Postpublished at 05:53 Greenwich Mean Time 29 February 2020
Snehal Pradhan
Ex-India seamer on BBC Test Match Special
It was the harder of the two chances but should've been taken at international level.
Sri Lanka 113-9 (Atapattu 33); India 116-3 (Verma 47)
Unchanged India already in semi-finals; SL already eliminated
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 17 runs earlier
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Jack Skelton and Mark Mitchener
Snehal Pradhan
Ex-India seamer on BBC Test Match Special
It was the harder of the two chances but should've been taken at international level.
Ind 18-0
And again! Spinner Sathya Sandeepani makes Verma offer a hard chance back to the bowler, and she's dropped once more.
Snehal Pradhan
Ex-India seamer on BBC Test Match Special
There will be days where Shafali Verma perishes due to this style but India have given her the freedom to play like this because she will win matches for them.
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Vermna 13, Mandhana 2
And Verma makes them pay already - blasting two fours in the space of three deliveries, hitting strongly down the ground.
Snehal Pradhan
Ex-India seamer on BBC Test Match Special
Sri Lanka are going to pay for that. That's a very costly drop.
Ind 7-0
The veteran off-spinner Shashikala Siriwardena to take the second over, one of a number of spinners at this tournament who favour bowling in a cap. But Sri Lanka give Shafali Verma a life when she gets a leading edge and Kavisha Dilhari shells the chance at extra cover. Perhaps to be kind, she was unsighted by Atapattu moving in front of her from mid-off?
Remember, while victory would mean India win the group, they're already in the semi-finals - and Sri Lanka are already eliminated.
Target 114
Verma adds a single, bringing Smriti Mandhana - a comparative veteran at the age of 23, with 126 appearances under her belt across the three formats - on strike. The elegant left-hander guides a single to the cover sweeper.
Snehal Pradhan
Ex-India seamer on BBC Test Match Special
That was four the moment it left the bat. I could watch that all day.
And with the in-play clips, shortly you will be able to do so!
Target 114
Oh, how good is this kid?
Shafali Verma unleashes a glorious cover drive for four. First ball of the innings, and all that.
Right, here we go. Hold onto your hats - exciting 16-year-old opener Shafali Verma is taking guard, accompanied by the left-handed Smriti Mandhana.
Opening the bowling for Sri Lanka is Udeshika Prabodhani, a wily left-arm seamer very much in the mould of her compatriot Chaminda Vaas - no great pace, but some useful swing and variations.
It was a good afternoon for India's spinners:
Concentrating on this game, Sri Lanka captain and opener Chamari Atapattu hit a typically breezy 33 from 24 balls at the top of the order - but her departure prevented Sri Lanka from posting a really big total...
One of the best moments from that game was a superb catch in the deep by the superbly named Fargana Hoque Pinky of Bangladesh.
Pinky might just have made her way into the "best names" World XI, which would also have to include UAE men's batsman Krishna Karate.
Thanks, Jack.
If you're just joining us, this is already the second game of the day - first up was a low-scoring thriller in which New Zealand sneaked past Bangladesh, to set up a cracking Australia-New Zealand game on Monday, which is a de facto quarter-final as the winner will go through to the semis, along with India.
Here's how it happened:
So Sri Lanka set India 114 to win.
Make that and India will top Group A, with four wins from four games.
Mark Mitchener is here to find out if they can...
Kristen Beams
Ex-Australia leg-spinner on BBC Test Match Special
Without Chamari Atapattu, the question is "how many runs can Sri Lanka make", and the answer is "not more than 120". It was all about the Indian spinners and their ability to hit the right lines and lengths. They've only got the one seamer, but they could probably even play five spinners.
And Kaveesha Dilhari makes India pay with a fine shot down the ground for four to end the innings.
You'd say that is below par but Sri Lanka may have just given themselves a chance with a bit of a flurry at the end on a tricky pitch.
A tough chance.
Kaveesha Dilhari swipes it into the leg side and Veda Krishnamurthy puts in the dive but can't hold on.
And Prabodhani does get off strike with a single.