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Team India starts Women's World Cup 2025 with a win, defeating Sri Lanka by 59 runs
India Women's vs India Women's Score: The two host teams faced off in the first match of the Women's World Cup 2025, where Team India defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis method. This victory earned Team India two points.
The Indian women's cricket team started the ODI World Cup with a win. In the opening match of the Women's ODI World Cup played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis method. The hero of the Indian team's victory was all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who performed brilliantly with both bat and ball.
Sri Lanka was set a target of 271 runs under the DLS method. The entire Sri Lankan team was bowled out for 211 runs in 45.4 overs, losing by 59 runs. For Sri Lanka, captain Chamari Athapattu top-scored with 43 runs. Nilakshi de Silva made 35, and Harshitha Samarawickrama made 29. Other batsmen couldn't stand up to the Indian bowlers. Deepti Sharma, who was a stellar performer with the bat, also performed brilliantly with the ball. She took 3 wickets for 54 runs in 10 overs. Sneh Rana and Shree Charani took 2 wickets each. Kranti Gaur, Amanjot Kaur, and Pratika Rawal each took 1 wicket.
Earlier, India, batting, had a poor start. Smriti Mandhana suffered her first setback at 14. Mandhana was dismissed for 8 runs. Openers Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol then added 67 runs for the second wicket. Rawal finished with 37 runs off 59 balls, including 1 six and 3 fours.
Deol added 39 runs for the third wicket with captain Harmanpreet Kaur. With the team's score at 120, Harleen was dismissed for 48 off 64 balls. Harmanpreet Kaur was dismissed for 21, while Jemimah Rodrigues was dismissed for zero. Richa Ghosh also departed for 2 runs. India was struggling at 124 for 6 in 27 overs. Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur rescued the team with a 103-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Amanjot Kaur scored her first ODI half-century. She was dismissed for 57 off 56 balls, including 1 six and 5 fours.
Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana added 42 runs off 21 balls for the eighth wicket. Deepti Sharma was dismissed for 53 off the last ball of the innings. She hit 3 fours in this crucial 53-ball innings. Sneh Rana remained unbeaten on 28 off 15 balls, hitting two sixes and two fours. India made 269 for 8 in 47 overs. Due to rain, the match was reduced to 47 overs instead of 50.
