUT! CAUGHT! The substitute Radha Yadav grabs another catch for her team and sends back Ama Kanchana. Arundhati Reddy pitches the ball up on the off stump and Ama Kanchana slogs it up in the air, straight to Radha Yadav at deep mid-wicket who grabs a reverse cup.

Arundhati Reddy to Ama Kanchana, No run.Swings the ball into the right-hander and misses her line, bowls it outside leg. Ama Kanchana gets a feather off the pads and the ball goes back to Richa Ghosh.

Deepti Sharma to Udeshika Prabodani, No run.Tosses the ball up on the off stump and gets it to turn into the right-hander. Udeshika Prabodani takes a front foot out and drops the ball down on the cease.

Deepti Sharma to Ama Kanchana, 1 run.On the pads, fuller this time. Ama Kanchana sweeps it to short fine leg and runs a single.

Deepti Sharma to Udeshika Prabodani, 1 run.Short and wide again. Udeshika Prabodani tucks it towards point and runs a quick single. Good pick up and a direct hit at the batter's end from the fielder at point but the batter is just in.

Deepti Sharma to Udeshika Prabodani, 2 runs.Just short outside the off stump line. Udeshika Prabodani slaps it to the left of sweeper covers and the batters run a quick couple.

Deepti Sharma to Udeshika Prabodani, No run.Floats it up on off. Udeshika Prabodani offers a front foot defence.

Deepti Sharma to Udeshika Prabodani, No run.Deepti Sharma comes back into the attack and pitches the ball up on the middle stump line from over the wicket angle. Udeshika Prabodani looks to sweep the ball and misses any contact with the bat. The ball hits her on the front leg and the umpire raises the finger. Udeshika Prabodani takes the review. The Ball Tracking shows that the ball is pitching in line, impact is also inside the stumps but the ball is missing the leg stump on height. Review working well for Sri Lanka Women.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Ama Kanchana, Four!FOUR! Ama Kanchana picks up the length early and slams the good-length ball outside the off stump, up and over the head of mid off for a boundary to end the over.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Udeshika Prabodani, 1 run.Pitches the ball up on the off stump. Udeshika Prabodani taps it to the right of Deepti Sharma at point and runs a risky single.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Udeshika Prabodani, No run.Drops the length back on the stumps. Udeshika Prabodani gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball drops on the crease.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Ama Kanchana, 1 run.Pitches the ball fuller on the stumps. Ama Kanchana drives it to long on for a single.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Ama Kanchana, No run.Just short outside the off stump. Ama Kanchana looks to make room and slash it but misses.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Ama Kanchana, Four!FOUR! SHOT! Renuka Singh Thakur drops her length back on the stumps and Ama Kanchana slogs the ball up and over mid-wicket to the boundary for four runs.

Shreyanka Patil to Udeshika Prabodani, No run.On the fuller length outside the off stump. Udeshika Prabodani offers a good front foot defence.

Shreyanka Patil to Ama Kanchana, 1 run.Touch full on the lien of the stumps. Ama Kanchana nudges it to her left and sneaks a single. Richa from behind the stumps moves to her left, collects the ball, and has a shy at the stumps but misses. The batters pick up a single.

Shreyanka Patil to Udeshika Prabodani, 1 run.Full and around off from over the wicket. Udeshika Prabodani drives and gets the outside edge of the bat to short third for a run.

Shreyanka Patil to Udeshika Prabodani, No run.Nagging length delivery on the stumps. Udeshika Prabodani gets an inside edge onto the pads from the crease.

Shreyanka Patil to Udeshika Prabodani, No run.Bowls a flatter one from a nagging length on the stumps and gets the ball to turn into the right-hander. Udeshika Prabodani gets a hit on the pads and Richa Ghosh grabs it behind the stumps and appeals for a catch. Smriti Mandhana, the standing skipper of India Women takes a review and the ball is found nowhere close to the bat.

Shreyanka Patil to Ama Kanchana, Leg bye.LEG BYE! On the pads, drifting in from the wicket, missing leg. Ama Kanchana gets a hit on the pads and the ball goes to short fine. The batters pick up a single.

Asha Sobhana to Ama Kanchana, 1 run.Drops the length back on the stumps. Ama Kanchana sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Asha Sobhana to Udeshika Prabodani, 1 run.Drags the length back outside off. Udeshika Prabodani slaps it to sweeper covers for a run.

Asha Sobhana to Ama Kanchana, 1 run.Floats one on the pads. Ama Kanchana flicks the ball to deep square leg for a run.

Asha Sobhana to Udeshika Prabodani, 1 run.Short and wide, cut away to sweeper covers for a run to get off the mark.

Udeshika Prabodani is the new batter for Sri Lanka Women.

Asha Sobhana to Inoshi Fernando, OUT! c sub Radha Yadav b Asha Sobhana.OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Tossed up, around off, Inoshi Fernando looks to sweep this towards deep square but gets it off the outside of her bat and the ball travels straight to Radha Yadav at deep mid-wicket for a simple catch around waist height.

Asha Sobhana to Ama Kanchana, 1 run.Tossed up on leg, Ama Kanchana sweeps this towards deep square for a single.

Arundhati Reddy to Ama Kanchana, 1 run.Good length on the pads, Ama Kanchana flicks this to fine leg for a single. Ama Kanchana was keen on the second but Inoshi Fernando sent her back and rightly so.

Arundhati Reddy to Inoshi Fernando, 1 run.Back of a length on leg, Inoshi Fernando tucks this towards long on and runs one.

Arundhati Reddy to Ama Kanchana, 1 run.On a length around middle and leg, Ama Kanchana tucks this through square leg for a single.

Arundhati Reddy to Ama Kanchana, No run.Slower, full on off. Ama Kanchana jams this rolling back to the bowler.

Arundhati Reddy to Ama Kanchana, No run.On a length, around off. Ama Kanchana drives this to short extra cover for no run.

Arundhati Reddy to Ama Kanchana, No run.Good length on off, Ama Kanchana punches this to short cover for no run.

Inoka Ranaweera is the next batter for Sri Lanka Women.

Asha Sobhana to Sugandika Kumari, OUT! c Richa Ghosh b Asha Sobhana.OUT! Another bit of brilliance in the field, this time by Richa behind the stumps and Sri Lanka loses another. Tossed up on off, Sugandika Kumari goes for the sweep but goes early. The ball arrives late and lobs off the bottom edge dropping in front of Richa standing up to the spinner. Richa dives in front and grabs this. The batter sends this upstairs. The UltraEdge shows a clears spike and deflection off the bat into the gloves of Richa.

Asha Sobhana to Ama Kanchana, 1 run.Tossed up around middle and leg, Ama Kanchana gets on top of it and sweeps this to deep square for a single more.

Asha Sobhana to Sugandika Kumari, 1 run.Fuller around leg, Sugandika Kumari sweeps this towards deep square for one.

Asha Sobhana to Sugandika Kumari, No run.Full and wide of off, Sugandika Kumari goes for the slog and gets beaten.

Asha Sobhana to Sugandika Kumari, No run.This took an eternity to land. Wrong'un, much slower. Sugandika Kumari goes for the sweep without reading it. Gets beaten and the ball just bounces over middle.

Asha Sobhana to Ama Kanchana, 1 run.Leggie, on off. Ama Kanchana rocks back and tucks this through mid on for one.

Sugandika Kumari is the new batter in for Sri Lanka Women.

Arundhati Reddy to Kaveesha Dilhari, OUT! c Renuka Singh Thakur b Arundhati Reddy.OUT! ANOTHER BEAUTY IN THE FIELD AND Sri Lanka Women ARE 6 DOWN! On a length around middle and off, Kaveesha Dilhari looks to drag this down towards deep square and goes down on a knee and attempts the sweep. The ball bounced a bit on her, getting the leading edge towards the left of Renuka Singh Thakur at short fine leg. With the ball swirling around while dropping to her left, Renuka Singh Thakur does well to grab a hold of it.

Arundhati Reddy to Ama Kanchana, 1 run.Back of a length on off, Ama Kanchana punches this to point for one.

Arundhati Reddy to Ama Kanchana, No run.Yorker on off, Ama Kanchana blocks this back to the bowler.

Arundhati Reddy to Ama Kanchana, No run.Good length on off, Ama Kanchana defends this one.

Arundhati Reddy to Nilakshika Silva, OUT! c Shafali Verma b Arundhati Reddy.OUT! EASY PICKING FOR Shafali Verma! On a length, going away from the right-hander. Nilakshika Silva walks across and looks to slog this on leg. Gets a leading edge hanging to the right of Verma at backward point. Shafali Verma moves to her right, keeps her eyes on the ball and grabs this dolly.

Arundhati Reddy to Kaveesha Dilhari, 1 run.Good length on middle and off, Kaveesha Dilhari slogs this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Shreyanka Patil to Nilakshika Silva, No run.BEAUTY! Fuller, straightens after pitching around off. Nilakshika Silva plays for the turn and gets beaten on the outside.

Shreyanka Patil to Nilakshika Silva, No run.Quicker and fuller on off, Nilakshika Silva jams this out on off.

Shreyanka Patil to Kaveesha Dilhari, 1 run.Length dragged back a bit, Kaveesha Dilhari gets it away off the inside of he bat towards leg for one.

Shreyanka Patil to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run.Tossed up on off, Nilakshika Silva drive this to sweeper cover for one.

Shreyanka Patil to Nilakshika Silva, No run.Fuller around middle and leg, Nilakshika Silva flicks this straight to short mid-wicket.

Shreyanka Patil to Nilakshika Silva, No run.Tossed up on off, Nilakshika Silva defends this on off.

Drinks. India Women have started superbly with the ball and they need to continue this brilliant start and make sure that they bundle out Sri Lanka Women or restrict them below 127 to have a superior NRR than the White Ferns.

Asha Sobhana to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run.Just short outside the off stump. Nilakshika Silva gets back in the crease and drops the ball late towards short thrid and the batters steal a quick single.

Asha Sobhana to Kaveesha Dilhari, 1 run.Fires it into the right-hander, fuller. Kaveesha Dilhari looks to flick it but gets a leading edge falling to the left of mid off and the batters run a single.

Asha Sobhana to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run.Floats it up, slower in the air. Nilakshika Silva sweeps the ball to deep square leg and walks a run.

Asha Sobhana to Nilakshika Silva, No run.On the nagging length on off. Nilakshika Silva takes the front foot out and drops the ball down on the crease.

Asha Sobhana to Nilakshika Silva, Four!FOUR! SHOT! Too full from Asha Sobhana on the stumps and Nilakshika Silva stands tall on the crease and heaves the ball up and over mid-wicket and finds her first boundary of the innings.

Asha Sobhana to Kaveesha Dilhari, 1 run.Just short on the stumps. Kaveesha Dilhari pulls it to long on and gets a single.

Deepti Sharma to Nilakshika Silva, No run.Holds the length back on the leg stump. Nilakshika Silva looks to flick it but hits the ball straight to short fine. No run.

Deepti Sharma to Kaveesha Dilhari, 1 run.Fuller outside the off stump and swept away to deep square leg for a single.

Deepti Sharma to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run.On the nagging length on the stumps and Nilakshika Silva tucks it to long on for a single.

Deepti Sharma to Nilakshika Silva, No run.On the up, on the middle. Nilakshika Silva taps it back to the bowler.

Deepti Sharma to Kaveesha Dilhari, 1 run.Tosses it fuller on the off stump. Kaveesha Dilhari slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Deepti Sharma to Kaveesha Dilhari, No run.Floats it up on the stumps. Kaveesha Dilhari knocks it back to the bowler.

Who walks out next? Nilakshika Silva walks out next in the middle.

Asha Sobhana to Anushka Sanjeewani, OUT! st Richa Ghosh b Asha Sobhana.OUT! STUMPPED! Anushka Sanjeewani loses her ground and Sri Lanka Women are 4 down! Richa Ghosh does nothing wrong and Asha Sobhana gets a wicket in her first over. Tosses the ball up outside the off stump line, calling the batter out for a big shot. Anushka Sanjeewani steps down the track and is completely beaten by the big turn on the ball away from her. Richa Ghosh grabs the ball behind the stumps and takes the bails off just in time to send back Anushka Sanjeewani.

Is that OUT? Excellent work from Richa Ghosh behind the stumps and she might have got the better of Anushka Sanjeewani here.

Asha Sobhana to Anushka Sanjeewani, No run.Bowls on the block hole just outside the off stump. Anushka Sanjeewani looks to play the sweep but the ball is too full for that shot. Dot ball.

Asha Sobhana to Anushka Sanjeewani, No run.Pitches the ball fuller on the stumps. Anushka Sanjeewani walks in and taps the ball back to the bowler.

Asha Sobhana to Kaveesha Dilhari, 1 run.Swept again from outside the off stump line and Kaveesha Dilhari gets a single more from deep mid-wicket.

Asha Sobhana to Anushka Sanjeewani, 1 run.Another tossed up delivery outside the off stump. Anushka Sanjeewani walks in and sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Asha Sobhana to Kaveesha Dilhari, 1 run.Floats it up fuller on the stumps. Kaveesha Dilhari launches it up towards long on and gets a single on the bounce.

Arundhati Reddy to Kaveesha Dilhari, 1 run.INSIDE EDGE! Arundhati Reddy swings one into the right-hander from outside the off stump and Kaveesha Dilhari looks to slice it, getting an inside edge towards short fine for a single.

Arundhati Reddy to Kaveesha Dilhari, No run.Fuller on the off stump line. Kaveesha Dilhari drives it well but straight to mid off.

Arundhati Reddy to Kaveesha Dilhari, Four!FOUR! SLAM! Kaveesha Dilhari picks up the length early and gives it a full flow of the bat. Arundhati Reddy pitches the ball up on the stumps again and gets punished. Kaveesha Dilhari slogs the ball to the right of the flying Jemimah Rodrigues at deep mid-wicket and gets a boundary.

Arundhati Reddy to Anushka Sanjeewani, 1 run.Holds the length back on the stumps. Anushka Sanjeewani flicks it towards deep square leg and runs a single.

Arundhati Reddy to Anushka Sanjeewani, 2 runs.Runs in hard from over the wicket angle and pitches the ball up on the off stump. Anushka Sanjeewani plays it on the rise over the head of mid off and runs a couple of runs more.

Arundhati Reddy to Anushka Sanjeewani, Four!FOUR! SHOT! Anushka Sanjeewani welcomes Arundhati Reddy with a brilliant boundary over mid-wicket. Length ball on the stumps and Anushka Sanjeewani slogs the ball off the front foot and times it well over mid-wicket to find the boundary.

Deepti Sharma to Anushka Sanjeewani, 1 run.Pitched up delivery slogged away to deep mid-wicket off the front foot for a single to end the over.

Deepti Sharma to Kaveesha Dilhari, 3 runs.Fuller on the stumps again by Deepti Sharma and Kaveesha Dilhari walks in and slams the ball straight past the bowler. The fielder Shafali Verma at mid on gives in a brilliant chase and keeps the ball inside the play. The batters pick up 3 run.