Kashvee Gautam to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, good length ball and that's been defended into the off-side
0.2
Kashvee Gautam to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, back of a length delivery that seams away outside off, low bounce and the batter shoulders arms
0.1
Kashvee Gautam to Hasini Perera, 1 run, on a length and wide of off, patted behind square on the off-side
Hasini Perera and Chamari Athapaththu are at the crease. Hasini Perera is on strike. Kashvee Gautam will open the attack
All in readiness. One slip and a gully in place. Off we go...
Chamari Athapaththu: We would have bowled first. We'll stick with our plans, we have a good batting line-up. 200+ score on this wicket, we'll have to play positive cricket. We have two debutants.
Harmanpreet Kaur: We are gonna bowl first. Keeping conditions in mind, we thought bowling first is the right option. We have two debutants. Really excited that we got this opportunity.
Pitch Report| Gamini Perera: Currently muggy and humid. The ground staff have lived up to their expectations. The pitch is pretty hard, even covering of grass. Because the covers were on, there's enough moisture. It's overcast and there'll be swing on offer.
Teams:
Sri Lanka Women (Playing XI): Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Hansima Karunaratne, Piyumi Wathsala, Achini Kulasuriya, Inoka Ranaweera, Malki Madara
India Women have won the toss and have opted to field
11:24 Local Time, 05:54 GMT, 11:24 IST: "Thankfully the game scheduled to start at RPS at 12.00 pm. It's a 39 over game!" is the latest post from Roshan Abeysinghe.
11:15 Local Time, 05:45 GMT, 11:15 IST: Most of the covers have been removed.
10:50 Local Time, 05:20 GMT, 10:50 IST:
10:45 Local Time, 05:15 GMT, 10:45 IST: The rain has eased but it's still drizzling
10:30 Local Time, 05:00 GMT, 10:30 IST: The rain has stopped. There's some activity from the groundsmen whose first task will be to remove the water off the covers
09:47 Local Time, 04:17 GMT, 09:47 IST: The entire ground has been covered due to heavy rain!
09:27 Local Time, 03:57 GMT, 09:27 IST: "The weather seems to be unfriendly today for the opening game of the Women's tri nation series Sri Lanka vs. India. It's not just dark but a bit threatening, too," posts Roshan Abeysinghe on X. The picture show that the covers are on.