India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Highlights: India Women successfully defended 116 to beat Sri Lanka Women by 19 runs and win a historic gold medal in cricket. Oshadi Ranasinghe kept Sri Lanka alive for the longest time in chase but her wicket has Sri Lanka with too much to get as they eventually finished on 97.8. Titas Sadhu orchestrated a dream start with the ball for India women picking up three wickets in two overs and finished with astonoshing figures of 3/6 from 4 overs. At 14/3, Sri Lanka women were lifted by a 36-run partnership between Hasini Perera and Nilakshi de Silva. Rajeshwari Gayakwad gave India a much-needed breakthrough through the wicket of Perera but the job was done done. India then tightened the screws in the last five overs, keeping their nerves and win the first ever gold medal in cricket for India.

This was after India Women endured another batting collapse and posted a total of 116/7 against Sri Lanka Women in the cricket gold medal final. From 89/1, the team lost six wickets for just 27 runs in the last five overs. While the pitch wasn’t exactly a batting paradise, IND W should have aimed for a higher total. Batting was challenging on this pitch, but Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues displayed admirable resistance against the Sri Lankan spinners. They formed a solid half-century partnership, adding 73 runs for the second wicket.