Indian Women crushed Sri Lanka Women He posted a record-breaking 221/2 in the 4th T20I at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday for 30 runs before restricting the visitors to 191/6. Smriti Mandhana‘s 80 off 48 balls and Shafali Verma‘s 79 off 46 balls took the hosts to their highest Women’s T20I total, securing the team’s series win.
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma power the bowling attack in Sri Lanka
Mandhana and Verma formed a breathtaking opening partnership to completely dismantle Sri Lanka’s bowling attack and lay the foundation of a massive Indian total. The duo came out with attacking intent right from the start, reaching an unbeaten 61 inside the Powerplay and raising India’s fifty to just over five overs. Their 162-run stand came in just 15.1 overs, with both batsmen hitting boundaries at will and keeping the pressure firmly on the bowlers. Mandhana played a classy but devastating knock, reaching his half-century in 35 balls and peppering the field with 11 fours and three sixes. Verma, on the other hand, was even more explosive, smashing his fifty in just 30 deliveries as India passed 100 in 11 overs and scored at a furious pace as they passed 150 soon after.
Sri Lanka tried to break the momentum by rotating their bowlers, but the damage was already done as the boundaries continued to flow regularly. Verma was the first to depart after his scintillating innings, soon followed by Mandhana, but the onslaught did not stop there. Richa Ghosh came in and finished the job decisively, while the skipper hit an unbeaten 40 off just 16 balls. Harmanpreet Kaur strongly supported. Their late flourish took India beyond the 200-run mark well before the final, with an incredible run-rate to an alarming total, leaving Sri Lanka with a mountain to climb.
India’s tight bowling attack derailed Sri Lanka’s chase in the 4th overc T20I
India’s bowlers produced a disciplined and well-planned effort to halt Sri Lanka’s mammoth chase of 222, a convincing 30-run victory and keeping their hopes of a clean sweep alive. Despite the early fireworks from the visitors, the Indians’ attack held their nerve, tightened the screws in the middle overs and kept the asking pace out of reach throughout the innings.
Sri Lanka came out all guns blazing in the Powerplay, racing to 60 for 1. Hasini Perera and captain Chamari Atapathu took the attack to the bowlers. Perera’s 33 off 20 balls, laced with seven boundaries, set the tone, while Athapaththu continued aggressively for a half-century and reached his fifty off just 37 deliveries. The visitors crossed 50 for four and brought up their hundred in just 10.4 overs, momentarily putting India under pressure.
But once the wickets started falling at crucial intervals, the momentum changed. Arundhati Reddy He broke the opening stand by lifting Perera and Vaishnavi Sharma soon chased Athapaththu back Sri Lanka as the chase threatened to gather serious momentum. Although Dulani is over and Harshitha Samarawickrama While trying to revive hopes with a quick partnership, an untimely layoff derailed the effort.
India’s bowlers, led by Vaishnavi and Reddy, maintained control in the death overs Deepti Sharma and Shree Charani effectively limiting the lower order. A late bloomer Nilakshika Silva It was insufficient, as Sri Lanka fell well short of the target, allowing India to complete a comprehensive 30-run victory and look to cry.
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