There it is! Sanjeewani sweeps this one over fine leg to score the winning runs
IND Women vs SL Women, 4th Match at Colombo, Women's Tri-Series (SL), May 04 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
4th Match, Colombo (RPS), May 04, 2025, Sri Lanka Women's ODI Tri-Series
275/9
(49.1/50 ov, T:276) 278/7
SL Women won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
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That's it from us today. Hope you all enjoyed our coverage. The competition is now wide open after Sri Lanka's win today. Come back after two days for match no.5 between Sri Lanka and South Arica. For now, this is Srinidhi signing off on behalf of Fidel and Chetan. Take care!
Athapaththu: "Actually we are playing positive cricket in the last game and today. I am happy as a captain, youngsters are playing their best cricket. [on winning toss and bowling first] We are ready to bat first too. We will try to score 250+ when we are put in to bat. [on batting down the word] Last two games, I have not been in best form, so we though of trying something differently ahead of the World Cup. [on her bowling] As a senior player, I need to lead from the front, I have been playing cricket for 15 years but didn't bowl a lot. But I am bowling a lot these days. I'm just trying to keep it simple and on the stumps, that's my mantra."
Nilakshika is the player of the match.
Harmanpreet: "Sri Lanka batted really, they didn't give us many opportunities. But when they did, we missed our chances. We were also a bowler short because of Kashvee. But proud of how we fought till the end. The way Richa was batting, we thought we would cross 280,but after her dismissal we couldn't accelerate. Top order has been doing great. Bowling is one aspect we feel we could get breakthroughs, there were chances today also and we didn't get hold of it."
5.25pm: Sri Lanka beat India for the first time in ODIs in seven years and only the third time in 34 attempts! They remained calm under pressure and chased down 276 with five balls to spare. Nilakshika Silva played the crucial knock of 33-ball 56 to change the momentum for Sri Lanka and then Sanjeewani and Sugandika took the team home with their unbroken eighth-wicket stand. There were contributions from the top order too, where Samarawickrama laid the foundation with her fifty but Silva's brisk innings and her partnership of 57 off 38 with Dilhari took the game away from India. Rana was once again the standout bowler for India with three scalps. Kashvee had to limp off the field after bowling just five overs, and that forced Harmanpreet to use Rawal as the sixth bowler. But Sri Lanka were the better side in the last ten overs in both the innings regardless. Asked to bat first, India rode on Ghosh's fifty
49.1
4
Pratika Rawal to Sanjeewani, FOUR runs
Rawal is set to bowl the final over
end of over 495 runs
SL-W: 274/7CRR: 5.59 • RRR: 2.00 • Need 2 runs from 6b
Anushka Sanjeewani19 (27b 1x4)
Sugandika Kumari19 (20b 2x4)
Arundhati Reddy 9-0-55-1
Shree Charani 10-0-69-1
just 2 needed off the last over now
48.6
1
Arundhati to Sanjeewani, 1 run
fuller around off stump, Sanjeewani heaves this towards mid on for a single
48.5
1
Arundhati to Kumari, 1 run
moves away to a full length delivery on leg and works this towards deep midwicket
48.4
1
Arundhati to Sanjeewani, 1 run
full length ball on the stumps, shuffles across once again and works this towards deep fine leg
48.3
1
Arundhati to Kumari, 1 run
shuffles across to a full length ball and pulls this towards deep midwicket
48.2
1
Arundhati to Sanjeewani, 1 run
full length delivery around off stump, drags this to midwicket region where Deepti dives and stops the ball
48.1
•
Arundhati to Sanjeewani, no run
start with a dot ball. Full length ball just outside off, taps it towards cover
7 off 12
end of over 486 runs
SL-W: 269/7CRR: 5.60 • RRR: 3.50 • Need 7 runs from 12b
Anushka Sanjeewani16 (23b 1x4)
Sugandika Kumari17 (18b 2x4)
Shree Charani 10-0-69-1
Arundhati Reddy 8-0-50-1
47.6
1
N Shree Charani to Sanjeewani, 1 run
quick single! full on the stumps, swept away straight to short fine leg where the fielder fires in a quick throw but Sugandika is safe
47.5
1
N Shree Charani to Kumari, 1 run
stays on the backfoot and slices this towards deep point
47.4
1
N Shree Charani to Sanjeewani, 1 run
just falls short of Rodrigues. Slightly short, goes back and chips it towards deep midwicket
47.3
1lb
N Shree Charani to Kumari, 1 leg bye
goes for a slog sweep again and misses. full length ball pitched on leg stump
47.2
1
N Shree Charani to Sanjeewani, 1 run
fuller on off stump, swept away towards Mandhana at deep square leg
12 off 17 needed
47.1
1
N Shree Charani to Kumari, 1 run
slog-swept towards deep midwicket for a run
Shree Charani will complete her quota
end of over 473 runs
SL-W: 263/7CRR: 5.59 • RRR: 4.33 • Need 13 runs from 18b
Anushka Sanjeewani13 (20b 1x4)
Sugandika Kumari15 (15b 2x4)
Arundhati Reddy 8-0-50-1
Deepti Sharma 10-0-47-0
46.6
•
Arundhati to Sanjeewani, no run
slightly short and pitched wide of off stump, she can't connect. A very good over from Reddy
46.5
•
Arundhati to Sanjeewani, no run
A swing and a miss from Sanjeewani. Full length delivery and just outside off stump
46.4
1
Arundhati to Kumari, 1 run
46.3
•
Arundhati to Kumari, no run
full length ball on the stumps, Sugandika is early to the sweep, misses and gets hit on the thigh
46.2
1
Arundhati to Sanjeewani, 1 run
fuller on the pads, flicks it away to midwicket region
46.1
1
Arundhati to Kumari, 1 run
length delivery pitched just outside off stump, slaps it towards long on
16 needed off 24
end of over 463 runs
SL-W: 260/7CRR: 5.65 • RRR: 4.00 • Need 16 runs from 24b
Sugandika Kumari13 (12b 2x4)
Anushka Sanjeewani12 (17b 1x4)
Deepti Sharma 10-0-47-0
Shree Charani 9-0-64-1
45.6
1
Sharma to Kumari, 1 run
fuller on leg and middle stump, swept away to long on
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