Overview
- The fifth WT20I starts at 7:00 PM IST on December 30 at Greenfield International Stadium, with live telecast on Star Sports and streaming on the Jiostar app and website.
- Shafali Verma has dominated the series with three half-centuries in four innings at a blistering strike rate.
- The fourth T20I featured India’s highest opening stand in women’s T20Is as Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana added 162, setting up 221 for 2 against Sri Lanka’s 191 for 6.
- India’s bowlers have underpinned the 4–0 lead, highlighted by Renuka Singh Thakur’s successful return and debutant Vaishnavi Sharma’s four wickets at 5.73 economy to sit joint top of the series charts.
- Team rotation is possible for the finale, with a debut for G Kamalini considered, as Sri Lanka look to salvage pride led by Chamari Athapaththu’s return to form.