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Ind vs Sl Turning Points: Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma shared a 103 -run partnership for the seventh wicket to bring India’s score to 200. India made a great debut by winning the first match of the Women’s World Cup 2025 by 59 runs. In this match, turning points Deepti and Amanjot had a century partnership.
New Delhi. Deepti Sharma defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs under Duckworth Lewis in the first match affected by the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup. After winning the first match of the World Cup played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Indian all -rounder Deepti said that her century was the turning point with Amanjot Kaur. India had lost 6 wickets of its top on a score of 124 in this match. After which Amanjot and Deepti made a century partnership and hardly removed the team.
Deepti Sharma and Amanjot played a brilliant innings.
Sri Lanka collapsed at 211 chasing India’s target of 271 runs
Chasing India’s 271 -run target of India under Duckworth Lewis method, Sri Lankan team was reduced to 211 runs in 45.4 overs in front of the out of 45.4 overs in front of the off -spinners Deepti (three wickets for 54 runs) and Sneh Rana (two for 32 runs) and left -arm spinner Mr. Charani (two wickets for 37 runs) (two wickets). Captain Chamari Attapattu was the top scorer of the team by scoring 43 runs while Nilakshika Silva scored 35 runs. Deepti, the best player of the match, said that his partnership with Amanjot proved to be very important amid the fall of wickets.
‘I wanted to make a long partnership’
Deepti Sharma said, ‘This (partnership with Amanjot) proved to be a turning point. Because wickets were falling continuously. I wanted to make a long partnership (and wanted to bat for 47-48th over). We did the plan we had made. Deepti said that there was no pressure on her during this innings.
India started with victory in the World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in the first match.
‘I was not under pressure at all’
Deepti said, ‘I was not under pressure at all because I have a habit of such innings and circumstances. I have played such an innings before and that partnership with Amanjot was important. I do not feel any pressure, I enjoy my batting. In the context of my bowling, he said, ‘I have faith in my stock balls on this type of pitch and I try to bowl at the stump using my strength. The first match always creates atmosphere and this match has revealed many positive things and hope that we will continue to perform in the same way in the rest of the tournaments and will win the same way.’
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