Guwahati, Sept. 30 -- Indian all-rounder Amanjot Kaur became only the second player to register a fifty-plus score for India in a women's ODI while batting at number eight position or below and stitched a valuable 103-run stand for the seventh wicket with an experienced Deepti Sharma to power India to 269/8 in their ICC Women's World Cup opener against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

SL opted to bowl first after winning the toss and with rains interrupting the action, the match become a 47-over a side clash.

Resuming the action having lost Smriti Mandhana (8) at the score of 14, India had a 67-run stand between opener Pratika Rawal (37 in 59 balls, with three fours and a six) and Harleen Deol (48 in 64 balls, with six fours) to stabilise the inni...