Women’s tri-series: Confident India look to keep winning run intact
Their campaign off to a dominant start, a confident India will look to maintain momentum when they face South Africa in their second match of the women’s tri-series here on Tuesday.
The Indian team extended its winning streak in ODIs to seven matches with a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over hosts Sri Lanka in the tournament opener on Sunday.
India excelled across all three departments. The bowlers, led by spinners Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma and Shree Charani, restricted Sri Lanka to a sub-par total, while the top three batters — Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana and Harleen Deol — played fluent innings.
Their fielding was razor-sharp as well and they will be confident of producing a similar performance against a South African side they haven’t lost to in this format since March 2022. India had beaten South Africa 3-0 the last time the two teams met in a 50-over series.
