DETPI Sharma leads India to deny Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup -opener

DETPI Sharma was impressed by bat and ball while India fellow Gastheer Sri Lanka beats with 59 points (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) in the opening match of the Cricket World Cup 2025 for Women.

Sharma (53) and Aanjot Kaur (57) shared a seventh-wicket stand of 103 to help India to post 269 for eight during an innings lowered from 50 to 47 overs by wet weather. India had fallen to 124 for six after losing four wickets for four points in the space of 11 balls in a middle order collapse.

The Spinner Inoka RanaWeera was the choice of Sri Lanka’s bowlers in the Indian city of Guwahati and finished with figures from four to 46. Ranaweera took the wickets of Harleen Deol (48), Jemimah Rodrigues (0) and the Captain HarmanPrete -in the 26) in the 26.

Ranaweera was also responsible for one of the four cases catches in Aanjot’s innings when India caught. Amanjot was finally caught by Vishmi Gunaratne of the bowling of Udeshika Pabodhani, with the Tailender Sneh Rana adds 28 not out.

Sharma then took three wickets for 54, in which he struck the captain of Sri Lanka and top scorer Chamari Athapaththu for 43. Her second-wicket stand of 52 with the No. 3 Harshitha Samarawickrama (29) had held the visitors in the competition, but Sri Lanka could not continue their progress that was reached 103 for two.

Nilakshika Silva (35) was later rejected by Rana when India overdoed their opponents for 211 in the 46th and won a crowd of 22,843.

Sharma ended with bowling figures from three to 54, and is now only second place to Jhulan Goswami in India’s list of Odi-Wicket-Takers for women of all time.

“It wasn’t a simple game. We know in tournaments, every game is important and becomes high pressure,” said Kaur. ‘The way they [Amanjot and Sharma] The situation was excellent to watch. I am really happy that all the girls came together to win this game for the country. “

“The things we had planned, we did it,” said Sharma. “I am used to this kind of innings.”

Australia is confronted with New -Zealand in Wednesday in Indore’s game, with Bangladesh and Pakistan meeting in Colombo on Thursday.

England starts their campaign against South Africa in Guwahati on Friday. Sri Lanka is then confronted with Australia and India takes on Pakistan in the next Round-Robin group phase matches of the two teams, with both games taking place in Colombo.