Sri Lanka's slim hopes of victory lay on the shoulders of star all-rounder Chamari Athapaththu, but they suffered a horror start with the captain falling for just one after fellow opener Vishmi Gunaratne was brilliantly caught by Radha Yadav from the second ball of the chase.

India powered to an 82-run victory over Sri Lanka to bolster their ambitions of an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final spot. Smriti Mandhana (50) and Shafali Verma (43) set the tone, amassing 98 for the first wicket and despite falling in consecutive balls, a thunderous 52 from Harmanpreet Kaur carried India to 172 for three in Dubai.

Opener Smriti Mandhana starred with the bat, scoring 50 off 38 balls, her 27th T20 international half-century. She put together a solid 98-run partnership with Shafali Verma, who contributed 43. Harmanpreet Kaur followed with a blistering 52 not out from just 27 deliveries,