Anjum Chopra noted up 68 not out

After opting to bat, the Indian top order initially struggled against the Sri Lankans' greatest asset - their opening attack of Rasanjali Silva and Champa Seneviratne.

With just 51 runs on the board both Smitha Harikrishna and skipper Anju Jain found themselves back in the tent.

What followed, however, was a record-breaking and the second-highest third-wicket stand in all One-Day Internationals behind England's Carol Hodges and Helen Plimmer 213 against Ireland in 1993.

It was also the second highest partnership for India in ODIs following the 258 unbeaten opening stand by Mithali Raj and Reshma Gandhi, also against Ireland, at Milton Keynes, in 1999.

Chanderkanta and Anjum were finally parted with the score on 202 in the 46th over. Chanderkanta, the dominant partner was out for 80, while Chopra batted through to the end with 68 in India's 230/4.

Sri Lanka, lost their openers with only one run on the board and although they failed to dominate, the match did give Kavita Roy her opportunity to make her international debut after a six-game wait.

She took her chance well and her 10 overs provided two wickets for India off only 21 runs.

Sri Lanka showed that while they had learned much in the tournament, they still had not conquered their problems with running between the wickets.

The dismissal off Champa Sugathadasa was almost comical. Sugathadasa and Hiroshi Abeysinghe, who was one of two players to score 26, were sprawled on the ground at the wicket-keeper's end of the pitch while the ball was down at the bowler's end, in the bowler's hand with the bails in the process of being broken.

Sri Lanka were finally all out for 89 in the 50th over.