Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
47 | 18 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 269/8 | RR: 5.72

  • Sneh Rana28 (15b)
  • Achini Kulasuriya8-0-42-1
  • Udeshika Prabodhani10-1-55-2

7:54pm That was a whirlwind innings. At the start, India seemed in control, even if they were not taking SL apart. But then, all of a sudden, India were under immense strife. They were reduced to 124-6 and at that stage, it seemed India would do well to go past 200. But they got past 200 and then some, with Amanjot and Deepti producing excellent half-centuries. The former rode her luck and the latter could not get the big hits away as often as she would have liked towards the end, but 269 looks a very decent total on a track that has held up a touch and has offered spin.

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, will feel they have let go of a big opportunity. After picking up six wickets, SL lost their bowling discipline and their fielding nous. They dropped Amanjot four times, and that proved to be pivotal, with India going well past 250. Ranaweera, with her three-wicket over in the 26th, was the star of the show, also popping up with another scalp prior to it. SL now have a steep chase on their hands, but given their recent uptick in batting pedigree, they will feel they can give this a good rattle. Join us in a bit for the chase!

Sri Lanka's target will be 271.

Inoka Ranaweera: (On the three-wicket over) The plan was to bowl with line and length, and my execution was good. I backed myself and came out trump. (After the Amanjot dropped catch) I wanted to contain the runs and bowl defensively. I wanted to finish off the over well, had the chance but I missed it. (On the chase) It is within us and we are going to do it.

46.6
W
Kulasuriya to Sharma, OUT, a wicket to finish the innings, and India end up with 269 on opening day! Seems like another off-pace delivery, cramping Deepti for room on a length just outside leg. Deepti swings at it because, well, she has to. Gets under it a little too much and Sugandika runs in off the deep mid wicket fence to do the rest!

DB Sharma c Kumari b Kulasuriya 53 (98m 53b 3x4 0x6) SR: 100

46.5
2
Kulasuriya to Sharma, 2 runs, safe again! Slower ball on a length on middle and off. Deepti takes a step down the track and swings too early. The bottom hand comes off and the ball plugs in the vacant mid on region
46.4
1
Kulasuriya to Rana, 1 run, darted across very full and wide outside off. Rana advances and drags it towards deep mid wicket
46.3
4
Kulasuriya to Rana, FOUR, dispatched, and the wheels are coming off for SL now! Juicy full toss outside off. Rana winds up and pummels it towards long on. Nilakshika Silva misfields, and lets in the boundary!
46.3
1w
Kulasuriya to Rana, 1 wide, well well! Back of a length delivery speared a mile outside off, as a response to Rana shuffling across. She dabs at it and misses, and the umpire calls it a wide. That was...very wide
46.2
4lb
Kulasuriya to Rana, 4 leg byes, more runs! Tries to follow Rana outside leg with a yorker into the toes, but Rana still manufactures something. Not off the bat, but the ball brushes enough of the boot to go past short fine leg!

Rana has injected impetus into this innings, and her cameo has made 265 very possible

46.1
6
Kulasuriya to Rana, SIX, in the air again, and beyond the fence again! Length ball on the stumps. Rana walks down the track, gives it the entire lot and clobbers it over deep square leg!

Last over coming up. Kulasuriya to bowl. Can India push towards 265?

END OF OVER:
46 | 16 Runs | IND-W: 251/7 | RR: 5.45

  • Sneh Rana17 (11b)
  • Deepti Sharma51 (51b)
  • Udeshika Prabodhani10-1-55-2
  • Achini Kulasuriya7-0-28-0
45.6
1
Prabodhani to Rana, 1 run, slanted in very full on middle and leg. Rana skips down, takes it on the full and hoicks it towards deep mid wicket
45.6
7nb
Prabodhani to Rana, (no ball) SIX, that is a terrific hit! Slower ball that lands right in the slot outside off. Rana walks across, having telegraphed the variation, and smears it over deep mid wicket. And to make matters worse for Prabodhani, it is a No ball too!
45.5
1
Prabodhani to Sharma, 1 run, excellent yorker just outside off. Deepti, despite charging, cannot get under it and clinks it just past the bowler and towards mid off
45.4
1
Prabodhani to Rana, 1 run, slanted in full just outside leg. Rana takes a step down the track and powers it towards long on
45.3
1
Prabodhani to Sharma, 1 run, massive lbw shout, not given! Zipped in full just outside off. Seems to nip in with the angle and Deepti gets rapped on the front pad. The ball trickles away behind point for a single, but Sri Lanka have reviewed this. There seemed to be two noises. Was that of an inside edge and then pad? That is exactly the case. Massive inside edge, and Deepti not only survives, she also brings up her fifty!
45.2
1lb
Prabodhani to Rana, 1 leg bye, speared in full on the pads. Rana advances and swings for the hills. Misses it and the ball rolls off the back leg into the off side, allowing a leg bye
45.1
4
Prabodhani to Rana, FOUR, Rana with her first boundary! Attempted yorker outside off. Rana skips down the track, converts it into a full toss and bludgeons it back past the bowler!

END OF OVER:
45 | 6 Runs | IND-W: 235/7 | RR: 5.22

  • Sneh Rana5 (6b)
  • Deepti Sharma49 (49b)
  • Achini Kulasuriya7-0-28-0
  • Udeshika Prabodhani9-1-40-2
44.6
1
Kulasuriya to Rana, 1 run, safe! Angled in on a length just outside leg. Rana backs away, trying to flick it through mid wicket. Gets a leading edge, though, and the ball loops just over the bowler's head
44.5
2
Kulasuriya to Rana, 2 runs, length outside off. Rana throws her hands at it and flays it towards deep point, who does well on the fence and saves a couple of runs. Sugandika the fielder

Mmatli: "What happrned to the drizzle?" -- Seems to have relented.

44.4
1
Kulasuriya to Sharma, 1 run, length outside off. Deepti gets forward, stays on top of the bounce and slaps it past extra cover. Sweeper cover comes around and cuts it off

SL Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st30AMCJK AthapaththuGWHM Perera
2nd52AMCJK AthapaththuH Samarawickrama
3rd21H SamarawickramaRMVD Gunaratne
4th2WK DilhariRMVD Gunaratne
5th25NND SilvaWK Dilhari
6th10MAA SanjeewaniNND Silva
7th33NND SilvaBMSM Kumari
8th11WGAKK KulasuriyaBMSM Kumari
9th15KDU PrabodhaniWGAKK Kulasuriya
10th12KDU PrabodhaniI Ranaweera