ICC Women's T20 World Cup: Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma help India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets

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Radha Yadav bagged a four-wicket haul before Shafali Verma produced yet another decent performance with the bat as India thrash Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their final Group A clash of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on Saturday.  

Asked to bowl first, Radha proved to be tormentor-in-chief for the Women in Blue as she claimed four wickets while giving away just 23 runs. Rajeshwari Gayakwad also took two wickets while Poonam Yadav, Deepti Sharma and Shikha Pandey all chipped in with a wicket each. 

Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu was the highest scorer for Sri Lanka with 33 runs. 

In reply, Shafali Verma once again shone with the bat as she smashed a crucial knock of 47 runs off just 34 balls while Jemimah Rodrigues (15) and Deepti Sharma (15) remained unbeaten at the crease as India cross the mark in 14.4 overs. 

For Sri Lanka, Udeshika Prabodhani and Shashikala Siriwardene chipped in with a wicket each. 

Notably, India had earlier booked their place in the semi-final of the tournament after registering back-to-back wins against Australia, Bangladesh and New Zealand. 

Here are the live updates: 

29 February 2020

12:11 IST

India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets!

12:09 IST

India Women 104/3 (13 overs)

12:06 IST

Jemimah Rodrigues is the new batswoman in for India!

12:03 IST

WICKET!!! Shafali Verma (47) fell just three runs short of a T20 half-century after being run out by Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Sanjeewani on the fourth ball of the 11th over by Udeshika Prabodhani. India Women 89/3 (11 overs)

11:53 IST

WICKET!! Smriti Mandhana (15) was caught by Hansima Karunaratne at long-on on the fourth ball of the 10th over Shashikala Siriwardene. India Women 86/2 (10 overs)

11:51 IST

18 runs off the last two overs, including two boundaries and a maximum by Harmanpreet Kaur on successive deliveries. The Women in Blue have crossed the 50-run mark. India Women 67/1 (8 overs)

11:42 IST

A quite expensive over from Shashikala Siriwardene as she conceded 15 runs to Women in Blue. Shafali Verma (31) clubbed the second ball of the sixth over to mid-off for four runs  before she smashed the Sri Lankan bowler for six and four runs on successive deliveries. India Women 49/1 (6 overs)

11:36 IST

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is the new batswoman in!

11:32 IST

WICKET!! Smriti Mandhana (17) holed the fourth ball of the fifth over by Prabodhani to Kavisha Dilhari. India Women 34/1 (5 overs) 

11:29 IST

India Women 33/0 (4 overs)

11:23 IST

India women added 10 runs off the last over. Shafali Verma (13) dragged the fourth ball of the second over by Shashikala Siriwardene to long-on for four runs before the Indian batsman cleared mid-off the last ball for another boundary. Indian Women 16/0 (2 overs)

11:13 IST

Six runs off the very first over. Shafali Verma got off the mark by flicking the very first delivery to cover for four runs. India Women 6/0 (1 over)

11:12 IST

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana to open the chase for India. Udeshika Prabodhani to begin the proceedings for Sri Lanka. 

11:01 IST

Innings Break!!

10:54 IST

Sri Lanka restricted to 113/9 by India. 

10:45 IST

WICKET!! Nilakshi de Silva departed for eight runs. Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur ran back from midwicket to grab the wicket of the Sri Lankan cricketer on the last delivery of the 19th over. Sri Lanka Women 104/8 (19 overs)

10:40 IST

WICKET!! Anushka Sanjeewani departed cheaply for one run after she was caught leg before wicket on the second ball of the 16th over by Radha Yadav. Sri Lanka Women 84/7 (16 overs)

10:39 IST

WICKET!!! Shashikala Siriwardene was taken by Krishnamurthy at long-on on the fourth ball of the 15th over by Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Sri Lanka Women 80/6 (15 overs)

10:28 IST

WICKET!! Hansima Karunaratne departed cheaply for seven runs after she was caught by Krishnamurthy on the fourth ball of the 14th over by Radha Yadav. Sri Lanka Women 76/5 (14 overs)

10:23 IST

Sri Lanka Women 73/4 (13 overs)

10:22 IST

Shashikala Siriwardene comes to bat in for Sri Lanka. 

10:19 IST

WICKET!!! Hasini Perera was stumped by Taniya Bhatia on the third delivery of the 11th over by Radha Yadav. Sri Lanka Women 60/4 (11 overs)

10:09 IST

WICKET!!! Sri Lanka have now lost three wickets inside 50 overs. Chamari Atapattu (33) was caught by Shikha Pandey on the third ball of the ninth over by Radha Yadav. Sri Lanka 50/3 (9 overs)

10:04 IST

WICKET!! Harshitha Madavi (12) was bowled out by Rajeshwari Gayakwad on the first ball of the eighth over. Sri Lanka 42/2 (8 overs)

09:55 IST

Seven runs off the last two over. Atapattu (27) punched the last delivery of the seventh over through covers for four runs. Sri Lanka 42/1 (7 overs)

09:52 IST

11 runs off the last over. Madavi (7) hammered the first ball of the fourth over past short third man's left for four runs before Jayangani drilled the last ball of the over down the ground for another boundary. Sri Lanka 25/1 (4 overs)

09:47 IST

Harshitha Madavi comes to bat for Sri Lanka. 

09:38 IST

WICKET!!! Deepti Sharma strikes for India. Thimashini (2) was caught by Rajeshwari Gayakwad at cover-point on the first ball of the third over. Sri Lanka 14/1  (2.5 overs) 

09:35 IST

Six runs off the very first over by Deepti Sharma. Thimashini (1) got off the mark by sweeping away the second ball to deep square leg for a single, while Atapattu (5) opened her account by picking up a boundary on the fourth ball. Sri Lanka Women 6/0 (1 over)

09:34 IST

Chamari Atapattu and Umesha Thimashini have walked down the crease to begin Sri Lanka's innings. Deepti Sharma to open the attack for India. 

09:14 IST

Lineups: 

India Playing XI: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Chamari Atapattu (c), Umesha Thimashini, Hasini Perera, Hansima Karunaratne, Shashikala Siriwardene, Harshitha Madavi, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Sathya Sandeepani, Udeshika Prabodhani

09:14 IST

Sri Lanka win toss, opt to bat against India!

09:13 IST

The toss for the group stage clash between India women and Sri Lanka women will take place shortly.