🏏 India Women Seal Clean Sweep Against Sri Lanka Women
Dec 31, 2025 • Sobiya Fatima • Cricket / Sports
Source:
Hyderabad Deccan Chronicle
The India Women’s cricket team завершed a commanding performance by winning the fifth and final T20 International against Sri Lanka Women by 15 runs, completing a 5–0 series sweep in Thiruvananthapuram.
📍 Match Snapshot
📌 Venue: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
🎯 Result: India won by 15 runs
🔄 Series Result: India clinched the series 5–0
🪙 Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first
🇮🇳 India’s Innings – 175/7
👑 Captain’s Rescue Act:
Harmanpreet Kaur played a match-defining knock
Scored 68 runs off 43 balls
Stabilised the innings after India slipped to 77/5
⚡ Late Surge:
Arundhati Reddy smashed 27 off just 11 balls*
Provided crucial momentum at the death
🤝 Key Partnership:
Harmanpreet Kaur & Amanjot Kaur (21)
Added a vital 61-run stand for the sixth wicket
🚨 Early Setback:
Shafali Verma fell for 5
Debutant G. Kamalini scored 12
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka’s Chase – 160/7
🔥 Fighting Half-Centuries:
Hasini Perera: 65 off 42 balls
Imesha Dulani: 50 off 39 balls
Shared an impressive 79-run partnership
🎯 Disciplined Indian Bowling:
All six Indian bowlers chipped in with one wicket each
Deepti Sharma
Arundhati Reddy
Sneh Rana
Vaishnavi Sharma
Shree Charani
Amanjot Kaur
🌍 Record Moment for Deepti Sharma
🏆 Historic Feat:
Deepti Sharma became the highest wicket-taker in Women’s T20 Internationals
Reached 152 career wickets
Surpassed Australia’s Megan Schutt
🏅 Series Honours
🥇 Player of the Match: Harmanpreet Kaur
🥇 Player of the Series: Shafali Verma