Highlights ICC Women's World Cup 2017, India vs Sri Lanka, cricket result: IND win by 16 runs, maintain clean slate

Most wins for India Women in a calendar year in ODIs:

14 – 2017*

13 – 2004

11 – 2005

11 – 2006

Most wins for captains in Women’s World Cup:

21 – Belinda Clark 

14 – Sharon Tredrea

12 –  Karen Smithies

11 – Charlotte Edwards, MITHALI RAJ*

10 – Lyn Larsen

After 49 overs, Sri Lanka 210/7 (Prasadani Weerakkody 17, Oshadi Ranasinghe 7)

This has been a fabulous effort from Sri Lanka but I fear that the match is going out of their hands now. They have left themselves far too many runs to score off the last over. 23 off 6.

After 48 overs, Sri Lanka 201/7 (Prasadani Weerakkody  10, Oshadi Ranasinghe 5)

10 runs come off it. Two boundaries by Weerakkody and Ranasinghe gets it close to the target. Can Sri Lanka win from here?

After 47 overs, Sri Lanka 191/6 (Dilani Manodara 61, Prasadani Weerakkody 5)

Bisht has been bowled out 48 runs off her 10 overs. Good final over, only 3 off it. Priceless over in the given circumstances. Verma missed out on a stumping chance off the fourth ball.

After 46 overs, Sri Lanka 188/6 (Dilani Manodara 59, Prasadani Weerakkody 4**)**

What an over this has been. 9 runs scored off Deepti Sharma’s over without any boundary scored. Some insane running by Lankans and some questionable run out chances not converted by India. Last ball produced 3 runs to third man, Verma had the chance to remove the bails at her end but she chose to throw it to the bowlers end, both the batswomen made their ground eventually.

After 45 overs, Sri Lanka 179/6 (Dilani Manodara 52, Prasadani Weerakkody 2)

Despite the fall off 6th wicket, Manodara isn’t stopping she walks across her stumps and whips it deep square leg, she brings up her 50. Gusty knock, she is keeping SL’s hopes alive, she needs support from the other end**. 54 runs needed off 30.**

After 44 overs, Sri Lanka 171/5 (Dilani Manodara 46, Sripali Weerakkody 12)

Sri Lanka have now started to get closer to the asking rate. Joshi concedes 12 runs off her 5th over. Couple of boundaries were scored of the over, one straight down the ground as Weerakkody gets her first boundary and then gets it fine pass backward point for consecutive fours.

After 43 overs, Sri Lanka 159/5 (Dilani Manodara 44, Sripali Weerakkody 2)

Kaur bowls her 6th over and 8 runs come off it. SL are getting some runs here, but need few big overs to chase down 232, another sweep earns Manodara her 5th boundary. 74 runs off 42 balls.

After 42 overs, Sri Lanka 151/5 (Dilani Manodara 38, Sripali Weerakkody 1)

First ball there is a shout for run out as Verma’s direct hit is referred upstairs and replays show Manodarra just got her bat in. Gets her body outside the line of the ball and scoops it fine leg. Goswami gives up the chase pretty quickly. 7 runs off the 42nd over.

After 41 overs, Sri Lanka 144/5 (Dilani Manodara 32, Sripali Weerakkody 0)

Kaur comes on to bowl her 5th over. At first it looked intentional from Manodara, but it was a thick edge that went down the third man for the boundary of the 2nd ball and the run out of the fourth. Weerakkody joins Manodara. 89 runs required off 54 balls.

After 40 overs, Sri Lanka 138/4 (Dilani Manodara 26, Ama Kanchana 2)

Manodara’s reverse has finally come off. 8 runs come of Bisht’s over.

After 39 overs, Sri Lanka 130/4 (Dilani Manodara 26, )

Goswami gets the breakthrough off the final ball of the over. SL batswomen were taking too many risks with the required rate climbing up with every ball. Siriwardene takes the aerial route in order to smash it down the ground, doesn’t get it from the middle and Krishnamurthy runs in to take a fantastic catch, she tumbles but holds on to it. Siriwerdene c Krishnamurthy b Goswami 37 (63)

After 38 overs, Sri Lanka 124/3 (Shashikala Siriwardene 36, Dilani Manodara 21)

Brilliantly executed shot over the cover. Siriwardene creates room and lofts it with the turn. Inside out this time, splits the field in the deep, finds another boundary. 9 runs off it. Back-to-back good overs for Sri Lanka.

After 37 overs, Sri Lanka 113/3 (Shashikala Siriwardene 26, Dilani Manodara 20)

Goswami is back into the attack. Finds the edge, but you wouldn’t expect a slip in the 37th over, so the ball runs down to the third man. The next delivery is whipped through mid wicket for another four. 10 runs come off it.

After 36 overs, Sri Lanka 103/3 (Shashikala Siriwardene 17, Dilani Manodara 19)

Slog sweep and singles down the ground to long on, ensures Sri Lanka cross 100-run mark in the 36th over. They will need a special effort to pull this game from the rut they are in.

After 35 overs, Sri Lanka 98/3 (Shashikala Siriwardene 14, Dilani Manodara 17)

Again only 3 runs coming of Sharma’s over. There was a chance as Siriwardene top edged one in the air, but fell safe behind square leg,

After 34 overs, Sri Lanka 95/3 (Shashikala Siriwardene 13, Dilani Manodara 15)

Yadav into her last over. Despite the aggressive intent in the last over, they can’t get Yadav away. Quiet over only 1-run to finish her 10 overs. Splendid display of high quality leg spin bowling. Gorgeous through the air. Poonam Yadav finishes her quota of overs. Her figures: 10-1-23-2.

After 33 overs, Sri Lanka 94/3 (Shashikala Siriwardene 13, Dilani Manodara 14)

Two boundaries in this over! Sri Lanka finally find the fence, runs have been hard to come by. But the batswomen decide that blocking wouldn’t help their cause and first Siriwardene plays the late cut to third man for a boundary and Manodara shows a bit of aggression by stepping out and hitting wide of long on for another four.

After 32 overs, Sri Lanka 85/3 (Shashikala Siriwardene 9, Dilani Manodara 9)

Still no boundary. 3 runs off the last ball as Manodara finds some room and dabs it behind square for 3.  Manodara looked to play the reverse sweep, but with ball coming slowly to her, she misses it completely.

After 31 overs, Sri Lanka 82/3 (Shashikala Siriwardene 9, Dilani Manodara 6)

Sharma bowls another maiden, 3rd off her 5th. What a day, she is having, 78 with the bat and 9 runs off his 5 overs. Manodara is sent back, as she tries to steal a single, Ekta Bisht does well to stop the ball and throw at the non striker’s end, but only a direct hit would have helped. That wasn’t to be.