SL-W vs IND-W

Harmanpreet Kaur [India Women Captain]: When we came, we thought the conditions would play a huge role, but as the game passed, we saw it got clearer. The fielding was spot on, everyone put in their efforts and saved runs for the side. Sneh Rana and Shree Charani bowled really well, getting the critical wickets and even Deepti was good in the last two overs. (About Pratika Rawal) Very good performance, great to see her do so well

Pratika Rawal [Player of the Match (50(62b)), India Women]: It is just years of hard work that is coming good. I am very happy that this opportunity has come to me. Nothing, just trying to play as per the merit of the ball. There is just a target in front of me, and push the ball into the singles and look for gaps. I couldn't ask for anything better, starting the tournament with a match-winning knock. A fine effort from the bowlers to hold SL to a low total. There was no spin at all, there wasn't much for the bowlers in the second innings

Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka Women captain): "The Indian team played really good cricket! But, we didn't bat well. In the first ten overs, we didn't bat well at all. The positive cricket went missing today. We can't give excuses about whether the pitch is good to bat on, on a pitch like this, we need 200. Attacking the stumps is important in this format, we didn't quite do that either." 

5:16 pm local time and IST: India win by 8 wickets

INDIA-W: 149/1 (29.4 overs)

Pratika Rawal: 50(62b) | Inoki Ranaweera: 1/32 (7.4 overs)
Harleen Deol: 48(71b)

A fine chase from India Women. They were looking in very good touch here with the ball in hand, picking wickets at regular intervals and doing an equally good job with the bat in hand, batting at a good pace. They get their first win on the board and will be aiming to carry the same momentum into their next game.

India’s newest opening pair came out to the middle to chase down 148. Both Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal put together 50 runs for the first wicket, and the pair looked as if they were going to be inseparable, but Inoshi Ranaweera’s witty delivery saw the back of the Indian vice-captain and openers, Mandhana.

From there on, Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol joined forces, scoring boundaries time and again and ensuring there were no hiccups. In the end, it was Pratika Rawal who played her shots while Harleen Deol hit a picturesque shot, ensuring that India not only won the game but also started this tri-series on a very positive note.

There's not much for Sri Lanka to cheer up. They were toothless with the ball in hand, with Pratika and Harleen scoring 95 runs for the second wicket. Only Inoki Ranaweera picked up a wicket, and the remaining unit will have to do some brainstorming here to see what other options they could use to get wickets in their next game.

29.4 Inoka Ranaweera to Harleen Deol, FOUR RUNS! AND THAT IS THE MATCH TO INDIA! Tossed up around off-stump. Harleen steps out, lines it up and drives it through the covers for a lovely boundary! 

29.3 Inoka Ranaweera to Pratika Rawal, short on off-and-middle. Tucked away off the back foot to the mid-wicket area for a single. 50 for Pratika! 

28.6 Malki Madara to Pratika Rawal, FOUR RUNS! In the slot on off-stump. Pratika waited for it, got underneath it and slammed it off the front foot over mid-on!