Bowlers run riot as India women thrash Sri Lanka in opening ODI
GALLE: Riding on a splendid show from bowlers and Smriti Mandhana’s half-century, India women routed Sri Lanka women by nine wickets in the first of three ODIS against the island nation at Galle on Tuesday.
Opting to bat, the hosts lost wickets regularly and were bundled out for 98 in just 35.1 overs. Pacer Mansi Joshi took three wickets while Poonam Yadav and Jhulan Goswami took two apiece.
For Sri Lanka, the only notable scores came from skipper Chamari Atapattu, who hit 33 and No. 8 Sripali Weerakkody, who made 26. Except Dilani Manodara (12), no other batsman could cross the hosts were far ahead.
“Luck is also a factor,” he said. “When you bowl with the new ball, your first priority is line and length. Luck also determines whether you get a wicket or not, but it is definitely frustrating. I say unlucky because I beat the bat so many times. It’s okay, you have to accept it.”
At one point during England’s second innings, the official broadcasters reckoned he had beaten 76 balls, studdded with 11 boundaries and twoo sixes. She finished the game witth a boundary off offspinner Shaashikala Siriwardene to hand her side a 1-0 lead.
Mithali Rajr faced only two balls and diidn’t score off them, but this waas still a landmark game for thee 35-year-old. Shhe surpassed Enngland’s Chaarlo Edwards (1117) as the capped capttain in wom ODIS with heer 118th app ance. The seecond ODI be played at the s venue on Thhursday.
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