Overview
- India lead 2-0 and can clinch the five-match T20I series in the 3rd game at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram on December 26 at 7:00 PM IST, with the venue hosting its first women’s international.
- Head coach Amol Muzumdar confirmed Deepti Sharma is fit; Jemimah Rodrigues skipped training as a precaution and will be assessed, and Renuka Singh Thakur’s inclusion plus the final XI will be decided on match morning.
- India are deliberately trialing combinations and roles through this series as part of preparations for the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England.
- Deepti Sharma needs four wickets to overtake Australia’s Megan Schutt and become the highest wicket-taker in Women’s T20Is.
- Sri Lanka’s top order has faltered with repeated collapses, while India’s spinners and emerging bowlers, including Vaishnavi Sharma, N Shree Charani and Kranti Gaud, have controlled both games in Visakhapatnam.