India defeats Sri Lanka by 16 runs in ICC Women's World Cup

India beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs in ICC Women's World Cup at Derby in England maintain their fourth successive win in the tournament. Chasing a victory target of 233, Sri Lanka could manage only 216 for 7 in stipulated 50 overs. Earlier, India elected



to bat first and made a challenging 232 for 8 in 50 overs. 

Deepti Sharma contributed 78 and skipper Mithali Raj scored 53 runs while Jhulan Goswami and Poonam Yadav picked up two wickets each.