Gritty half-centuries from Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma helped India recover from a precarious position to post a competitive 269/8 against Sri Lanka in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 opener at the ACA Stadium on Monday.

After being reduced to 124/6 following a fiery spell led by Inoka Ranaweera, who claimed four wickets, Amanjot (57) and Deepti (53) stitched together a crucial 103-run stand for the seventh wicket.

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Their partnership laid the foundation for a late flourish, which included a brisk cameo from Sneh Rana, who smashed 28 off just 15 balls, hitting two boundaries and two sixes to push India past the 250-run mark in a rain-curtailed 47-over match.

At press time, Sri Lanka were 26 without loss in 6 overs.

Earlier, Ranaweera dramatically shifted the mome

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