Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30 (IANS) Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the fifth and final T20I of the series at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.India are currently leading 4-0 in the five-match series and are in line for a clean sweep. The first two matches were played in Visakhapatnam, while the last three are being played at Thiruvananthapuram.Gunalan Kamalini is set to make her international debut for India as Smriti Mandhana, Renuk…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 28 (IANS) Vaishnavi Sharma and Arundhati Reddy picked up two wickets each as India Women overcame a spirited challenge from Sri Lanka Women to win the fourth T20I by 30 runs at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.Chasing 222, after Smriti Mandhana’s 80 and Shafali Verma’s 79 took India to 221/3 in their 20 overs, Sri Lanka mounted a spirited effort by racing to fifty in just 3.3 overs, and captain Chamari Athapaththu top-scoring with 5…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 26 (IANS) India Women’s pacer Renuka Singh Thakur said she was delighted with her four-wicket haul coming in the eight-wicket win in the third T20I against Sri Lanka Women, but admitted she was still chasing the elusive five-wicket haul in the shortest format.In what was the first international women’s game at the Greenfield International Stadium, Renuka picked 4-21 on her return to the T20I team as India restricted Sri Lanka to 112/7.”Very happy. I never get five wicke…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 26 (IANS) The in-form opener Shafali Verma smashed an unbeaten 79 off 42 balls to power India Women to an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Women in the third T20I of the five-match series and secure an unassailable 3-0 series lead at the Greenfield International Stadium on Friday.After Renuka Singh Thakur’s 4-21 and Deepti Sharma’s 3-18 restricted Sri Lanka to 112/7, Shafali tore apart the bowling attack with a splendid display of strokeplay — smashing 11 fours and th…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 23 (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was impressed with her bowlers’ performance in the outing, praising Sneh Rana for her brilliant spell of (1-11) in the middle overs, restricting Sri Lanka Women to 128/9 in the second match of the five-match T20I series at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.Visakhapatnam, Dec 23 (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was impressed with the bowlers’ outing, praising Sneh Rana for her brilliant spell of (1/11) in the …
Visakhapatnam, Dec 23 (IANS) Opener Shafali Verma delivered an impressive unbeaten 69 as India Women tasted a strong seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Women, finishing the match with 49 balls remaining at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series. India’s bowlers, especially Shree Charani, set a solid foundation before Shafali completed the chase in style.Choosing to bowl first, India struck quickly and kept Sri Lanka from gaining…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 23 (IANS) Sri Lanka Women skipper Chamari Athapaththu lamented about the batting woes of the visitors despite a good batting surface as they suffered their second straight loss in the five-match series against hosts India at Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium.Opener Shafali Verma delivered an impressive unbeaten 69 as India Women defeated Sri Lanka by a seven-wicket victory, finishing the match with 49 balls remaining to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 23 (IANS) Superb spells by spinners N. Shree Charani (2-23) and Vaishnavi Sharma (2-32) helped India reduce Sri Lanka Women to 128/9 in 20 overs at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.Having opted to bowl first, the hosts struck early and maintained pressure throughout the innings, picking up wickets at regular intervals. Sri Lanka had managed 121 in the first T20I and showed only marginal improvement this time with a total of…