The Indian women’s team dominated Sri Lanka with bat and ball from start to finish as they thrashed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the second ODI and registered an unbeaten 2-0 victory in the three-match series here on Monday.
It is noteworthy that the Indian team’s openers for the first time on the tour fired a partnership of 174 runs to see the visitors home in just 25.4 overs and finally silenced their opponents after being columned for their low level show. Managed to get it done.
The bowlers set it up for the tourists by bowling out Sri Lanka for 173 runs, and after that, Smriti Mandhana’s 94 off 83 balls and Shefali Verma’s 71 runs paved the way for victory. The partnership of the two is India’s best partnership for all wickets against Sri Lanka.
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After winning the first ODI comfortably, the Indian team came out as a strong contender against a faltering Sri Lankan team in the second game. The boost in the confidence of the visitors came from the fact that they went on to win the preceding three-match T20I series as well. Winning the toss, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur asked Sri Lanka to bat in bowler-friendly conditions.
The hosts soon found themselves in all sorts of trouble as pacer Renuka Singh was on point with her length from word go. The 26-year-old reigned supreme with the ball, hitting a career-best 4 for 28, dodging Sri Lanka’s top-order with three quick strikes.
Even as wickets fell at regular intervals, lower-order batsman Ama Kanchana held the fort for the hosts with an unbeaten 47 off 83 balls. Veteran off-spinner Deepti Sharma’s two wickets in the last two balls helped India bowl out the Sri Lankan side.
“We are talking about a long partnership. We discussed that we need to give 100 per cent. The partnership was great. It is important to have bowling options,” Harmanpreet said after the game.
India won the first ODI by four wickets and will be eyeing a 3-0 sweep when they take on the home team in the final on Thursday.