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India Women Aim for Series Clinch Against Sri Lanka, Mandhana Eyes Milestone
Colombo, Sri Lanka – The Indian women’s cricket team is poised to secure an unassailable lead in their five-match T20 series against Sri Lanka as they head into the third match on Friday, December 26th. India currently leads the series 2-0.
Adding further excitement to the upcoming match, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana is on the verge of achieving a significant milestone. She stands close to becoming only the second Indian woman cricketer to reach 10,000 runs in international cricket. Only the legendary Mithali Raj, with 10,868 runs in 333 matches, has surpassed this mark for India. Mandhana could also become the fourth woman worldwide to reach this figure, joining Suzie Bates (10,652) and Charlotte Edwards (10,273). To date, Mandhana has scored 629 runs in 7 Tests, 5322 runs in 117 ODIs, and 4021 runs in 155 T20s.
India secured a comfortable seven-wicket victory in the second T20, chasing down Sri Lanka’s total of 128 with ease. Shafali Verma played a blistering knock of 69 not out off 34 balls, supported by Jemimah Rodrigues’ quickfire 26.
Sri Lanka struggled to build momentum in their innings, managing just 128/9 in their 20 overs, with Chamari Athapaththu (31) and Harshitha Madavi (33) being the top scorers. Indian bowlers Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani picked up two wickets each.
In positive news for the Indian squad, head coach Amol Mazumdar confirmed that off-spin bowling all-rounder Deepti Sharma is now fit and available for selection for the crucial third T20.
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