29 April,2025 08:07 AM IST | Colombo | PTI
Indian women`s cricket team. Pic/PTI
Their campaign off to a dominant start, a confident India will look to maintain momentum when they face South Africa in their second match of the women's tri-series here on Tuesday.
The Indian team extended its winning streak in ODIs to seven matches with a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over hosts Sri Lanka in the tournament opener on Sunday.
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The âWomen in Blue' excelled across all three departments. The bowlers, led by the spinners Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma and Shree Charani, restricted Sri Lanka to a sub-par total, while the top three - Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, and Harleen Deol - played fluent innings with the bat.
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Their fielding was razor-sharp as well, and they will be confident of producing a similar performance against a South African side they haven't lost to in this format since March 2022.
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