Sri Lanka defeated India in the fourth match of the women's ODI tri-series in Colombo on Sunday (May 4) - here is the updated points table for the tri-series involving India, Sri Lanka, and South Africa.
Having lost the series opener against India by nine wickets, Sri Lanka entered the match riding high on a five-wicket victory against South Africa. Fielding first, they conceded 275-9 against India on Sunday. Richa Ghosh’s 48-ball 58 took the visitors to a commendable total.
In response, Sri Lanka were comfortably placed at 108-1 when they lost three quick wickets to be reduced to 152-4. Nilakshika Silva from No.6 turned the tide in Sri Lanka’s favour with a 28-ball fifty, the fastest for her country in women’s ODIs. Anushka Sanjeewani (23 not out) and Sugandika Kumari (19 not out) stitched a 39-run stand to take Sri Lanka home in the last over with three wickets remaining. That was Sri Lanka’s second-highest successful chase in the format. It came a year after they gunned down 302 against South Africa – till date the only successful 300-plus chase in women’s ODI history.
IND, SL, SA tri-series points table after Match 4
Neither side has changed their position on the points table. Despite suffering their first loss, India remain top with two wins from three matches – level with Sri Lanka, who stay second due to an inferior net run-rate (NRR). While Sri Lanka's NRR improved from -0.845 to -0.166 after this win, it still trails India's +0.433 significantly, due to their heavy defeat in the tournament opener against the same opposition.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Points | NRR |
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +0.433 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.166 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.356 |
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