ICC WOMENS WORLD CUP NEWS

Sri Lanka, which needed to achieve victory in 45.5 overs to leapfrog Pakistan into third place in Group B, was bowled out for 102 runs with 5.4 overs to spare. Amita Sharma was the pick of the bowlers with 3-19. Raj was happy that her performance came at a vital moment in the tournament. “It came at the right time. We did struggle in those initial overs when we were four down for 38 runs

. So there was a lot of pressure. We tried to get as many runs as we could in those 50 overs.
“We are very relieved that we won this very close match. It’s still not going to be easy for us in the Super Six stage because we have tough sides like Australia and New Zealand, but I think we should play good cricket in the forthcoming three matches. “I think our only concern would be our batting. It has really let us down against England and even today.

where we collapsed quite early.” India captain Jhulan Goswami was relieved to win a close game. “Yeah, we are happy to get the win, but I’m not so happy with our batting. A score of 137 is very low, but our bowlers bowled superbly and stuck to the basics and I’m very happy with that. “It’s important for us to play good cricket in the Super Six stage because each and every match is very important.”

At the Bradman Oval, Bowral, New Zealand hammered South Africa by 199 runs after Sunette Loubser’s team lost its last eight wickets for seven runs in 51 balls to be bowled out for only 51 in 22.2 overs while chasing 251 runs for victory. It was the 20th lowest innings total in women’s ODIs and the ninth lowest total in World Cup history. New Zealand vice-captain and off-spinner Aimee Mason and all-rounder Suzie Bates played .