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India Beat Sri Lanka in Women’s World Cup Opener as Deepti Sharma Shines Before Record Crowd

A reworked Guwahati ceremony with a tribute to Zubeen Garg framed an opener that drew 22,843, the highest group‑stage turnout for any ICC women’s event.

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Overview

  • India won by 59 runs under the DLS method after posting 269/8 in a rain‑reduced 47 overs, with Sri Lanka dismissed for 211 in 45.4 overs.
  • Player of the Match Deepti Sharma scored 53 and took 3/54, sharing a 103‑run seventh‑wicket stand with debutant Amanjot Kaur, who made 57.
  • Sri Lanka’s Inoka Ranaweera claimed 4 wickets, including three in one over to leave India 124/6, but fielding lapses, including dropped chances, blunted the surge.
  • The ICC confirmed attendance of 22,843 for the Guwahati opener, a new benchmark for a group match at any women’s ICC tournament.
  • Organisers recast the opening ceremony to honor late Assam icon Zubeen Garg, with Shreya Ghoshal’s performances and BCCI felicitations for former India women’s players.