India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 2nd T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

India take a commanding 2–0 lead in the series, and this was a far more complete performance from them. Not only were they dominant with bat and ball, but the fielding was right on the money as well. If they continue to raise their standards like this, Sri Lanka will find it increasingly difficult to challenge them. That’s all from this game. The next match is on Friday, and we’ll be back with all the action. Until then, goodbye and stay safe.-

Most PoTM awards for India Women in T20Is
12 - Mithali Raj
11 - Harmanpreet Kaur
8 - Shafali Verma*
7 - Smriti Mandhana
7 - Deepti Sharma
7 - Jemimah Rodrigues

Shafali Verma | Player of the Match: The ball was holding a bit at the start, so I tried to play along the ground and take singles. The coach also told me how to go about in such conditions. They bowled well at the start. It was a good knock. I kept myself calm, tried to play along the ground and the ball was coming on nicely. I know I can score runs if I play the ball on the ground. Acceptance is everything, if you accept (your weaknesses) then only you become a better cricket.

Harmanpreet Kaur | India captain: Really happy with the way we bowled today. That was the reason we wanted to bowl first. The bowlers took responsibility and put us in a really strong position early on. Later, Shafali and the other batters finished things off beautifully. Everyone in our bowling unit understands their role and is stepping up. We know what Sneh brings to this team, Deepti has been doing it for a while, but very happy with the way we bowled overall. We were all waiting for that (Vaishnavi's) maiden wicket. Even though in the last game there were a few missed chances, today she bowled a very crucial over and picked up two wickets. As I mentioned in the last post-match chat, we’ve been working really hard on our fielding. We made mistakes previously, but today the girls did really well and I’m very happy with the improvement. Before coming here, we discussed setting certain standards for ourselves as a team, and everyone is committed to that. Whoever walks out to bat knows their role and is ready to take responsibility.

Chamari Athapaththu | Sri Lanka captain: Yes, we started well in the powerplay, but unfortunately, we lost a couple of wickets and couldn’t capitalize on it again. We struggled through the middle overs and couldn’t maintain the momentum. India bowled according to their plans, and our batters tried to play their shots, but we kept hitting straight to the fielders. These are areas we definitely need to improve. If we’re batting first against India, we need at least 150 or more. We have to improve the way we handle the middle overs, rotate strike better, and still look for boundaries regularly. Right now, we need to hit more boundaries. As a bowling unit, we struggled a bit, especially with the dew. It was difficult to grip the ball as spinners and get any real turn. But as a team overall, we need to improve. On a wicket like this, you need 150-plus to have a chance. Once India get going, it’s very hard to bowl at them. Hopefully, we learn quickly, make better decisions, and things go our way next time.

Shafali Verma today
vs pace: 27 off 18, four fours, SR: 150.0
[b]vs spin: 42 off 16, seven fours, one six, SR: 262.5

India chased 129 runs in 11.5 overs - the quickets for them in a 120-plus target in terms of overs taken. 49 balls remaining is also the most for India Women in a 120-plus target chase in T20Is.

Most 50+ scores before turning 22 in WT20Is (FM teams)
12 - Shafali Verma*
10 - Stafanie Taylor
10 - Gaby Lewis
7 - Jemimah Rodrigues

India Women have now won nine of their last 11 games against Sri Lanka in T20Is since 2020. Sri Lanka's last T20I win against India in India had come back in 2014. Since then, they've lost all five matches they've played there.

Highest run-rate in a 50-plus partnership for IND-W in T20I
14.25 (57 off 24) - Mithali Raj, J Rodrigues vs SL, Katunayake, 2018
13.54 (70 off 31) - Rocha Ghosh, Raghvi Bist vs WI, DY Patil, 2024
12.88 (58 off 27) - J Rodrigues, Shafali Verma vs SL, Vizag, 2025*
12.53 (94 off 45) - Harleen Deol, S Mandhana vs ENG, Nottingham, 2025

21:42 Local Time, 16:12 GMT: India made absolute light work of this run chase. If they needed 14.4 overs to get 121 in the first T20I, tonight they’ve cruised to 128 in just 11.5 overs, underlining their dominance with both bat and ball. Shafali Verma, who missed out in the opening game, was back to her destructive best. Although India lost Smriti early, Jemimah Rodrigues walked in and immediately kept the tempo high. The pair found boundaries regularly, stitching together a brisk 58-run stand that virtually sealed the contest. Jemimah fell for 26, but Shafali continued unfazed - bringing up her fifty off just 27 balls and finishing unbeaten on 69, guiding India to a commanding victory. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, will be disappointed. They were below par with the bat, but even more untidy with the ball and in the field - too many loose deliveries and misfields allowed India to race away without pressure. Hang around for the presentations..

Malki Madara to Harmanpreet Kaur, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!