An unbeaten 81-run partnership between Hansima Karunaratne and Harshitha Samarawickrama helped Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory over the Netherlands.

Having chosen to bat, the Netherlands (ICC Ranking: 14) made three consecutive partnerships over 40 with Heather Siegers anchoring the innings.

She was dismissed for 48 runs from 32 balls with the Netherlands at 89 for two before Sterre Kalis made 45 from 41.

Sri Lanka (ICC Ranking: 6) then hit back taking the final four wickets for 11 runs as the Dutch posted 143 for six.

In response, Sri Lanka lost two wickets inside the powerplay to sit at 30 for two before the Netherlands really turned the screw when Hasini Perera departed for 31 from 20 balls.

But then, Harshitha Samarawickrama (36 not out), standing in as captain for Chamari Athapaththu, and Hansima Karunaratne (54 not out) combined for a huge partnership to take the victory in the final over.

Sri Lanka open the whole tournament against hosts England on 12 June, while the Netherlands will play their first-ever World Cup game when they take on Bangladesh at Edgbaston on 14 June.