Sri Lanka Women vs India Women, 1st Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

India are off and running with two points, but they'll be back on Tuesday to take on South Africa. Sri Lanka have a longer break as they seek to find answers to many lingering questions and doubts. Join us on the 29th for Match 2 of this tri-series, For now, cheers and bye..

Harmanpreet Kaur - When we came to the ground, with the conditions and the cloud, we knew it would play a role, but surprisingly was very hot and sunny. We saved many runs in the field, so good to see everyone putting their hands up. Sneh Rana and Charani did well, gave us crucial breakthroughs, so did Deepti. She is taking responsibility, playing according to the needs of the team, happy to see her coming up well (on Pratika Rawal)

Pratika Rawal | Player of the Match - It's just years of hard work which is coming into place, I'm lucky to have got this opportunity. I'm just trying to play according to the merit of the ball, nothing special, I've a partner who is doing good at supporting me. Just playing according to the situation of the match. I think the bowling was good, there wasn't a lot in it for the bowlers in the second innings, it was coming on nicely, no swing or seam, we just had to pick the gaps.

Chamari Athapaththu - I would like to congratulate India, they played really well. Toss could be a reason at times, but we didn't play our best cricket in the first 10 overs, the bowling was good, but we didn't execute our plans. The pitch wasn't at its best for batting initially, but no excuses. 200 was a minimum on this wicket against a good batting line-up of India. We didn't execute our plans, the wicket got better as the day went on.

17:15 Local Time, 11:45 GMT, 17:15 IST: A comfortable victory for India, one which was never in doubt after their bowling effort. Smriti Mandhana gave them a rollicking start, one that kept them well above the asking rate. Pratika Rawal showed composure yet again, Harleen Deol started slowly and then found her range. Together, they added an unbeaten 95-run partnership for the second wicket to get their team home. To their credit, Sri Lanka were good in the field and tried their best with the ball, but they didn't have a score to defend and couldn't apply any kind of pressure on the Indian batters. 

Inoka Ranaweera to Harleen Deol, FOUR, India win, tossed up well outside off - Harleen comes down the pitch and drills it wide of extra-cover for the winning boundary

Inoka Ranaweera to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, another ODI fifty for Pratika, her 4th in succession, nudged wide of mid-wicket and the single brings up her 5th ODI half-century

Inoka Ranaweera to Pratika Rawal, no run, flighted around off, Harleen stays right back in defence

Inoka Ranaweera to Harleen Deol, 1 run, tossed up slower and at the stumps, swept in front of square on the on-side for a single

Malki Madara to Pratika Rawal, FOUR, hammered, on a length and at the stumps, Pratika picks the length early and then lifts it effortlessly over mid-on for a boundary

Malki Madara to Harleen Deol, 1 run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, Harleen heaves and gets a thick inside edge, behind square on the on-saide for a single

Malki Madara to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, tucked wide of mid-wicket for a single

Malki Madara to Harleen Deol, 1 run, very full and sliding down leg, swept backward of square on the on-side for a single

Malki Madara to Pratika Rawal, 1 run, short and wide of off, chopped straight to cover-point

Malki Madara to Pratika Rawal, no run, on a length and drifting onto the pads, Pratika Rawal was shaping for the flick and missed

Inoka Ranaweera to Harleen Deol, no run, Ranaweera drifts one on the pad as Harleen came down the pitch, rolls to the off-side

Inoka Ranaweera to Harleen Deol, FOUR, much better from Harleen - comes down the pitch, doesn't get too close and that allows her to free her arms on the lofted drive, clears mid-off and runs away to the ropes

Inoka Ranaweera to Harleen Deol, no run, nice bit of flight around off, defended with an open face to the off-side

Inoka Ranaweera to Harleen Deol, no run, Harleen comes down the wicket, gets close to the ball and finds mid-off with the drive

Inoka Ranaweera to Harleen Deol, no run, tossed up just outside off, defended back at the bowler