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India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 4th T20I

India Women won by 30 runs
INDW
221/2(20)
SLW
191/6(20)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
The scoreline says 4-0, and while the first three games were one-sided, Sri Lanka certainly pushed India today. Their first innings didn’t quite go to plan, but they came out with positive intent in the chase and produced their highest-ever T20I total. They’ll want to take that belief forward into the final match and look to finish the series with a consolation win. That’s all from this game. The final match of the tour is on Tuesday - do join us then. Until next time, goodbye and stay safe..
Most PoTM awards for India Women in T20Is
12 - Mithali Raj
11 - Harmanpreet Kaur
8 - Shafali Verma
8 - Smriti Mandhana*
Smriti Mandhana | Player of the Match: Yeah, it felt really good. We’ve played a lot of one-day cricket over the last six months, so the first three matches were a bit tricky in terms of getting back into T20 mode. Mentally, it’s a different space after so much ODI cricket. Not really, I think it was more about me than them (if Sri Lanka did anything differently today). I had plans against their bowling, I knew what to expect, but in the first few games I probably gave my wicket away trying to execute shots I’d been practicing. I came here early and worked on a few things, but no matter how much you train, doing it out in the middle is always different. Batting with Shafali is always a treat for the eyes. The way she started, she made my job a lot easier. I could take my time, rotate strike, and get into rhythm while she did most of the heavy hitting early on. We complement each other really well - we understand whose day it is and play accordingly. And I’m really happy with how much she’s matured with her batting. In the last one year there's a different team building that has happened, everyone celebrates each other’s success. It’s a conscious effort - to be there for one another whether things are going great or not so great. When she (Kamalini) took that catch, we were all thrilled because it was her first time out there in an India jersey.
Harmanpreet Kaur: We were getting short with time so I wanted everyone to be on time, I didn't want the last over with three fielders outside. I have been playing cricket now for ages, so I try to improve after each game. We should give credit to Smriti and Shafali, the way they started and they made things very easy for us. And later on, myself and Richa were there to finish the game. We thought we'll give a chance to Harleen, but unfortunately, how things went, we just wanted to send Richa first because she's someone who can finish the game better than anyone else. So, we thought of sending her (Harleen) first, but then Smriti and Shafali were the reason she didn't get to bat.
Chamari Athapaththu: At least we improved in our batting areas. We still need to improve our power-hitting. They (India) batted really good according to their plans. Our bowlers didn't bowl well, but it is a young bowling attack and lot of inexperience. They learn a lot of things from these tournaments because they're playing with the best team in the world at the moment. I hope they'll play their best in the next game. She (Vaishanvi) has been bowling really good, she's improved a lot because she played under-19 and I saw how she played. She doesn't play WPL, but she bowled really good and according to the plan, the most important thing is how she planned her spells. I saw how Harmanpreet managed her, really good for India.
Stats by Shashikant Singh
This is the fifth consecutive win for India Women against Sri Lanka in WT20Is.

Highest totals without an individual hundred in WT20I (FM teams)
221/2 - IND-W vs SL-W, Thiruvananthapuram, 2025*
217/4 - IND-W vs WI-W, DY Patil, 2024
213/5 - END-W vs PAK-W, Cape Town, 2023
213/4 - IRE-W vs NED-W, Deventer, 2019
212/6 - AUS-W vs WI-W, North Sydney, 2023

412 runs scored by both teams is the highest match aggregate without an individual hundred in Women’s T20Is.

Highest totals for SL-W in Women’s T20Is
191/6 vs IND-W, Thiruvananthapuram, 2025*
184/4 vs MAS-W, Dambulla, 2024
182/4 vs SCO-W, Kuala Lumpur, 2022
176/7 vs AUS-W, North Sydney, 2019

Highest match aggregate in Women’s T20Is (FM teams)
425 - AUS-W vs WI-W, North Sydney, 2023
412 - IND-W vs SL-W, Thiruvananthapuram, 2025*
397 - IND-W vs ENG-W, Brabourne, 2018
393 - AUS-W vs SL-W, North Sydney, 2019
22:12 Local Time, 16:42 GMT: That was an excellent response from Sri Lanka. Yes, they’ve fallen short by 30 runs, but they’ve also produced their highest-ever T20I total, and that in itself is a big statement. Hasini Perera gave them a flying start and skipper Chamari Athapaththu joined the charge as they raced to 50 in just 3.3 overs, adding 59 for the opening wicket. Chamari carried on after Hasini’s dismissal, bringing up her first fifty of the series and keeping Sri Lanka ahead of India’s score at the halfway stage. Every batter who came in showed intent, kept finding boundaries and ensured the chase stayed alive for a long time. But they couldn’t quite match India’s explosive second half and eventually finished on 191. For India, this was the first real challenge of the series. The bowlers had to operate with a wet ball, the fielders weren’t at their sharpest and they did struggle at times. Only Vaishnavi Sharma truly stood out, finishing with impressive figures of 2 for 24 in her 4 overs. Thankfully, India’s batters had put up a massive total and that cushion allowed them to extend their winning run. Presentations coming up..
20
L1 1 W 4 1 1 (8 runs)
SLW 191-6
Nilakshika Silva
23(11)
Kaushani Nuthyangana
5(2)
Shree Charani
4-0-46-1
19.6
Shree Charani to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, India win by 30 runs. Fired full and outside off, de Silva comes down the track and digs it to cover
19.5
Shree Charani to Kaushani Nuthyangana, 1 run, darted outside off, Nuthyangana squeezes the drive to sweeper cover
19.4
4
Shree Charani to Kaushani Nuthyangana, FOUR, Sri Lanka will go down fighting. Fired full and outside off, Nuthyangana kneels down and slog sweeps towards deep mid-wicket, beats the fielder to her right
Kaushani Nuthyangana, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.3
W
Shree Charani to Rashmika Sewwandi, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! That was an ordinary delivery but Charani won't be complaining. She has her first wicket of the game. It was a full toss and Sewwandi runs down the pitch, misses the big shot and the ball crashes into leg-stump. Rashmika Sewwandi b Shree Charani 5(4) [4s-1]
Shree Charani to Rashmika Sewwandi, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
19.2
Shree Charani to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, full toss outside off, would have been a wide, but de Silva moves across and heaves it to deep mid-wicket, goes on the bounce
19.1
Shree Charani to Rashmika Sewwandi, leg byes, 1 run, flighted and drifting in, Sewwandi comes down the track and misses the flick, the ball deflects off the pad
19
2 W 4 1 4 4 (15 runs)
SLW 183-5
Nilakshika Silva
21(9)
Rashmika Sewwandi
5(2)
Arundhati Reddy
4-0-42-2
18.6
4
Arundhati Reddy to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR, ends the over with a boundary. Another full toss from Arundhati, right in the swinging arc for de Silva, she swings it high and over mid-on, couple of bounces and over the rope
18.5
4
Arundhati Reddy to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR, full and angled across, de Silva sits down and sweeps it backward of square leg. The fielder was brought in and de Silva takes advantage of that
18.4
Arundhati Reddy to Rashmika Sewwandi, 1 run, full pitcher around off, Sewwandi drives it straight down the ground and brings de Silva back on strike
18.3
4
Arundhati Reddy to Rashmika Sewwandi, FOUR, dropped! India have been poor in the field. It is the senior players like Smriti, Richa Ghosh and Deepti that have put down sitters. Full toss and Sewwandi swings it high. Deepti comes in from the rope and tries to take it reverse cup, but the ball bursts through her hands and rolls into the rope