India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Women's World Cup 2025: IND defeat SL by 59 runs

Inoka Ranaweera to Amanjot Kaur, Flatter, full and on the pads, Kaur uses her feet and whips it to long on for a single.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, Bowled it full and outside off, Amanjot Kaur comes forward and eases it down to long off for a single. India Women are 221/6.

Sugandika Kumari to Deepti Sharma, Much fuller and around off, dragged away to deep mid-wicket for a single more.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, DROPPED? A CHANCE? Slower and fuller, around middle, Amanjot Kaur gets down and tries to take on the bowler. She mistimes her slog-sweep towards deep mid-wicket, where Vishmi Gunarathne runs forward from the boundary cushions. She puts in a dive but the ball doesn't stick to her hands and pops out. A single taken.

Sugandika Kumari to Deepti Sharma, A bit shorter and around off, Deepti strides forward and nudges it a bit uppishly but in the gap towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, Floated up, full and around middle, Amanjot Kaur prods forward and knocks it between long on and deep mid-wicket. Takes a single and wants to have another but is sent back.

Sugandika Kumari to Deepti Sharma, Slower, turning into the batter, around middle, Deepti gets across and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Inoka Ranaweera to Deepti Sharma, Sliding on the pads, Sharma uses her wrists and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single more. India Women are 215/6.

Inoka Ranaweera to Amanjot Kaur, Tossed up and around middle, Kaur uses her feet and whips it to long on for a single.

Inoka Ranaweera to Deepti Sharma, Darts in, full and around middle, Deepti nudges it towards square leg for a single.

Inoka Ranaweera to Amanjot Kaur, Full and outside off, knocked down to long off for a single.

Inoka Ranaweera to Amanjot Kaur, PUT DOWN! Another catch has been dropped, and the fielding of Sri Lanka Women has gone from good to bad. Slower, full and around middle, Amanjot Kaur comes forward and tries to flick it but gets a leading edge. The ball lobs up back to the bowler, where Inoka Ranaweera leaps but fails to cling on. The ball goes through her hands and parries away between mid on and mid off. 

Inoka Ranaweera to Deepti Sharma, A loopy one, full and around middle, Deepti comes forward and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

All set for the play to resume, then. Chamari Athapaththu and Co. take their respective positions in the field. According to the revised conditions, now 2 bowlers can bowl a maximum of 10 overs each, while 3 can bowl a maximum of 9 overs each. Inoka Ranaweera will kickstart proceedings for Sri Lanka. Deepti Sharma to face. Let's play...

Game stopped due to : Wet Ground Condition

UPDATE - 7.17 pm IST (1.47 pm GMT) - Good news, folks! The umpires stayed on, and it has turned out to be just a passing shower. The covers have been removed, including the big white sheet, and the umpires are out to inspect the outfield. Nasser Hussain informs us that it will now be a 47-overs-per-side game, with play set to resume at 7.20 pm IST (1.50 pm GMT).

Game stopped due to : Rain Stoppage

UPDATE - 7.11 pm IST (1.41 pm GMT) - Oh, the drizzle has come, and the ground staff are ready beside the boundary cushions. The umpires initially tried to keep the game going, but they eventually decided to bring the covers on. This is another rain interruption in the match, which had been a 48-over per side game, and it seems likely that the number of overs will be reduced further.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, Serves an arm ball, and it skids through, on off, Amanjot taps it to cover.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, FIFTY FOR KAUR! Maiden ODI half-century for Amanjot in her first World Cup outing. It could not have come at a better time from an Indian perspective. Sliding across the right-hander from over the wicket, short in length. Kaur waits and opens the bat face to glide it to the left of short third for a couple of runs.

Sugandika Kumari to Deepti Sharma, Flat and short, on off, Sharma waits back and punches it to long on for one more.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, Attacking the front pad, full in length, Amanjot pats it to long on for another single.

Sugandika Kumari to Deepti Sharma, At 77.9 kph, full and around off, Deepti pushes it to the left of the diving Kumari for a single.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, Tossed up, on off, Kaur drives this full ball to long off for a single.

Change? No, Sugandika Kumari will continue.

Udeshika Prabodhani to Amanjot Kaur, Full and outside off, Kaur gets a good stride in and eases the drive to deep cover for one.

Udeshika Prabodhani to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR! In the gap! At 101.6 kph, full and on middle, Amanjot Kaur takes a step across and makes use of the angle. Brings her wrists into play and swats it off the pads. Manages to beat the diving deep backward square leg fielder to her right. With this boundary, 200 comes up for India!

Udeshika Prabodhani to Deepti Sharma, Full and on the pads, flicked to deep backward square leg for a single.

Udeshika Prabodhani to Amanjot Kaur, At 98.2 kph, on a good length, on off, Amanjot nudges it through square leg for one more.

Udeshika Prabodhani to Amanjot Kaur, Slanting into the right-hander, on a back of a length, on off, Amanjot taps it back to the bowler.

Udeshika Prabodhani to Deepti Sharma, Short and on off, knocked to long on for one.

Sugandika Kumari to Deepti Sharma, Lands it full and outside off, Deepti drills it to long on for a single.

Sugandika Kumari to Deepti Sharma, Short and outside off, Deepti presses back and cuts it towards extra cover where the fielder dives to her right and makes a good stop.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, Full and on the pads, worked to long on for a single.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, DROPPED! Nilakshika Silva is the guilty party this time! Tossed up by Kumari, full and angled away, on off. Kaur reaches out in front to slam it back over the bowler's head. The bat turns in her hand and de Silva gets around to her right from long off. Nilkashi is on the move as she looks to put the dive in and is only halfway through that attempt. de Silva fails to hold on as the ball gets parried away off her hands towards long off. Two runs taken.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, Short and on middle, punched back to Kumari.

Sugandika Kumari to Deepti Sharma, Angled in at the pads, on a length, Deepti clips it through square leg for a single.

Udeshika Prabodhani to Amanjot Kaur, Pitched up, on middle, Kaur pushes it down the deck and Udeshika Prabodhani gets low on her follow-through to her right to prevent the ball from getting past her.

Udeshika Prabodhani to Deepti Sharma, On the off stump, on a nagging length, Deepti wrists it in front of square on the leg side for another single.

Udeshika Prabodhani to Amanjot Kaur, Udeshika switches to around the wicket and pulls the length back, around off, Amanjot knocks it wide of cover for a single.

Udeshika Prabodhani to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR! Fine shot! Full and angled away by Udeshika Prabodhani. Amanjot transfers the weight to the front foot and leans into the drive. Hits it to the left of extra cover for a boundary.

Udeshika Prabodhani to Amanjot Kaur, At 99.1 kph, pushed across the right-hander, on a length, Kaur slices it to backward point.

Udeshika Prabodhani to Deepti Sharma, Starts from over the wicket with the keeper up to the stumps. On a back of a length, on off, punched with a straight bat to long on for one.

Change. Udeshika Prabodhani is back. 6-1-22-1 so far.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, Too straight but Sugandika Kumari gets away with it. Quicker and on the pads, short in length, Kaur clips it off the back foot to the left of short fine leg. Amanjot is keen for a single but is sent back by her partner.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, This keeps straight, on a nagging length, on middle, Amanjot pushes it back to the bowler.

Sugandika Kumari to Deepti Sharma, Full and around middle, Deepti knocks it to the left of the bowler, who fails to stop it and parries it towards mid on. A single taken.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, Much shorter and around middle, Amanjot Kaur opens her stance and drags it towards mid-wicket, where the fielder lets the ball go through her legs and they cross.

Sugandika Kumari to Deepti Sharma, A bit shorter now and outside off, Deepti Sharma hangs back and punches it to the right of extra cover for a single.

Sugandika Kumari to Amanjot Kaur, Slower through the air, full and outside off, Amanjot Kaur comes forward and drives it to beat the diving cover fielder to her left for a single.