Colombo, Indian ladies’s group will financial institution on its smooth-functioning batting line-up to beat back a difficult Sri Lanka and win the ODI tri-series closing right here on Sunday. India’s lone defeat on this occasion got here towards the Lankans however Harmanpreet Kaur’s facet has been probably the most dominant group, ending on the high of the factors desk with three wins from 4 matches. Sri Lanka completed second with two wins and as many losses whereas South Africa have been on the backside of the pile with just one win in 4 video games. Successful this contest may also be paramount for each India and Sri Lanka, as it could assist them within the buildup to the ODI World Cup later this 12 months.
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The first motive behind India’s tremendous run within the event is their glorious batting effort. With 201 runs at a median of 67, together with a century towards South Africa, Jemimah Rodrigues has been India’s greatest batter right here.
Others like Pratika Rawal , Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma have proved to be very important cogs with well timed contributions. Deepti’s 93 consolidated India’s place towards South Africa in a league match nevertheless it was additionally symbolic of the steadiness of their lower-order. Skipper Harmanpreet hasn’t had any huge rating to her credit score up to now and sometimes did not convert the begins into huge scores. Nevertheless, her 41 not out, 30 and 28 within the final three matches point out a giant knock could possibly be across the nook. Sneh Rana has been the most effective bowler within the competitors taking 11 wickets which included a five-wicket haul towards South Africa. On their half, Sri Lanka will hope star batter Harshitha Samarawickrama continues to fireside towards India in key clashes as her 53 performed a pivotal position within the hosts’ win in a league match. The 26-year-old Samarawickrama may also draw confidence from her match-winning 69 not out towards India within the T20 Asia Cup closing final 12 months, which had powered the Islanders to an eight-wicket victory. With two fifties and 177 runs in 4 matches, the left-handed Samarawickrama has been Sri Lanka’s greatest batter on this collection. The house captain and key all-rounder Chamari Athapaththu, with 88 runs and 5 wickets in 4 matches, hasn’t been at her greatest up to now and her contributions within the summit conflict may additionally affect its consequence. Dewmi Vihanga has had the strongest of impacts within the competitors amongst Lankan bowlers however the Indian batters have negated her effectively earlier within the event. Groups : India: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur , Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh , Deepti Sharma, Kashvee Gautam, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Nallapureddy Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Amanjot Kaur, Tejal Hasabnis, Shuchi Upadhyay. Sri Lanka: Vishmi Gunaratne, Hansima Karunaratne, Hasini Perera, Piumi Wathsala, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Anushka Sanjeewani , Nilakshika Silva, Chamari Athapaththu , Kavisha Dilhari, Manudi Nanayakkara, Rashmika Sewwandi, Dewmi Vihanga, Inoshi Priyadarshini, Achini Kalasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera. Match begins at 10:00 am IST.