India, Dec. 22 -- Jemimah Rodrigues struck an unbeaten 69 to help India beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first of the five-match T20 International series on Sunday. Rodrigues was in fine form as she hit 10 fours from the 44 deliveries she faced, while opener Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur chipped in with 25 and 15 not out, as India chased down the target of 122 with 32 balls to spare.

Deepti Sharma (1/20), Kranti Gaud (1/23) and Shree Charani (1/30) took one wicket apiece for India while three Sri Lankan batters were run out after Harmanpreet won the toss and opted to bowl. Vishmi Gunaratne top-scored for Sri Lanka with 39 while Hasini Perera and Harshitha Samarawickrama chipped in with 20 and 21 respectively. India a...