India were eliminated from the Women’s T20 World Cup with an 82-run win over Sri Lanka, giving their semi-final hopes a major boost.
After losing to New Zealand in last week’s opener, India beat rivals Pakistan at the weekend and produced a dominant performance against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, making them the second side to be eliminated from the World Cup, joining Scotland in defeat. .
India currently ranks second in Group A behind Australia with a run-rate of 0.58, 0.02 times higher than third-place Pakistan, which has one fewer win but one fewer game.
India posted their highest score chase of the tournament, 172-3, after winning the toss, with opening batsmen Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana scoring 98 runs between them.
Mandhana reached her half-century when Sri Lanka finally got the first wicket to dismiss her, and Verma quickly followed the next ball.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who recovered from a minor neck injury after slipping in the last minutes of the match against Pakistan, added 52 more runs to her country’s tally.
India’s Smriti Mandhana lasted half a century.
Jemimah Rodrigues was caught by Udeshika Prabodhani, but he and Richa Ghosh contributed to India’s impressive score.
Sri Lanka got off to a poor start in the chase as opener Vishmi Gunaratne was out for a duck after a superb catch from India substitute Radha Yadav.
This set the tone for the rest of the match and Sri Lanka never looked like they would challenge India’s total as they finished at 90 runs.
What’s next?
India return to opposition australia The match will be broadcast live from Sharjah on Sunday sky sports Starting at 2:30pm prior to the first ball at 3pm.
sri lanka face New Zealand The White Ferns’ big match takes place at 11am on Saturday.
Thursday’s T20 World Cup match is a Group B cracker between Bangladesh and West Indies. I continue to live in Sharjah sky sports cricket and Sky Sports Main Event 2:30 PM (first ball is at 3 PM). Both sides know a win would go a long way to advancing to the semi-finals.
Watch all matches of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup Sky Sports live broadcastIt concludes with the final in Dubai on Sunday 20 October. You can also stream tournaments and more through NOW.
