Jemimah Rodrigues` unbeaten knock guides India to comfortable win

Updated On: 22 December, 2025 11:51 AM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

The Indian women`s cricket team secured a dominating victory by eight wickets against the Sri Lankan women`s team in the first T20I match. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X/AFP/File Pic)

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The Indian women`s cricket team secured a dominating victory by eight wickets against the Sri Lankan women`s team in the first T20I match. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X/AFP/File Pic)

<p>Having put to bat first at the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, Sri Lanka`s opening batswoman, Vishmi Gunaratne, scored 39 runs off 43 deliveries, including a boundary and a maximum <em><strong>(Pic: AFP)</strong></em></p>

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Having put to bat first at the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, Sri Lanka`s opening batswoman, Vishmi Gunaratne, scored 39 runs off 43 deliveries, including a boundary and a maximum (Pic: AFP)

<p>Later, Harshita Samarawickrama scored 21 runs in 23 balls, including two boundaries. With this, India`s distant rivals posted 121 runs on board for the loss of six wickets <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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Later, Harshita Samarawickrama scored 21 runs in 23 balls, including two boundaries. With this, India`s distant rivals posted 121 runs on board for the loss of six wickets (Pic: X/@ICC)

<p>Kranti Gaud, Deepti Sharma, and Nallapureddy Charani bagged one wicket each. Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, and Amanjot Kaur went wicketless in the series opener against Sri Lanka <em><strong>(Pic: X/<span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">@BCCIWomen</span>)</strong></em></p>

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Kranti Gaud, Deepti Sharma, and Nallapureddy Charani bagged one wicket each. Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, and Amanjot Kaur went wicketless in the series opener against Sri Lanka (Pic: X/@BCCIWomen)

<p>With an aim of chasing a target of 122 runs, Team India`s star batswoman, Smriti Mandhana, accumulated 25 runs off 25 deliveries, which was laced with four boundaries <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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With an aim of chasing a target of 122 runs, Team India`s star batswoman, Smriti Mandhana, accumulated 25 runs off 25 deliveries, which was laced with four boundaries (Pic: File Pic)

<p>Jemimah Rodrigues delivered a match-winning knock of an unbeaten 69 runs. Facing 44 balls, she smashed 10 boundaries. Along with her skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur stayed unbeaten on 15 runs in 16 balls <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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Jemimah Rodrigues delivered a match-winning knock of an unbeaten 69 runs. Facing 44 balls, she smashed 10 boundaries. Along with her skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur stayed unbeaten on 15 runs in 16 balls (Pic: File Pic)

<p>Sri Lanka`s Kawya Kavindi and Inoka Ranaweera claimed one wicket each, but fell short in guiding their team to victory. With this, the "Women in Blue" sealed a victory by eight wickets in the first T20I <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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Sri Lanka`s Kawya Kavindi and Inoka Ranaweera claimed one wicket each, but fell short in guiding their team to victory. With this, the "Women in Blue" sealed a victory by eight wickets in the first T20I (Pic: X/@ICC)

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