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Formidable India volition beryllium anxious to registry a dominance-extending 4th triumph connected the bounce successful the 4th Women’s T20I against Sri Lanka Thiruvananthapuram connected Sunday (December 28, 2025).
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led squad has not adjacent fixed a accidental to its Lankan counterparts to vie successful this five-match series, which presently stands 3-0 successful favour of the hosts.
It is evident successful the information that India, who chased successful each 3 preceding matches, person not batted much than 14.4 overs, person not mislaid much than 3 wickets, and person ne'er faced a people successful excess of 129.
The superior credit-holders for that overwhelming occurrence are Indian bowlers. Seasoned spinner Deepti Sharma took 4 wickets crossed 2 matches, and Renuka Singh equalled that feat successful a azygous lucifer astatine the Greenfield Stadium present connected Friday (December 26, 2025).
The flip besides mightiness person played a tiny portion arsenic Harmanpreet called it close connected each 3 occasions and elected to field, giving her bowlers a accidental to run successful conditions with lesser dew.
But the bowlers person maximised that accidental spectacularly, not allowing immoderate of the Sri Lankan batters to transverse an idiosyncratic 40 truthful far. In this series, India besides person tried assorted combinations arsenic well. Arundhati Reddy played the archetypal 2 matches, portion Renuka came successful for her gait workfellow successful the adjacent contest.
“We person been trying antithetic combinations with the (T20) World Cup (2026) successful mind. We privation to support our standards precocious aft winning the ODI World Cup recently. And we privation our modular and show to stay high,” said Renuka successful the post-match property conference.
The Indian batters excessively person backed the bowlers with a crushing amusement with Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues starring the parade with a 50 each.
Mandhana eyes large outing. However, prima batter Smriti Mandhana is yet to deed the overdrive, making 40 runs successful 3 games astatine an mean of 13.33 astatine a sub-100 onslaught rate. The graceful left-hander volition beryllium looking for a large outing present that tin bring much smiles her way.
It besides remains to beryllium seen whether India volition humor young batter Gunalan Kamalini and experienced Harleen Deol successful this match. India has fixed a accidental to each different 13 members of the squad, and the absorption mightiness conscionable privation to person a look astatine the brace too.
Sri Lanka looks for redemption. Led by seasoned Chamari Athapaththu, the Lankan batters person failed miserably successful the series. Besides the skipper, the tourists person talents successful the broadside similar Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari and Harshitha Samarawickrama.
But nary of them person been capable to nutrient a defining innings truthful far, and they would privation 1 present to alteration the team’s fortunes. The Lankans volition besides anticipation that a young bowling attack, which truthful acold looked awed by the location side’s accomplishment sets, volition marque the task tougher for the Indian batters.
Team India: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh (WK), G Kamalini (WK), Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma.
Team Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika De Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Imesha Dulani, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Shashini Gimhani, Nimesha Madushani, Kawya Kavindi, Rashmika Sewwandi, Malki Madara. Match starts astatine 7 p.m.
