India Women vs Sri Lanka Women 2nd T20I Live: India ran away to a comprehensive win in the 1st T20I. (BCCI Photo)

India Women (IND-W) vs Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) 2nd T20I Live Cricket Score Updates: Smriti Mandhana fell cheaply in the run-chase but Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues gave India a blistering start in in Visakhapatnam in the 2nd T20I on Tuesday. Chamari Athapaththu was in dangerous touch for Sri Lanka, but Sneh Rana dismissed her towards the end of the powerplay to give India the upper hand. That wicket proved to be the trigger for Indian spinners as SL ultimately posted 128/9 after 20 overs. Rana was drafted into the XI in place of Deepti Sharma, who missed out due to illness, and finished with 1/11 in her four overs. Vaishnavi Sharma and Sree Charani also chipped in with two wickets each, while SL suffered three run outs again.

Earlier, Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bowl first again Chamari Athapaththu’s Sri Lanka. India were dominant in the first T20I with bat and ball, so much that even dropping as many as five catches did not stop them from running away to a eight-wicket win. That was their eighth win in their last 10 T20Is against Sri Lanka.

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Athapaththu had said after the defeat in the opening match of the series that Sri Lanka were far too defensive with the bat. The conditions were very much batting-friendly and it is expected to remain the case today as well. This was underlined by India wrapping up the chase in just 14.4 overs with Jemimah Rodrigues smashing a fluent half-century. The hosts will now be looking to strengthen their grip on the series. Read more about India’s win in the first T20I here.

PLAYING XIs

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), Sneh Rana, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani

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India vs Sri Lanka: Jemimah Rodrigues puts on an offside masterclass as India return to action with a comfortable win in first T20I

On a night when Sri Lanka batters combined to hit nine fours, Jemimah Rodrigues, by herself, hit 10 during a sublime, unbeaten knock of 69 that guided India to a comfortable eight-wicket win in the first T20I at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. The victory — the team’s first game since the 50-over World Cup final win in November — was effectively set up by a collective bowling display that restricted Chamari Athapaththu’s side to just 121/6. But the headlines will rightly belong to Jemimah for the class of her innings, with her offside strokeplay being a standout feature. Read more from Vinayakk Mohanarangan here.

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