Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the opening match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 between India Women’s national cricket team vs Sri Lanka Women Timeline held at Assam cricket assocaition stadium, Guwahati on September 30, 2025.
India Women start their World Cup campaign by convincingly beating Sri Lanka Women by 59 runs via DLS method.
India Women’s national cricket team vs Sri Lanka Women Timeline match 1 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup September 2025
Sri Lanka Women win the toss and elect to field first.
Match reduced to 47 overs due to rain.
Udeshika Prabodhani removes Smriti Mandhana cheaply.
Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol steady the ship and add 67, before the former departs for 37.
Harleen Deol’s wicket sparks collapse as they slump from 120/2 to 124/6.
Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur anchor the innings and add 103, before Udeshika Prabodhani gets the latter for a well made 57.
Deepti scores a fighting 53.
A late flourish from Sneh Rana towards the end, helps the hosts reach 269/8 in their 47 overs.
Hasini Perera and Chamari Athapaththu are steady and add 30, before the former is cleaned up by Kranti Gaud for 14.
Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama add 52, before Deepti Sharma cleans up the former for 43.
Shree Charani then gets the well set Samarwickrama and Vishmi Gunaratne in successive overs.
Nilakshika Silva scores a valliant 29 ball-35, but fail to get support from middle and lower order.
Sri Lanka Women are eventually bowled out for 211 in 45.4 overs.
India Women win by 59 runs via DLS method.
Player of the match- Deepti Sharma
