After Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu was run out in the third over due to a mix-up with Anushka Sanjeewani, who was also run out six balls later, it was a procession.
    Renuka, who has been in excellent form since the Commonwealth Games in August, returned Hasini Perera’s first ball. Sri Lanka is now nine for four after the left-hander checked her shot and was caught at cover.
    The Sri Lankans were in desperate need of a partnership when Kavisha Dilhari was bowled while attempting to play an incoming delivery from Renuka across the line.
    Nilakshi de Silva played on to her stumps while attempting to cut a ball close to her body, giving Rajeshwari Gayakwad her first wicket. At 32 for eight, being bowled out for a sub-50 total seemed inevitable, but Ranaweera saved them with an unbeaten 18 off 22 balls.
    The Indians bowled with discipline, but Sri Lanka’s rapid decline was exacerbated by poor shot selection. After a memorable semifinal victory over Pakistan, it appeared that the pressure got to Sri Lanka.After their victory, the Indians took a lap of the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and, in a nice gesture, were photographed with the entire ground staff.

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