Guwahati,1/10: India defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs under DLS Method in a rain-shortened ICC Women’s World Cup opener here on Tuesday.
Amanjot Kaur (57 off 56 balls) and Deepti Sharma (53 off 53 balls) shared a 103-run partnership for the seventh wicket as India made 269/8 with two rain disruptions forcing the match to be reduced to 47 overs per side.
Chasing a DLS target of 271, Sri Lanka were all out for 211 in 45.4 overs with Deepti returning figures of 3/54 as India began their campaign in style.
