Overview
- India clinched the series with an eight‑wicket win in the 3rd T20I, bowling Sri Lanka to 112/7 through Renuka Singh Thakur’s 4-21 and Deepti Sharma’s 3-18 before Shafali Verma’s unbeaten 79 off 42 sealed the chase in 13.2 overs.
- Captain Harmanpreet Kaur says the side has adopted a bolder T20 template after winning the ODI World Cup, while Renuka confirmed India are rotating combinations with the 2026 T20 World Cup in mind.
- Deepti Sharma is level with Megan Schutt on 151 Women’s T20I wickets and needs one more to become the format’s leading wicket‑taker outright.
- Smriti Mandhana is 27 runs away from 10,000 international runs, and fringe options such as Harleen Deol and 17‑year‑old G Kamalini could be handed opportunities as India assess depth.
- Sri Lanka’s batting struggles were acknowledged by captain Chamari Athapaththu, who urged improvements and further trials before the World Cup; the 4th T20I starts 7:00 PM IST at Thiruvananthapuram on Star Sports and JioHotstar.