<\/span><\/h2>\nIndia Women got invited to bat first and did not mind showing the way on how the final had to be. After being silent throughout the previous matches, Smriti Mandhana burst back into action with an amazing century and racked up 116 runs in 101 balls, laced with 15 boundaries and two sixes.<\/span><\/p>\nShe had superb back ups in the form of Harleen Deol (47 off 56) and Harmanpreet Kaur (41 off 30) who furnished her with the required firepower in the middle overs. Jemimah Rodrigues came in to grab a brisk 44 off 29, as the Indian team crossed the 340-mark barrier in the tournament, the first time ever.<\/span><\/p>\nDespite Sri Lanka\u2019s efforts, including tidy spells from Sugandika Kumari and Dewmi Vihanga (both picking two wickets), the Indian batters dominated proceedings.<\/p>\n
<\/span>India Women Batting Scorecard<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n| Batter<\/b><\/td>\n | R<\/b><\/td>\n | B<\/b><\/td>\n | 4s<\/b><\/td>\n | 6s<\/b><\/td>\n | SR<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Pratika Rawal<\/span><\/td>\n | 30<\/span><\/td>\n | 49<\/span><\/td>\n | 2<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 61.22<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Smriti Mandhana<\/span><\/td>\n | 116<\/span><\/td>\n | 101<\/span><\/td>\n | 15<\/span><\/td>\n | 2<\/span><\/td>\n | 114.85<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Harleen Deol<\/span><\/td>\n | 47<\/span><\/td>\n | 56<\/span><\/td>\n | 4<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 83.92<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Harmanpreet Kaur (c)<\/span><\/td>\n | 41<\/span><\/td>\n | 30<\/span><\/td>\n | 4<\/span><\/td>\n | 1<\/span><\/td>\n | 136.66<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Jemimah Rodrigues<\/span><\/td>\n | 44<\/span><\/td>\n | 29<\/span><\/td>\n | 4<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 151.72<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Richa Ghosh \u2020<\/span><\/td>\n | 8<\/span><\/td>\n | 9<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 1<\/span><\/td>\n | 88.88<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Amanjot Kaur<\/span><\/td>\n | 18<\/span><\/td>\n | 12<\/span><\/td>\n | 2<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 150<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Deepti Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n | 20<\/span><\/td>\n | 14<\/span><\/td>\n | 3<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 142.85<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Kranti Goud<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 1<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Extras<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 18<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Total (50 overs)<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 342\/7<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/span>Second Innings: The Flawed but Defiant Chase by Sri Lanka<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nThe hunt by Sri Lanka was not a very convincing one after losing an early blow in the first over. Chamari Athapaththu, who has been the mainstay of the Sri Lanka lineup, was unlucky to have not gotten much support and settled in with a well-built 51 runs off 66 balls, which was also not sustained.<\/span><\/p>\nNilakshika Silva played 58 and scored 48 to attempt a recovery, as did Sugandika Kumari with 27 off 29 deliveries, but frequent wickets, particularly against Sneh Rana, saw off any attempt. Rana finished the game with a match-winning 4-wicket haul as she established herself as the top bowler of the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\nSri Lanka was desperately dismissed on 245 in 48.2 overs to give India an easy victory by 97 runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Sri Lanka Women Batting Scorecard<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n| Batter<\/b><\/td>\n | R<\/b><\/td>\n | B<\/b><\/td>\n | 4s<\/b><\/td>\n | 6s<\/b><\/td>\n | SR<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Hasini Perera<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 3<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Vishmi Gunaratne<\/span><\/td>\n | 36<\/span><\/td>\n | 41<\/span><\/td>\n | 5<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 87.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Chamari Athapaththu (c)<\/span><\/td>\n | 51<\/span><\/td>\n | 66<\/span><\/td>\n | 6<\/span><\/td>\n | 1<\/span><\/td>\n | 77.27<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Nilakshika Silva<\/span><\/td>\n | 48<\/span><\/td>\n | 58<\/span><\/td>\n | 5<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 82.75<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Harshitha Samarawickrama<\/span><\/td>\n | 26<\/span><\/td>\n | 32<\/span><\/td>\n | 4<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 81.25<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Dewmi Vihanga<\/span><\/td>\n | 4<\/span><\/td>\n | 6<\/span><\/td>\n | 1<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 66.66<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Anushka Sanjeewani \u2020<\/span><\/td>\n | 28<\/span><\/td>\n | 41<\/span><\/td>\n | 2<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 68.29<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Piumi Wathsala<\/span><\/td>\n | 9<\/span><\/td>\n | 13<\/span><\/td>\n | 1<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 69.23<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Sugandika Kumari<\/span><\/td>\n | 27<\/span><\/td>\n | 29<\/span><\/td>\n | 5<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 93.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Malki Madara<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 1<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Inoka Ranaweera<\/span><\/td>\n | 0*<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | –<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Extras<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 16<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Total (48.2 overs)<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | 245 all out<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/span>Indian Bowling Performance<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nLed by the outstanding Sneh Rana, India\u2019s bowlers maintained tight lines and applied relentless pressure throughout. Rana finished with 4\/38 and was crucial in picking up middle-order wickets that stopped Sri Lanka\u2019s rebuilding efforts.<\/p>\n Amanjot Kaur also impressed with 3 wickets, while Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma bowled tidy spells to support the attack.<\/p>\n <\/span>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 India Women Bowling Figures<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n| Bowler<\/b><\/td>\n | O<\/b><\/td>\n | R<\/b><\/td>\n | W<\/b><\/td>\n | Econ<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Amanjot Kaur<\/span><\/td>\n | 8<\/span><\/td>\n | 54<\/span><\/td>\n | 3<\/span><\/td>\n | 6.75<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Kranti Goud<\/span><\/td>\n | 5<\/span><\/td>\n | 22<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 4.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Deepti Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n | 10<\/span><\/td>\n | 43<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 4.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Shree Charani<\/span><\/td>\n | 10<\/span><\/td>\n | 55<\/span><\/td>\n | 1<\/span><\/td>\n | 5.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Sneh Rana<\/span><\/td>\n | 9.2<\/span><\/td>\n | 38<\/span><\/td>\n | 4<\/span><\/td>\n | 4.07<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Pratika Rawal<\/span><\/td>\n | 5<\/span><\/td>\n | 18<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 3.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Harleen Deol<\/span><\/td>\n | 1<\/span><\/td>\n | 12<\/span><\/td>\n | 0<\/span><\/td>\n | 12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/span>Post-Match Reactions<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/span>Harmanpreet Kaur (India Captain):<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\u201cProud of the entire team. The way Smriti, Sneh, and others performed under pressure was heartening. We need to keep working on our fielding and medium-pace department but overall, I\u2019m really happy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka Captain):<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\u201cCongrats to India, they were the better team today. We made fielding errors that cost us, and our bowling lacked the bite in the middle overs. We need to focus on power-hitting and tighter fielding going forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Sneh Rana (Player of the Series):<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\u201cComing back after so long and performing like this is special. I stuck to my plans and worked hard on pace-off deliveries. Huge credit to the support staff and coaches.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Smriti Mandhana (Player of the Match):<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\u201cFelt good to get runs when the team needed it most. The wickets here were great for batting, and I just focused on building partnerships and playing my shots.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Key Takeaways<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Smriti Mandhana\u2019s Return to Form<\/b>: Her 116-run knock laid the foundation for India\u2019s massive total.<\/span> <\/li>\n
- Sneh Rana\u2019s Consistency<\/b>: 15 wickets in 4 games and a 4-wicket haul in the final cemented her status as the series MVP.<\/span> <\/li>\n
- Sri Lanka\u2019s Missed Chances<\/b>: Dropped catches and missed runouts proved costly, especially against a team of India\u2019s caliber.<\/span> <\/li>\n
- India’s Middle Order Firepower<\/b>
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