Updated October 9th 2024, 22:54 IST

India outplayed Sri Lanka by 82 runs. India needed a victory like this before the match against Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup.
Arundhati has picked up yet another wicket and with that India-W are just one wicket away from defeating Sri Lanka. SLW-87/9 after 18.4 overs.
Sri Lanka-W are 8 down at the score of 66. India are on the cusp of registering a famous win.
6th wicket has fallen and it is safe to say that it is all over for Sri Lanka. Arundhati gets the wicket of well-set Dilhari. Renuka Singh grabbed a stunner. SL W- 61/6 after 12.5 overs.
Arundhati gets the wicket of Nilakshika and Sri Lanka-W are in all sorts of trouble. SL-W-58/5 after 11.2 overs.
Asha Sobhana gets the wicket of Anushka Sanjeewani. Sri Lanka lose 4th wicket and are in deep trouble. SL W-54/4 after 10 overs.
Anushka Sanjeewani and Kavisha Dilhari are trying to resurrect Sri Lanka from the early blows. SL W- 40/3 after 7 overs.
Sri Lanka have lost three wickets in the first three overs. SL-W-6/3 after 2.4 overs. India on top.
India-W finish at 172/3. Harmanpreet Kaur scored the most in the line-up. She made 52 in just 27 balls. Sri Lanka would need 173 to win the match.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh are in the middle. India require a final flourish from them. IND-W: 138/3 after 17.1 overs.
After a gorgeous start, Team India has lost two wickets on consecutive deliveries. Both the openers- Smriti Mandhana (50) and Shafali Verma (43)- have been dismissed. India-W 104/2 after 13.3 overs.
Following Shafali Verma's initial exploits, Smriti Mandhana has also found rhythm. Both the openers have crafted India past the 70-run mark. India W- 71/0 after 9 overs.
India have touched the 50-run mark and the foundation has been built for a strong total. India-W 51/0 after 7 overs.
India are got to the mark of 24 runs after 4 overs. The openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are still in the middle.
5 runs came in the first over. Both Mandhana and Verma are off the mark.
The match has begun. Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are in the middle. Inoshi Priyadharshani has the ball. Stick around for live updates.
Sri Lanka XI: Vismi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (capt), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Udeshika Prabodhani, Ama Kanchana
India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt, wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, S Sajana, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh, Asha Sobhana
India Women have won the toss and have opted to bat.
The toss for the India-W vs Sri Lanka-W T20 World Cup match will take place at 7 PM IST.
Fans can get hold of the live action on Star Sports network. Match will be streamed live on Hotstar app and website.
The India-W vs Sri Lanka-W T20 Women's T20 World Cup match will take start on 7:30 PM IST. The match will be held at the Dubai International Stadium.
Good evening folks! Welcome to yet another live blog of Women's T20 World Cup. Today, Harmanpreet Kaur led India Women's team will battle it out against a desperate for victory Sri Lanka team. India will be riding high on confidence following a victory over Pakistan but still the margin for error is nil. Hence, an intriguing battle is brewing, whose action will be naarated to you live. Stay at the space for constant updates from the match.
Published October 9th 2024, 18:33 IST