India Women's Dominant Start in Tournament Final Against Sri Lanka

Overs 9.1, Score 95 - 0. Chamari Athapaththu to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! That's been lofted over the fielder for four runs. Tossed up, around off, Smriti Mandhana gets close to the pitch of the ball and lofts this up and over extra cover for a boundary more.

Overs 8.4, Score 90 - 0. Chamudi Praboda to Smriti Mandhana, SIX! An elegant hit for another biggie. Tossed up, on middle and off, Smriti Mandhana gets close to the pitch of the ball and smashes this deep into the crowd towards the long on region for a biggie.

Overs 8.2, Score 83 - 0. Chamudi Praboda to Shafali Verma, FOUR! There is no stopping Shafali Verma so far. Short of a length, on middle and off, Shafali Verma rocks back and pulls this flat through the cow corner region for a boundary.

Overs 7.4, Score 76 - 0. Kavisha Dilhari to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Short and wide of off, Shafali Verma cuts this through the point region for a boundary to bring up her FIFTY off just 24 balls. What an excellent knock this has been so far by Shafali Verma, and she has bossed the final, showing why she is the leading run-scorer in the tournament.

Overs 7.3, Score 72 - 0. Kavisha Dilhari to Smriti Mandhana, LEG BYE! Fuller on the pads, Smriti Mandhana gets it clipped off her pads to the short fine leg region for a leg bye. Had the throw at the striker's end hit the stumps, Shafali Verma would have been out by a fair margin.

Overs 7.1, Score 71 - 0. Kavisha Dilhari to Smriti Mandhana, Tossed up, around off, Smriti Mandhana punches this towards cover, where the fielder lets it through. Harshitha Samarawickrama chases after it and dives forward to push it back inside. Saves a couple of runs, but it should have been stopped in the circle for a dot.

Overs 6.4, Score 67 - 0. Chamudi Praboda to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Shafali Verma. Flatter and fuller, on middle and off, Shafali Verma goes deep inside the crease and pulls this wide of the mid-wicket fielder to her right for four runs.

Overs 6.3, Score 63 - 0. Chamudi Praboda to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Shafali Verma has raced to 43 with this boundary. Fuller around middle and off, Shafali Verma backs away and lofts this inside out over covers for four runs.

Overs 5.6, Score 57 - 0. Sugandika Kumari to Smriti Mandhana, Sugandika Kumari ends the Powerplay with another tight over. Under-cutter, around off, Smriti Mandhana punches this off her back foot but straight to extra cover. Just 2 runs off this over. India Women score 57 in the Powerplay.

Overs 4.6, Score 55 - 0. Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, SIX! An expensive start for the skipper of Sri Lanka Women. Tossed up, around middle and off, Shafali Verma gets right on top of the bounce and lofts this up and over the bowler. The ball lands flush on the boundary cushion in front of the sight screen for a six. Also, 50 up for India Women.

Vishmi Gunaratne is down in some pain as she rolled her ankle while throwing it back to the bowler. The team physio is out in the middle and is treating her. Vishmi Gunaratne has left the ground on a stretcher, which is not what you ever want to see. Judging by the visuals, it looks like her final is over, and she was the only change that Sri Lanka Women made for this game.

Overs 4.4, Score 48 - 0. Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, Darted onto the pads, Shafali Verma tucks this to the left of Vishmi Gunaratne at the deep mid-wicket region for a single. Vishmi Gunaratne is down in some pain after she throws it back to the bowler.

Overs 4.3, Score 47 - 0. Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, SIX! First biggie in the final comes off the bat of Verma. Tossed up, on middle and off, Shafali Verma strides close to the pitch of the ball and smashes this up and over the long on fence for a massive six.

Overs 4.2, Score 41 - 0. Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, Too full, around off, Verma drives this through the covers region for two runs. Harshitha Samarawickrama gives it a good chase and keeps it down to 2.

Overs 4.1, Score 39 - 0. Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Chamari Athapaththu is greeted into the attack with a boundary as well. Short and on the pads, Shafali Verma goes deep inside the crease and flicks this over square leg for a boundary.

Overs 3.2, Score 30 - 0. Sugandika Kumari to Shafali Verma, Floated around off, Shafali Verma jumps down the track and punches this to mid off for a dot.

Overs 3.1, Score 30 - 0. Sugandika Kumari to Smriti Mandhana, Pushed through on middle and off, Smriti Mandhana punches this through the mid off region for a single.

Overs 2.3, Score 27 - 0. Mithali Ayodhya to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Boundaries are flying off the bat of Shafali Verma here. Good length, on the pads, Shafali Verma leans inside the line of the ball and gently flicks this from the middle of her bat for a boundary through the mid-wicket region this time.