Indian Women completed the T20I series against Sri Lanka On a winning note, beating the visitors by 15 runs in the fifth and final match at the Greenfield International Stadium. Amir for half a century Harmanpreet Kaur and a disciplined bowling effort helped the hosts defend a challenging total of 175 despite strong resistance from Sri Lanka’s top order.
Sri Lanka women won the toss and elected to bowl first, hoping to capitalize on the early action under lights. However, India recovered from a shaky start to post a competitive score, setting up an entertaining run in the series finale.
Harmanpreet Kaur anchors India’s innings with sizzling batting
They were oppressed early as Indian Women Shafali Verma and Gunalan Kamalini departed cheaply, followed soon after Harleen Deol and Richa Ghosh. At one stage the hosts were looking for stability and it came from their captain. Harmanpreet played a captaincy knock with a free-flowing 68 off 43 balls laced with nine fours and a six to resume the innings with authority.
Amanjot Kaur provided valuable support with 21, but it was Arundhati ReddyA late bloomer that lifted India to a strong finish. Reddy smashed 27 off just 11 balls, hitting willing boundaries in the death overs to push India Women to 175/7. for Sri Lanka, Kavisha Dilhari and Rashmika Sewwandi and the captain were the most effective bowlers with two wickets each Chamari Athapathu but also achieved by two major advances.
Sri Lanka’s chase is led by Hasini Perera and Imesha Dulani
Chasing 176, Sri Lanka Women suffered an early blow as they dismissed Athapaththu cheaply. However, Hasini Perera and Dulani is over stabilized the innings with his impressive partnership. Perera hit an aggressive 65 off 42 balls, consistently finding gaps, while Dulany completed 50 off 39 deliveries.
The duo kept Sri Lanka firmly in the contest through the medium overs, putting pressure on the Indian bowlers. Despite their efforts, regular wicketkeeping at crucial moments prevented Sri Lanka from taking full control of the chase.
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Indian bowlers hold their nerve at the death
India’s women’s bowlers kept their composure under pressure as the final over of the match went gracefully. Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani And Amanjot and Reddy batted at crucial moments to slow down the scoring rate.
Sri Lanka posted 160/7 in 20 overs, 15 runs short of the target as India successfully defended their total. A collective bowling effort ensured late cameos Rashmika Sewwandi and Malki Madara it wasn’t enough to turn the game around. Harmanpreet was deservedly adjudged Player of the Match for his match-defining half-century and calm leadership. Despite his quiet performance in the final game, Shafali was named Player of the Series for his consistent performances throughout the tour.
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