इंडिया विमेंस ने तीसरी बार 5-0 से टी-20 सीरीज जीती: श्रीलंका को 15 रन से पांचवां मैच हराया, कप्तान हरमनप्रीत की फिफ्टी

Indian players celebrating victory in the fifth T20. (Photo- BCCI)

India Women defeated Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the fifth T20 to win the series 5-0. The team won the T20 series for the third time by a margin of 5-0, before this the team had also defeated West Indies and Bangladesh by the same margin. Sri Lanka chose bowling on Tuesday in Thiruvananthapuram. India scored 175 runs losing 7 wickets. Sri Lanka could score only 160 runs at the loss of 7 wickets.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored a fifty for India at the Greenfield Stadium. He scored 68 runs in 43 balls with 9 fours and 1 six. Arundhati Reddy scored 27 runs and Amanjot Kaur scored 21 runs. Chamari Atapattu, Kavisha Dilhari and Rashmika Sewandi took 2 wickets each from Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka lost wickets continuously Sri Lanka lost the wicket of captain Chamari Atapattu in the very second over. From here Hasini Perera and Imesha Dulani made a partnership of 79 runs. Imisha was out after scoring 50 runs, from here the Sri Lankan innings could not recover and remained away from the target. Hasini Perera scored 65 runs. From India, Sri Charani, Sneh Rana, Vaishnavi Sharma, Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy and Amanjot Kaur took 1 wicket each. A batter was also run out.

5 T-20s played at 2 venues The first 2 T20s were played in Visakhapatnam and the last 3 T20s were played in Thiruvananthapuram. India won the first match by 8 wickets, the second by 7 wickets and the third also by 8 wickets. Then after winning the fourth match by 30 runs, they won the fifth match by 15 runs.

Shefali was the top scorer India’s Shafali Verma was the top scorer, scoring 241 runs in 5 T20s at an average of 80.33. He hit 36 ​​fours and 5 sixes. Hasini Perera was the top scorer from Sri Lanka, scoring 165 runs at an average of 33.

Among the bowlers, India’s Deepti Sharma, Vaishnavi Sharma and Shri Charani took 5 wickets each. Kavisha Dilhari was the top wicket taker from Sri Lanka, she also took only 5 wickets in her name.

Shefali Verma was adjudged Player of the Series.

Playing-11 of both the teams

India: Shefali Verma, G Kamalini, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Richa Ghosh (on Wickets), Dipti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma and Sri Charani.

Sri Lanka: Chamari Atapattu (captain), Hasini Perera, Harshita Samarawickrama, Imesha Dulani, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi De Silva, Kaushini Nuthayangana, Rashmika Sewandi, Maliki Madara, Inoka Ranveera, Nimasha Madushani.

Updates

04:56 PM30 December 2025

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India Women won by 15 runs

Sri Lanka needed 25 runs in the last over, the team could score only 9 runs and lost the match by 15 runs. The team scored 160 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Rashmika Sewandi remained not out after scoring 14 runs and Malki Madara remained not out after scoring 5 runs.

04:49 PM30 December 2025

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Sri Lanka completes 150 runs

Sri Lanka completed 150 runs in the 19th over. Rashmika Sewandi and Malki Madara were present on the pitch. The team had lost the 7th wicket at the score of 140 runs.

04:46 PM30 December 2025

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2 wickets fell in one over

Sneh Rana celebrating the wicket with captain Harmanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana.

Sri Lanka lost 2 wickets in the 18th over. Kaushini Nuthayangana was run out on the fourth ball of the over. On the fifth ball, Sneh Rana got Harshita Samarawickrama caught.

04:40 PM30 December 2025

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Hasini out after scoring fifty

Shri Charani took the first wicket in the 17th over.

Sri Lanka also lost the wicket of opener Hasini Perera in the 17th over. Shri Charani bowled Hasini on the fourth ball of the over. Hasini was out after scoring 65 runs. He hit 8 fours and 1 six in 42 balls.

04:30 PM30 December 2025

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Wicket to Vaishnavi Sharma

Indian players celebrating the wicket.

Left arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma took the first wicket in the 15th over. He bowled Kavisha Dilhari on the third ball of the over. Kavisha could score only 3 runs.

04:30 PM30 December 2025

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Hasini Perera scored a fifty

Sri Lankan opener Hasini Perera scored a fifty in the 16th over. He took a single on the second ball of the over against Amanjot Kaur and completed his half century in 37 balls. This is his first fifty in the series.

04:23 PM30 December 2025

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Deepti became the top wicket taker

Deepti Sharma gave India the third wicket in the 14th over. He made Nilakshi de Silva LBW on the third ball of the over. She could score only 3 runs. With this, Deepti became the top wicket taker of T-20 International. She left behind Australia’s Megan Shutt, who has 151 wickets in her name.

04:11 PM30 December 2025

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Amanjot broke fifty partnership

Amanjot Kaur broke the fifty partnership by taking the wicket of Imisha Dulani.

Sri Lanka lost the second wicket in the 12th over. Amanjot Kaur got Imesha Dulani caught on the very first ball of the over. She was out after scoring 50 runs on 39 balls. He made a partnership of 79 runs on 56 balls for the second wicket with Hasini Perera.

04:08 PM30 December 2025

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Imesha Dulani completes her fifty

Sri Lanka’s Imesha Dulani scored a fifty in the 11th over. He completed his half century in 38 balls by taking a single in the over against Vaishnavi Sharma. Hasini Perera was also present on the pitch with him.

04:00 PM30 December 2025

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Sri Lanka 75/1 in 10 overs

Sneh Rana has given 16 runs in 2 overs.

Chasing the target of 176 runs, Sri Lanka Women scored 75 runs after losing 1 wicket in 10 overs. Imisha Dulani and Hasini Perera made a fifty partnership for the second wicket.

03:45 PM30 December 2025

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Sri Lanka’s fifty completed

Sri Lanka completed its half century in the 7th over. Hasini Perera and Imesha Dulani were present on the pitch. The team lost the wicket of captain Chamari Atapattu in the second over. Hasini and Imesha also made a fifty partnership for the second wicket.

03:30 PM30 December 2025

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Arundhati got India’s first wicket

Indian player celebrating the wicket of Atapattu. (Photo- BCCI)

Arundhati Reddy got India’s first wicket in her first and second overs of Sri Lankan innings. He got Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu caught by Deepti Sharma on the 5th ball. Atapattu could score only 2 runs.

Atapattu was caught by Deepti Sharma.

03:21 PM30 December 2025

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3 runs came from Deepti Sharma’s first over.

Team India is defending the score of 175 runs.

The Sri Lankan openers, who set out to chase the target of 176 runs, could score only 3 runs in the first over. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur handed the ball to Deepti Sharma. Singles came on his second, fifth and sixth balls.

03:15 PM30 December 2025

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Inning break: Sri Lanka’s target of 176 runs

03:08 PM30 December 2025

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20 runs came from the 20th over, 3 fours and a six.

20 runs came from the last over of the Indian innings. In this over of Malki Madara, Arundhati Reddy hit 3 fours and a six. In this way, India scored 175 runs and gave a target of 176 runs to Sri Lanka.

03:01 PM30 December 2025

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Harmanpreet Kaur out after scoring 68 runs

The Indian team lost the 7th wicket in the 18th over. Here captain Harmanpreet Kaur was out after scoring 68 runs. He was bowled by Kavisha Dilhari. He has got the second wicket. He LBWed G Kamalini (12 runs) in the powerplay.

02:52 PM30 December 2025

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India’s sixth wicket fell, Amanjot out

Amanjot Kaur was out after scoring 21 runs on the 5th ball of the 17th over. Rashmika Sewandi got him caught by Kavisha Dilhari. Rashmika has got the second wicket. He bowled Harleen Deol (13 runs).

02:40 PM30 December 2025

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Harmanpreet’s fifty, India’s score crosses 100

Harman completed half century on 35 balls.

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur completed her fifty in the 15th over. He completed half century on 35 balls. In this over, Harman hit two consecutive fours off the ball of Chamari Atapattu. In the same over, Team India also crossed the 100-run mark.

02:26 PM30 December 2025

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Deepti also returned to the pavilion, second wicket to Atapattu

Deepti Sharma could score only 7 runs. (Photo- BCCI)

India’s 5th wicket fell in the 11th over. Here Deepti Sharma was out after scoring 7 runs. He was caught by Chamari Atapattu at the hands of Nimasha Meepage. Atapattu also took the wicket of Richa Ghosh (5 runs).

02:15 PM30 December 2025

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Richa Ghosh out after scoring 5 runs, Atapattu gets wicket

India’s fourth wicket fell on the third ball of the 9th over. Here Richa Ghosh was out after scoring 5 runs. He was caught by Chamari Atapattu at the hands of wicketkeeper Kushini Nuthayangana.

02:09 PM30 December 2025

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India’s score crosses 50, Harmanpreet unbeaten

The Indian team has crossed the 50-run mark in the 8th over. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur took the score past 50 by hitting a four on the first ball of Inoka Ranveera’s over. He hit 3 fours in this over.

02:02 PM30 December 2025

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Harleen was bowled by Sewandi

The Indian team lost the third wicket on the first ball of the 7th over. Here Harleen Deol was out after scoring 13 runs. He was bowled by Rashmika Sewandi.

02:00 PM30 December 2025

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India’s score in powerplay is 40/2

The Indian team, which was batting after losing the toss, had a mixed start. The team lost 2 wickets while scoring 40 runs in 6 overs of play. G Kamalini, playing the debut match, was out after scoring 12 runs and Shefali Verma was out after scoring 5 runs.

01:57 PM30 December 2025

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Life to Harleen, Atapattu missed the catch

Harleen Deol got a lease of life in the last over of the powerplay. Harleen’s catch was dropped by captain Chamari Atapattu at mid-off on the third ball of Inoka Ranveera’s over. Was playing here on 11 runs.

01:54 PM30 December 2025

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After Shefali, Kamalini was out LBW.

Kavisha Dilhari made Kamalini LBW.

India lost the second wicket in the 5th over. G Kamalini, who was playing her debut match here, was out after scoring 12 runs. Kavisha Dilhari’s ball hit Kamalini’s pad. The field umpire also gave out. In such a situation, Kamalini took a review, but the decision did not change.

01:39 PM30 December 2025

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Shefali Verma caught out after scoring 5 runs

Shefali was caught by Imisha Dulani.

India lost the first wicket on the first ball of the second over. Here Shefali Verma was out after scoring 5 runs. She wanted to play a good length ball on the middle-leg stump at long on, but mistimed it and was caught by Imisha Dulani.

01:34 PM30 December 2025

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Shefali Verma opened the account with a four

Indian opener Shefali Verma opened her and her team’s account by hitting a four off Malki Madara. He flicked Malki’s second ball and sent it outside the boundary. The first ball hit Shefali’s pad, but the Sri Lankan team did not take a review. Only 5 runs came from this over.

01:22 PM30 December 2025

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Harmanpreet gave debut cap to 17 year old G Kamalini

01:06 PM30 December 2025

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2-2 changes in both the teams, Sneh Rana returns

For this match, both the teams have made two changes each in the playing-11 of the previous match. Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Thakur have been rested, while Tamil Nadu spinner G Kamalini is making her debut. She was given her debut cap by Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Sneh Rana has returned. Ranveera and Madara have returned to the Sri Lankan team.

01:05 PM30 December 2025

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Sri Lanka won the toss and chose bowling

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur tossing the coin.

Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu won the toss and chose to bowl. Sri Lanka has won the toss for the second consecutive match. Atapattu said- We would like to chase. We have learned a lot from this series.

12:53 PM30 December 2025

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Kamalini of Tamil Nadu is debuting

Kamalini with her debut cap.

Tamil Nadu spinner G Kamalini is debuting. He was given the debut cap by captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

12:44 PM30 December 2025

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