India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 1st T20I: Jemimah Rodrigues’ superb 69* guides India to 8-wicket win in Vizag
India Women (IND-W) vs Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) 1st T20I: Jemimah Rodrigues scored a superb unbeaten 69 to guide India to a comfortable win in the first T20I against Sri Lanka at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Chasing 122, India got to the target in the 15th over with 8 wickets to spare.
India kept a check on Sri Lanka’s scoring rate throughout with Kranti Gaud and Deepti Sharma picking up early wickets against Sri Lanka. No Sri Lanka batter could capitalise on a start as the visitors finished on 121/6 in their allotted 20 overs. Earlier, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to field first vs Chamari Athapaththu’s Sri Lanka in the first of the five-match T20I series. This is the first time the Indian women’s team are taking the field after winning the ODI World Cup on November 2.
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In addition to the veterans like Harmanpreet, Smriti Mandhana, Jemmimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma, all eyes will be on the next generation of players in young batting prospect G Kamalini and left-arm spinner Vaishanavi Sharma. The former has shown her abilities with the bat for the Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League, and the latter has made it into the side through her performance in the U-19 World Cup and domestic T20 tournaments. While Kamalini has to wait a bit longer, Vaishnavi made her India debut and bowled an economical spell of 0/16 in her four overs.
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As per the visitors, all eyes will be on ambidextrous spinner Shashnini Gimhani, who is touted to be the next superstar alongside seamers Kawya Kavindi and Rashmika Sewwandi.
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Sri Lanka XI: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Vishmi Gunarathne, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Inoka Ranaweera, Malki Madar, Kawya Kavindi, Shashini Gimhani
India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani
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