Chasing a DLS target of 271, Sri Lanka were all out for 211 in 45.4 overs with Deepti Sharma returning figures of 3/54.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs under DLS Method in a rain-shortened ICC Women's World Cup opener in Guwahati on Tuesday.
Amanjot Kaur (57 off 56 balls) and Deepti Sharma (53 off 53 balls) shared a 103-run partnership for the seventh wicket as India made 269/8 with two rain disruptions forcing the match to be reduced to 47 overs per side.
Chasing a DLS target of 271, Sri Lanka were all out for 211 in 45.4 overs with Deepti returning figures of 3/54 as India began their campaign in style.
Sent in to bat first, India were in all sorts of trouble with Sri Lankan spinner Inoka Ranaweera taking four wickets for 46 runs as the hosts were reduced to 124/6 before Amanjot and Deepti did the repair work.
Earlier, Amanjot Kaur displayed character and grit under pressure in her maiden Women's World Cup match as she teamed up with veteran Deepti Sharma to lift India from a precarious position and post a challenging 269 for eight against Sri Lanka in the tournament opener in Guwahati on Tuesday.
India were in deep trouble at 124/6, having lost four wickets in two overs, when the 24-year-old from Mohali, Amanjot, walked into the middle. The innings saw multiple rain breaks, reducing the contest to 47 over a side.
Alongside senior partner Deepti Sharma (53 off 53 ), Amanjot (57 off 56) rebuilt the innings with a 103-run partnership off 99 balls.
From the start, Amanjot showed remarkable composure, rotating the strike and punishing loose deliveries. She also survived three reprieves -- dropped on 18, 37, and 50 -- as the inexperienced Sri Lankan fielders struggled to hold onto chances.
She brought up her maiden World Cup half-century off just 45 balls, featuring five fours and a towering six, blending aggression with control to keep India afloat.
Senior batter Deepti anchored the other end and completed her 16th WODI fifty in the process.
Sneh Rana also put on a fine cameo of 28 not out from 15 balls with with two fours and two sixes to prop up the total.
Title favourites and playing at home, India had a terrible start to their tournament campaign, as Sri Lanka caught them by surprise, reducing them to 124/6 with a devastating spell from left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera.
The 39-year-old Inoka ripped through the Indian middle order, snaring three wickets in five balls -- a well-set Harleen Deol (48), Jemimah Rodrigues (0) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (21) -- to leave India reeling.
Adding to the collapse, Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu dismissed Richa Ghosh in another shocker, as the Indians looked rusty and short on application, losing four wickets for just four runs.
Following an 80-minute rain delay after the 10th over, Ranaweera had earlier struck in her very first over, removing well-set opener Pratika Rawal, who looked solid but played too many dot balls.
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