Choosing to bowl first, India were briefly put on the back foot by Chamari Athapaththu. Unlike the series opener where she fell early, the Sri Lankan skipper came out with intent, finding the fence with regularity in the PowerPlay. However, the introduction of Sneh Rana, who replaced an ill Deepti Sharma, turned the tide. Rana’s (4-1-11-1) discipline choked the scoring, and when she deceived Athapaththu in the final over of the PowerPlay, the visitors’ innings began its familiar unravelling.
