Overview
- Renuka Singh Thakur marked her T20I return with 4 for 21 as India limited Sri Lanka to 112 for 7 in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Deepti Sharma took 3 for 18 to reach 151 WT20I wickets, equalling Australia’s Megan Schutt for the all-time lead.
- India cruised to 115 for 2 in 13.2 overs, driven by Shafali Verma’s unbeaten 79 off 42 balls after early strikes by Kavisha Dilhari.
- Harmanpreet Kaur became the most successful captain in women’s T20Is with her 77th win.
- Deepti is the first woman with 150-plus wickets in both ODIs and T20Is, as India turn to form and fitness management with two matches left in the series.