India women’s team won the second ODI of the three-match series against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on July 4, 2022, and went 2-0 up in the series. Indian team has already won the T20I series 2-1.

Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and chose to field first in this match. Renuka Singh struck thrice early to leave Sri Lanka 11/3 in the first 7 overs. While skipper Chamari Athapaththu made 27 runs, Meghana Singh dismissed her and also got rid of a dangerous Nilakshi de Silva for 32.

In the end, Ama Kanchana made 47* to take Sri Lanka to a respectable 173 in 50 overs. Renuka Singh picked 4/28, while Meghana Singh and Deepti Sharma took two wickets each.

India’s reply was a brutal chase manufactured by Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, as they hammered the hapless Sri Lankan bowling to all parts of the Pallekele stadium.

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The duo shared an unbeaten 174 runs opening stand with Verma making 71 in 71 balls with 4 fours and 1 six and Mandhana got stranded on 94 runs in 83 balls with 11 fours and 1 six. She was denied a century as a wide was bowled as she tried to step out and go for a six to reach the landmark, with India needing 3 runs to win. 

In the end, the Indian women won the match by 10 wickets and 25.4 overs in a thumping win.

The third and final ODI will be played on July 7, but India has already pocketed the series with this win and taking a 2-0 lead.

BRIEF SCORES:

SLW 173 (A KANCHANA 47; R Singh 4/28) lost to INDW 174/0 (S MANDHANA 94*, S VERMA 71*) by 10 wickets.

India women lead the three-ODI series 2-0.