India crushed Sri Lanka by 60 runs to make it three wins in a row in the group stages.

India crushed Sri Lanka by 60 runs to make it three wins in a row in the group stages.

India crushed Sri Lanka by 60 runs to make it three wins in a row in the group stages.

Defending champions India crushed Sri Lanka by 60 runs to maintain a perfect record in the group stages of the Women's U-19 T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

India restricted Lanka to 58/9 after posting 118/9. Right-arm pacer Joshitha V J, the only Keralite in the Indian squad, bagged two wickets. Shabnam Shakil and Parunika Sisodia also claimed two wickets each. Vaishnavi Sharma, who bagged a fifer on her debut against Malaysia, and Aayushi Shukla, took a wicket each.

For India, opener G Trisha top-scored with a 44-ball 49. Joshitha contributed with a nine-ball 14, including a six. India had drubbed West Indies by 9 wickets before humbling hosts Malayasia by 10 wickets earlier. India have advanced to the Super 6s.

Brief scores: India 118/9 in 20 overs (G Trisha 49, Mithila V 16, Joshitha V J 14, Pramudi Methsara 2/10) bt Sri Lanka 58/9 in 20 overs (Parunika 2/7, Shabnam 2/9, Joshitha 2/17)

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