India displayed absolute dominance to crush Sri Lanka by 97 runs and earn a well-deserved title triumph within the Women’s Tri-Nation ODI collection after vice-captain Smriti Mandhana’s elegant century and the bowlers’ collective effort within the title conflict right here on Sunday (May 11, 2025).
After Mandhana rose to the event to energy India to a commanding 342 for seven, the bowlers accomplished the duty by bundling out Sri Lanka for 245, with Sneh Rana (4/38) and Amanjot Kaur (3/54) doing the majority of the injury.
Skipper Chamari Athapaththu (51 off 66 balls) and Nilakshika Silva (48 off 58) had been the chief contributors for the hosts.
Earlier, battling cramps in humid situations, elegant left-hander Mandhana, who had returned to type with a fifty in India’s final match in opposition to South Africa, struck an imposing 116 off 101 balls to lay the inspiration for India’s imposing whole after skipper Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bat.
Her knock was laced with 15 fours and two sixes, together with 4 successive boundaries off Athapaththu to convey up her eleventh ODI hundred in type.
After the early dismissal of Pratika Rawal for 30, Mandhana shifted gears easily.
The fashionable Mandhana made Sri Lanka pay for dropping her on 21 as was concerned in two massive partnerships – 70 for the primary wicket with Pratika and 120 for the second with Harleen Deol.
She introduced up her thirty second ODI fifty with a classy sweep behind sq..
The left-hander added 120 runs in 106 balls with Harleen (47 off 56; 4×4) for the second wicket to regular the innings earlier than falling whereas trying a lofted cowl drive.
But her dismissal set the stage for a robust end as Jemimah Rodrigues, coming off a career-best 123 in opposition to South Africa, smashed a quick-fire 44 off 29 balls (4×4), whereas Harmanpreet contributed a brisk 41 off 30 (4×4, 1×6) as India piled on 90 runs within the final 10 overs.
There was a short section the place India appeared to have misplaced steam within the last overs, however cameos from Deepti Sharma (20 not out off 14) and Amanjot Kaur (18 off 12) helped them surge previous 340.
For Sri Lanka, Sugandika Kumari was the choose of their bowlers with 2/59, whereas Dewmi Vihanga (2/69) and Malki Madara (2/74) additionally picked two wickets every.
Set a formidable goal, the house staff wanted a robust begin, however as an alternative, they misplaced Hasini Perera to Amanjot in solely the third ball of the Sri Lankan innings.
Attempting to play by mid-off, Perera ended up enjoying down the unsuitable line as the ball crashed onto the off-stump.
Sri Lanka had been one down with out a run on the board and an onerous job awaited the duo of captain Athapaththu and Vishmi Gunaratne (36 off 41 balls).
They appeared to be succeeding, as Athapaththu and Vishmi put Sri Lanka’s chase again on observe after the early blow. The pair negated the troublesome section nicely earlier than opening up to hit boundaries.
However, Deepti’s introduction put the brakes on Lankan scoring as the senior off-spinner bowled three economical overs on the trot earlier than Amanjot gave India their second breakthrough by bowling Vishmi round her legs after the batter had shuffled a great distance throughout.
India may have had one other wicket however wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh, standing up to debutant pacer Kranti Goud, couldn’t maintain to an edge from Athapaththu when she was on 25.
Kranti then missed a catch off her personal bowling after Nilakshi’s vanguard off a slower supply.
However, quickly after getting to her fifty, Athapaththu was bowled by Rana, who dropped the batter off her personal bowling in her earlier over.
With the required run price mounting, the match was as good as over after Nilakshika’s dismissal to Rana.
Published – May 12, 2025 03:38 am IST
