In the edge of the nail match(SLW vs INDW) at R Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Women beat India Women by 3 wickets in the 4th match of 2025 Sri Lanka Women’s Tri nation Series. This became major for Sri Lanka in their cricketing history as this win was their first over India since 2018.
🏟️ Match Details (SLW vs INDW)
- Date & Time: May 4, 2025, 10:00 AM Local Time
- Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Series: Sri Lanka Women’s Tri-Nation Series 2025
- Teams: Sri Lanka Women (SLW) vs India Women (INDW)
- Result: Sri Lanka Women won by 3 wickets
📊 Scorecard Summary (SLW vs INDW)
- India Women: 275/9 in 50 overs
- Richa Ghosh (wk) : 58 (48 balls)
- Jemimah Rodrigues : 37 (46 balls)
- Shri Lanka Bowling :
- Sugandika Kumari : 3 wickets (44)
- Chamari Athapaththu (c) : 3 wickets (43)
- Sri Lanka Women: 278/7 in 49.1 overs
- Harshitha Samarawickrama : 53 (61 balls)
- Nilakshi de Silva : 56 (33 balls)
- India Bowling :
- Sneh Rana : 3 wickets (45 balls)
- Pratika Rawal : 1 wicket (32 balls)
Sri Lanka achieved the target with one ball to spare, showcasing remarkable composure under pressure.
🌟 Player of the Match
The Player of the Match for Nilakshi de Silva as she was exceptional in her role and Sri Lanka’s successful jared contributed largely.
📝 Match Highlights (SLW vs INDW)
- India’s Innings: India ended with a close competitive total of 275/9, Richa Ghosh leading the charge with a half century.
- Sri Lanka’s Chase: The day was kicked off nicely with a counter-punch effort of some 50 by Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshi de Silva’s snorting innings changed the match.
- Key Contributions: Anushka Sanjeewani, Sugandika Kumari completed Sri Lanka’s triumph.
🏆 Post-Match Reactions
- Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka Captain): Expressed pride in the team’s positive approach and the youngsters’ performances.
- Harmanpreet Kaur (India Captain): Analysed India weak points in Sri Lankan batting and praised the good aspects of Indian bowling and fielding.
📈 Points Table Update
Sri Lanka Women with this win join India Women on the top of points table both having 4 points. South Africa Women, still without a win and their hopes of qualifying riding on further results and net run rate moves.
A very exciting cricket match this was but also demonstrated the rise to prominence of women’s international cricket in this fixture. Sri Lanka’s win is of how far they have come and what determination they have in the game
For detailed statistics and further insights, visit the ESPNcricinfo match report.