When the Indian women’s team played Sri Lanka women in the opening game of the tri-series on Sunday, April 27, they wore black armbands. The group honoured the Pahalgam terror attack victims.
The official BCCI Women’s account took to X to explain why the Indian women’s team players were wearing black armbands during the game.
“The Indian Cricket Team is wearing black armbands today to pay homage to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, as a mark of respect for the innocent lives lost and solidarity with the affected families,” the BCCI Women’s account posted on X.
Take a look at the BCCI Women’s post here –
The Indian Cricket Team is wearing black armbands today to pay homage to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, as a mark of respect for the innocent lives lost and solidarity with the affected families. pic.twitter.com/6MUovh6gTo
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) April 27, 2025
Something similar has been followed by the IPL teams over the last few days, as all matches have featured players wearing black armbands to pay respect to the lives lost in the Pahalgam terror attack. In fact, the match between SRH and MI did not witness fireworks and cheerleaders on Wednesday, April 23.
Sri Lankan women were soundly defeated by Indian women in the first ODI.
The match between the Sri Lankan women’s squad and the Indian women’s cricket team went well. The Indian women were superior to the Sri Lankan women in every aspect of the game. The Indian bowlers were spot on from the start, allowing the hitters little to no space to spread their arms.
The bowling unit’s combined strong performance enabled the Indian women to dismiss the Sri Lankan women for a pitiful 147 runs in just 38.1 overs. With a score of 3/31 in her eight overs, Sneh Rana was the best bowler. Deepti Sharma and Shree Charani each collected 2/22 and 2/26 in their 5.1 and eight overs, respectively.
Chasing a modest 148, the Indian batters seemed under no pressure and went after the bowlers. Smriti Mandhana batted well yet again and scored 43(46). Pratika Rawal continued her form and stayed unbeaten at 50*(62). At the other end, Harleen Deol scored an unbeaten 48*(71) and helped the Indian women chase the target by nine wickets and 56 balls remaining.
