DUBAI: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and opener Smriti Mandhana hit half-centuries as India defeated Sri Lanka by 82 runs to spice up their probabilities of making the semi-finals of the Ladies’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday.
India piled up a event excessive of 172-Three from their 20 overs earlier than Sri Lanka have been dismissed for 90 off the penultimate ball of the match.
India now have two wins in three video games forward of their last group match with six-time champions Australia on Sunday.
Simply the highest two groups from every of the five-nation swimming pools make the semi-finals.
Mandhana made 50 from 38 balls with 4 fours and a six to register her 27th T20 worldwide fifty.
She additionally shared a 98-run opening stand with Shafali Verma (43) earlier than Kaur placed on a blistering show of shot-making.
The captain reached her 13th half-century within the format off 27 balls and completed undefeated on 52 with eight boundaries and a six.
Simply as vital for India, Kaur confirmed little impact of the neck damage she had suffered within the win over Pakistan on the weekend.
In reply, Asian champions Sri Lanka collapsed to 6-Three inside three overs earlier than Kavisha Dilhari (21) and Anushka Sanjeewani (20) placed on 37 for the fourth wicket.
However they at all times struggled to maintain up the run fee with Ama Kanchana (19) the one different participant to succeed in double figures.
For India, quick bowler Arundhati Reddy and leg-spinner Asha Sobhana returned equivalent figures of 3-19 of their 4 overs.
The consequence implies that Sri Lanka haven’t any likelihood of constructing the semi-finals after three defeats.
