India beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the ICC Women's World Cup at Derby in England. Earlier, Indian team set the victory target of 233 against Sri Lanka. Deepti Sharma's 78 and skipper Mithali Raj's 53 propelled India to 232 for 8 in the stipulated 50 overs after India elected to bat first. Losing both openers early in the innings, Deepti and Mithali steadied the Indian ship and etched together a 100-run partnership. For Sri Lanka, Sripali Weerakkody finished with three for 28 in nine overs.