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Opening game of Women's World Cup, Guwahati
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesSmriti Mandhana does not get frustrated with a start like this. Unlike some other players around the world, who will feel the need to get a big shot in.
She is very calm out there in the middle.
Having seen Pratika Rawal take all of the first over, Smriti Mandhana faces left-arm seamer Udeshika Prabodhani.
It's a maiden off a tight over of medium pace.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
This first over has been quite interesting. The first ball kept quite low but the rest have carried through quite nicely.
All of the talk is that this is going to be a fast-scoring ground.
Pratika Rawal sees out the rest of the over without scoring.
The 25-year-old averages 50.17 from 17 ODIs since making her debut in December.
This is her specialist format at the moment - she's yet to break into India's T20 side.
Image source, Getty ImagesA boundary from the second ball of the tournament!
Pratika Rawal guides Achini Kulasuriya's delivery through point.
There's loud cheering as the ball hurries off the ropes, before the stadium's speaker system gets another outing.
We're getting what is surely an extended version of Eye of the Tiger booming around the ground - it plays as the teams walk out, pick a guard, prepare their run-ups.
Finally the song fades from the speakers and it's time to start.
Pratika Rawal will face right-arm seamer Achini Kulasuriya.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Guwahati
It was a busy, colourful journey from the hotel to the ground and once we got to the surrounding streets, it became a sea of blue.
A lot has been made of just how much women's cricket has changed since the World Cup was last hosted here in 2013 and seeing fans with Smriti Mandhana's name on their shirts is a lovely indication of that.
Well, there's an exciting prospect - although if there's rain through the whole week in Guwahati I might start running out of material.
It's dry for now in the stadium and the anthems of the two sides have been sung.
A mass of ground staff are in the process of removing two gigantic national team flags, while Smriti Mandhana has donned her helmet as she prepares to head to the middle.
We're almost ready to get going.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Guwahati
Our commentary box is at quite a low angle, and I just went outside to get a better view of the ground and to take in the atmosphere.
One thing I will say is that it's a good job you've got BBC Sport's Rain Delay Correspondent Mike Peter at the helm today...
This is the fourth time India have hosted this tournament and they'll be hoping to lift the trophy for the first time on 2 November.
They've reached the final on two occasions, in 2005 and 2017, but finished fifth in New Zealand three years and didn't progress to the semi-finals.
Meanwhile Sri Lanka return to the World Cup having missed not qualified in 2022 - it's the West Indies who miss out this time.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Guwahati
Alongside the humidity, players are also likely going to have to contend with rain.
There are storms expected in Guwahati for the rest of this week and this could particularly have big implications for England, with two games here starting with South Africa on Friday.
The covers have been brought out on to the outfield already. I thought I'd got out of doing rain updates for the year...
Image source, gettIndia: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Goud, Shree Charani
Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Guwahati
Hello from Guwahati!
The humidity here is astonishing - I'd obviously heard it spoken about a lot, but with this being my first time in India, it is like nothing I've ever felt before.
Poor Daniel Norcross' glasses steam up within five seconds of him stepping outside.
It's going to be a challenge for teams to acclimatise, as we saw at the T20 World Cup last year.
Image source, Getty ImagesStraight to the toss then.
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has won it, and she has chosen to have a bowl.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe start our journey in Guwahati with a match between the hosts.
India face Sri Lanka in the first match of a single-group first round.
India will stage the majority of the tournament, but Pakistan's matches will be played in Sri Lanka because of the current political tensions.
Image source, Getty Images34 days. 31 matches. Five venues.
It's the 2025 Women's World Cup.
Can Australia win an eighth title in the ODI format? Will India win on home soil? Or could England take home the prize?
We'll soon find out - let's start with India v Sri Lanka.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rawal,caught Gunaratne, bowled Ranaweera Rawal, caught Gunaratne, bowled Ranaweera | 37 | 59 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 62.71 |
Mandhana,caught Gunaratne, bowled Prabodhani Mandhana, caught Gunaratne, bowled Prabodhani | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 80.00 |
Deol,caught Dilhari, bowled Ranaweera Deol, caught Dilhari, bowled Ranaweera | 48 | 64 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 75.00 |
H Kaur,caught Sanjeewani, bowled Ranaweera H Kaur, caught Sanjeewani, bowled Ranaweera | 21 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 110.53 |
Rodrigues,bowled Ranaweera Rodrigues, bowled Ranaweera | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Sharma,caught Kumari, bowled Kulasuriya Sharma, caught Kumari, bowled Kulasuriya | 53 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 100.00 |
Ghosh,caught Prabodhani, bowled Athapaththu Ghosh, caught Prabodhani, bowled Athapaththu | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33.33 |
A Kaur,caught Gunaratne, bowled Prabodhani A Kaur, caught Gunaratne, bowled Prabodhani | 57 | 56 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 101.79 |
Rana,not out Rana, not out | 28 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 186.67 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 15 Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 15 | |||||||
Total,269 for 8 47.0 overs Total,269 for 8 47.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kulasuriya | 8.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.25 |
Prabodhani | 10.0 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5.50 |
Kumari | 9.0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.11 |
Dilhari | 8.0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6.37 |
Ranaweera | 9.0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.11 |
Athapaththu | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
14 for 1 (3.2 overs) | Mandhana |
81 for 2 (19.2 overs) | Rawal |
120 for 3 (25.1 overs) | Deol |
120 for 4 (25.2 overs) | Rodrigues |
121 for 5 (25.5 overs) | H Kaur |
124 for 6 (26.6 overs) | Ghosh |
227 for 7 (43.3 overs) | A Kaur |
269 for 8 (46.6 overs) | Sharma |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perera,bowled Goud Perera, bowled Goud | 14 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 70.00 |
Athapaththu,bowled Sharma Athapaththu, bowled Sharma | 43 | 47 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 91.49 |
Samarawickrama,leg before wicket, bowled Shree Charani Samarawickrama, leg before wicket, bowled Shree Charani | 29 | 45 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 64.44 |
Gunaratne,leg before wicket, bowled A Kaur Gunaratne, leg before wicket, bowled A Kaur | 11 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 39.29 |
Dilhari,caught Ghosh, bowled Sharma Dilhari, caught Ghosh, bowled Sharma | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 125.00 |
de Silva,bowled Rana de Silva, bowled Rana | 35 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 120.69 |
Sanjeewani,caught H Kaur, bowled Sharma Sanjeewani, caught H Kaur, bowled Sharma | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 60.00 |
Kumari,bowled Rana Kumari, bowled Rana | 10 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 52.63 |
Kulasuriya,caught Mandhana, bowled Shree Charani Kulasuriya, caught Mandhana, bowled Shree Charani | 17 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 54.84 |
Prabodhani,not out Prabodhani, not out | 14 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 53.85 |
Ranaweera,leg before wicket, bowled Rawal Ranaweera, leg before wicket, bowled Rawal | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 37.50 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 14 Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 14 | |||||||
Total,211 all out 45.4 overs Total,211 all out 45.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goud | 9.0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4.55 |
A Kaur | 6.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6.16 |
Rana | 10.0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.20 |
Sharma | 10.0 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5.40 |
Shree Charani | 8.0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.62 |
Rawal | 2.4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
30 for 1 (6.4 overs) | Perera |
82 for 2 (14.6 overs) | Athapaththu |
103 for 3 (22.3 overs) | Samarawickrama |
105 for 4 (23.6 overs) | Gunaratne |
130 for 5 (26.2 overs) | Dilhari |
140 for 6 (28.6 overs) | Sanjeewani |
173 for 7 (34.4 overs) | de Silva |
184 for 8 (36.4 overs) | Kumari |
199 for 9 (42.3 overs) | Kulasuriya |
211 for 10 (45.4 overs) | Ranaweera |
