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West Indies 8-183 (Matthews 43) lost to India 3-186 (Mandhana 106*) by seven wickets with 7.3 overs to spare

India cruised to a seven-wicket win against the West Indies at Taunton to maintain their perfect start to the Women's World Cup. After being sent in to bat, the West Indies innings never got going in Somerset. Opener Hayley Matthews top socred with 43 but it was not until batters No9 Afy Fletcher (33) and No.10 Anisa Mohammed (36no) that anyone else was able to make it past the teens.

Harmanpreet Kaur dislocated her left ring finger diving in the field, and will be a concern for the next match, but it didn't worry India much here.

In reply, India's Smriti Mandhana was devastating, blasting a century in even time to be unbeaten on 106 from 108 balls at the end. She had hit two sixes and 13 boundaries in her knock, including the four to seal the match.

Skipper Mithali Raj narrowly missed out on a slice of history when she was dismissed for 46. She had scored seven consecutive ODI fifties before this match, and looked set to make it an unprecedented eight when she miscued a full toss directly to mid-off.

Image Id: 5CCFBD4E78CA479F8BB60789627FBDB0 Image Caption: Smriti Mandhana celebrates her century // Getty

Sri Lanka 9-257 (Athapathu 178*) lost to Australia 2-262 (Lanning 152*) by eight wickets with 6.1 overs to spare

An epic knock from Chamari Athapaththu helped the Sri Lankans shock Australia's bowlers, who were below their best with the whole team uncharacteristically sloppy in the field. Lead by Athapaththu's 178 not out, in which she batted all but the first three balls of the innings, the subcontinent side set the defending champions 258 to win.

A stirring century for captain Meg Lanning – an unbeaten 152 a new personal career best - and 60 from Nicole Bolton to back up the century in the first match guided Australia's reply. In the end it proved a little one-sided for the Aussies as they cruised to the win with more than six overs unbowled. Still, it was a record run-chase and a new personal best for Lanning who had been short of time at the middle so far this tournament.

However, it's not all roses for the Australians. Their fielding and bowling efforts were below par – there were uncharacteristic misfields that will be marked hard in the quiet of the dressing room, and the bowlers copped punishment, not least Ellyse Perry who, despite claiming a wicket with the third ball of the match, persisted with a short-pitched strategy that saw her leak 52 runs in eight overs.

Pakistan's injury blow

With star batter and national T20 captain Bismah Maroof ruled out of the tournament, Pakistan have called up Iram Javed as a replacement player. Bismah injured her right hand while diving in the field in Pakistan's heavy defeat against England earlier this week. Javed, 25, has played seven ODIs and 19 T20Is for Pakistan, scoring 138 runs and taking four wickets. She last played for Pakistan in December's Asia Cup T20 final. Pakistan's next match is against India on Sunday in Derby.

Pic of the day

Opening batter Nicole Bolton had never taken an ODI wicket before last night's match against Sri Lanka. In fact, she had never even bowled in an ODI match. But it only took her three balls to strike, bowling Hasini Perera after the Sri Lankan walked across her stumps, aimed a wild sweep to leg, and missed everything. The joy on Bolton's face was self-evident as she took off on a celebration that rivalved South Africa men's spinner Imran Tahir for the most exuberant of the northern summer.

Image Id: 924A3C108A2743E88F7CD02049546C63 Image Caption: Nicole Bolton races off to celebrate her maiden wicket // Getty

Stat of the day

In the men's game, Charles Bannerman's percentage of the team total at 67.34 per cent, is still the all-time Test record. It's a record that has lasted from the very first Test match played in 1877 to the current day. Overnight, that stats category was re-written in the women's game. Chamari Athapaththu's 178 of the Sri Lanakan 9-257 was 69.26 per cent of the team total. The women's record had lasted 35 years, since Lynne Thomas's 70 was 61.94 per cent of her team's 113. It was one of a host of records broken by the Sri Lankan. For full details about the incredible knock, read more here

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What's Next

There's a couple of days break in the action now but it returns with a vengeance on Sunday night with no less than four concurrent matches scheduled. England take on Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies face each other, it's an India v Pakistan blockbuster and at the pointy end of the table Australia battle with trans-Tasman arch-rivals New Zealand.

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Australia World Cup squad: Sarah Aley, Kristen Beams, Alex Blackwell (vc), Nicole Bolton, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Meg Lanning (c), Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Belinda Vakarewa, Elyse Villani, Amanda-Jade Wellington.

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