Renuka, openers power India to claim series triumph against Sri Lanka

PALLEKELE: India’s right arm pacemaker Renuka Singh shone with the best WODI bowling figures of her career before the openers steered the touring team to a dominant win over Sri Lanka for an unassailable 2-2 lead. 0.

In a one-sided showdown, the tour’s dominant team outclassed Sri Lanka in both departments to claim series victory with one match remaining.

Batting first, the Sri Lankan batting line-up failed completely and could only score 173 in the allotted 50 overs as they had no answers to the strong Indian bowling attack.

Ama Kachana, on the other hand, defended her team with a career-best 47 no-outs, while Nikashi de Silva contributed a gutsy 32.

The rest of the batsmen, on the other hand, fell back after scoring cheaply. .

For India, Renuka led the way with career best bowling figures of 4/28, while Meghna Singh and Deepti Sharma bagged two wickets apiece.

In the run chase, the Indian starters showed total dominance as they were unaffected by the Sri Lankan bowlers. The pair posted an unbeaten partnership of 174 and helped India claim a dominant 10-wicket victory with 146 balls to spare.

Left-handed starter Smriti Mandhana was the best scorer for the team with an astonishing 94 runs in 83 deliveries, intertwined with a dozen bounds including a six, while Shafali Verma remained undefeated with a career-best running ball 71.

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