By Admin 
India defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs in the first match of the World Cup. This was the first match of Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 (Womens ODI World Cup 2025), in which the rain also disrupted. Team India had scored 269 runs while playing first, but due to rain, the DLS rules were implemented, due to which Sri Lanka got a target of 271 runs in 47 overs. Chasing this target, the Sri Lankan team was all out for just 211 runs.
For the Indian team, Pratika Rawal scored 37 runs, Harleen Deol scored 48 runs and Deepti Sharma scored a strong half -century of 53 runs. In this innings, Amanjot Kaur and Sneh Rana tied the most. Batting on the eighth order, Kaur played a brilliant innings of 57 runs in 56 balls. At the same time, number-9 batsman Sneh Rana had brought India a small but stormy innings of 28 runs in 15 balls to a big score of 269.
Deepti Sharma’s impressive in the entire match
Deepti Sharma’s all -rounder performance contributed to India’s victory over Sri Lanka. Deepti Sharma came to bat in the first innings when India’s 4 wickets fell for 120 runs. After this, he along with Amanjot Kaur partnered 103 runs. He scored 53 runs in 53 balls. At the same time, when the turn of bowling came, here too, he spread 3 wickets. He took 3 wickets for 54 runs in 9 overs.
Sri Lanka also did not give up till the last overs, whose 6 wickets fell for just 140 runs. After that Neelakshi de Silva scored an innings of 35 runs, but Sneh Rana made him a clean bold. Kulasuriya also stood at the crease for a long time, but could not move her innings by 17 runs.
All the bowlers from India took at least one wicket. Deepti Sharma took 3 wickets, while Sneh Rana and Mr. Charani took two wickets each. Apart from him, Kranti Gaur, Amanjot Kaur and Pratika Rawal took one wicket each.