Rawal, bowlers shine as India hammer Lanka by nine wickets in rain-hit ODI

Opener Pratika Rawal struck a fine half-century after spinners Sneh Rana and debutant Shree Charani starred with the ball as a clinical India outclassed Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the rain-hit opening ODI of the women’s tri-nation series here Sunday.

Opting to bowl, India bundled out Sri Lanka for 147 in a curtailed 39-over-a-side contest, with Rana (3-31) and Charani (2-26) sharing five wickets between them, while senior off-spinner Deepti Sharma (2-22) also chipped in.

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India chased down the modest target in 29.4 overs, with Smriti Mandhana (43) providing a fluent start before Rawal (50 not out) and Harleen Deol (48 not out) took the visitors home without much fuss.

India will next face South Africa on April 29.

Brief scores:
Sri Lanka 147 all out (H Perera 30; S Rana 3-31, D Sharma 2-22) lost to India 149-1 (P Rawal 50*, H Deol 48*, S Mandhana 43;  I Ranaweera 1-32) by nine wickets

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