Colombo, May 11 -- A century from Smriti Mandhana and useful knocks from the middle order helped India reach a massive 342/7 against Sri Lanka in the final of the tri-nation series at Colombo on Sunday.

India would need to defend 343 runs to capture the tri-nation series title.

After India won the toss and elected to bat first, Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal got their team off to a steady start, with careful strike rotation and some odd boundaries. They took India to 45/0 in 10 overs.

India reached the 50-run mark in 11.2 overs.

Inoka Ranaweera conceded a couple of fours against Mandhana, but broke the 70-run partnership by removing Pratika for 30 in 49 balls, with two fours. India was 70/1 in 14.5 overs.

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