Women's Cricket World Cup: India knocked out by Sri Lanka
Hosts India were knocked out of the Women's World Cup with a 138-run defeat by Sri Lanka in their last group match.
Chasing 283, India would have secured a place in the Super Six stage on net run-rate had they made at least 251, but they crumbled to 144 all out.Sri Lanka, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, who also stunned England in their opening match, had never beaten India in one-day cricket.
Sri Lanka, England and West Indies take two points through to the Super Sixes.
There is nothing like a little unpredictability to give life to a world
championship tournament in any sport, but do not tell that to the Indian
hosts of the Women’s Cricket World Cup.
Sri Lanka, widely expected to be the weakest among the eight
competitors, knocked India’s highly rated team out of the tournament
Tuesday with a comprehensive 138-run victory in Mumbai. That means Sri
Lanka will take part in the Super Six playoffs starting Friday, while
India has to settle for playing for seventh place against Pakistan on
Thursday.
The victory over India was not even the first time that Sri Lanka had turned the tournament upside down.
Sri Lanka captain Shashikala Siriwardene
said she hoped Indian fans would embrace her side as the last Asian side
left in the tournament before her media conference was interrupted by a
call from the nation's president, Mahinda Rajapaksa.
"He said he'd never seen a match like this and wanted
to congratulate us," said Siriwardene. "He wished us luck for the rest
of the tournament."
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