Sun May 11 05:50:00 UTC 2025: ## India Sets Sri Lanka a 343-Run Target in Women’s ODI Tri-Series Final

**Colombo, Sri Lanka:** India has set Sri Lanka a challenging 343-run target in the final of the Women’s One Day International Tri-Series in Colombo. Winning the toss and electing to bat, India posted a commanding 342/7, fueled by a magnificent century from Smriti Mandhana.

Mandhana’s 116-run knock, studded with 15 fours and two sixes, is her 11th ODI century, propelling her to third place on the list of all-time highest ODI century-makers in women’s cricket. She surpassed England’s Tammy Beaumont. Other notable contributions came from Harmanpreet Kaur (41), Jemimah Rodrigues (44), and Harleen Deol (47). Devmie Wijerathne and Sugandika Kumari took two wickets each for Sri Lanka. The match also marked the debut of India’s pacer Kranti Gauṛ.

India’s opening pair of Mandhana and Pratima Rawal provided a solid start, putting on a 70-run partnership before Rawal’s dismissal. Mandhana and Deol then shared a crucial 120-run stand before Deol’s departure. Mandhana continued her aggressive batting, reaching her century with a strike rate exceeding 114.

The Sri Lankan team comprised Chamari Athapaththu (captain), Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Piumi Hansamalika, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani, Devmie Wijerathne, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madhara, and Inoka Ranaweera. India’s playing XI included Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Pratima Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gauṛ, and Pooja Vastrakar.

**(Note: The final paragraph about Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s potential retirement from Test cricket is unrelated to the main article and has been omitted from this news summary.)**

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