Indoor Cricket Masters World Series Indian Women Face Narrow Defeat Against Sri Lanka

 

Indoor Cricket Masters World Series

Indian Women Face Narrow Defeat Against Sri Lanka

Colombo, September 29: The Indoor Cricket Masters World Series, recognized by the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) and organized in collaboration with the Ceylon Indoor Cricket Association, has commenced at the Austeshia Sports Club, Thalawathugoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka. In this tournament, the Indian women's team over 30 faced a narrow defeat against the host team, Sri Lanka.

The Indian women’s team showcased a strong performance against a formidable Sri Lankan side. In the match, Sri Lanka defeated the Indian women by 10 runs, with a score of 75-65. Batting first, India’s opening pair of Aritri Mitra (20 runs and 2 wickets) and Kasturi Kolte (14 runs and 1 wicket) accumulated 34 runs in the first four overs. The captain Disha Patel (4 runs and 1 wicket) and Rashma Shetty (8 runs) added 12 runs as the second pair, while the third pair of Pooja Jain (7 runs and 1 wicket) and Vishalakshi Prakash (4 runs) contributed 11 runs to keep India’s score moving. The fourth and final pair, vice-captain Surbhi Sharma (8 runs and 1 wicket) and Jyoti Chandrashekar (1 wicket), added 8 runs, helping India reach a respectable total.

The Sri Lankan batters took an aggressive stance from the start, with the first pair (captain Methma Hettiarachchi and vice-captain Udara Bandara) scoring 30 runs, followed by the second pair (Shashikala de Silva and Shanika Wijesekara) who added 20 runs. India managed to restrict the third pair (Harshani Fernando and Anushika Anthony) to 14 runs. India now faced the challenge of quickly dismissing the fourth pair to maximize their chances of victory. However, the fourth and final pair (Nadeeka Premasiri and Kumudu Jayasundara) fought hard and scored 11 runs, dashing India’s hopes and securing victory for Sri Lanka.

In other matches today, India faced a setback with another defeat.