ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 score, radio, highlights & updates: India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
PostMeanwhile here's Pratika Rawal's dismissal.Vishmi Gunaratne's an expert juggler, available for booking for birthday parties and circus-themed events.She's probably not going to be booked for anything staged by India's openers though.Ind 93-2A first four for Harmanpreet Kaur!A big half-tracker from Inoka Ranaweera and the India captain hacks it away through square.Somewhat aerial, but it's between two fielders.PostAlex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraSri Lanka would have snapped your hand off if you had offered them this at the beginning.Harmanpreet Kaur will be really important here for India.PostDaniel NorcrossTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraIndia have not been able to inject a huge amount of momentum.They haven't exactly frozen at the occasion but they certainly have not risen to it.Ind 84-2India captain Harmanpreet Kaur comes to the crease wearing a cap, and immediately gets off the mark with a swept couple of runs to fine leg.Remarkably, that's the first two of the innings.PostAlex HartleyFormer England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraAnother slow delivery from Inoka Ranaweera and a catch taken on the rebound. It was a decent catch from Vishmi Gunaratne - she nearly palmed it to the floor!A shot played out of frustration from Pratika Rawal but there was no pace at all.WICKETRawal c Gunaratne b Ranaweera 37 (Ind 81-2)A wicket for the match-up predictor!At 12:57, we said left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera could break-up this partnership.Two balls into her over and she's done it - Pratika Rawal clips her delivery out to deep mid-wicket where, as with Smriti Mandhana's dismissal, Vishmi Gunaratne juggles the ball but holds on with her second attempt.A 67-run partnership comes to an end - it came off 96 balls.Ind 81-1Edged, but it goes for four!Pratika Rawal goes fishing outside off stump and sees Kavisha Dilhari's ball nick off the outside of her bat and run away to the boundary.PostFfion WynneBBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio Sports ExtraHarleen Deol is getting settled in now. She has been in magnificent form recently and has really made that number three spot hers.India have developed so much depth in their batting over the past few yearsInd 74-1One-bounce four!After four consecutive singles, Harleen Deol smacks Sugandika Kumari for a boundary in a similar location to Rawal's single a few overs ago.A fifth single ends the over.How's stat?!Sri Lanka are on their fourth bowling option here but Cricviz's captaincy grid reckons they should bring on Inoka Ranaweera to break up this partnership. Green is a good match-up and red a bad option for the skipper.Ind 65-1India work Kavisha Dilhari around for five singles, while a wide makes it six runs from the over.All rather sedate here, bar Pratika Rawal's big six that momentarily woke us from our stupor.PostDaniel NorcrossTest Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraWe expected this pitch to be quite fruitful but it may be that Sri Lanka have just bowled good lines and lengths.Sri Lanka lack power with the batting but I have a feeling they could cause some upsets.PostFfion WynneBBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio Sports ExtraThe first sign of intent from Pratika Rawal and India in general. Use of the feet and straight out the middle of the bat.A little bit of a swagger from Pratika too.Ind 59-1Well, that's woken everyone up!Pratika Rawal steps down and dumps Sugandika Kumari over the long-off boundary for the first six of the tournament.Ind 52-1A fourth bowler for Sri Lanka into the attack - it's 24-year-old spinner Kavisha Dilhari.Two singles from the over - the fourth consecutive time that's happened, we've had nine runs in total since the resumption.
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