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India Clinches T20 Series Against Sri Lanka in Dominating Fashion
Dambulla, Sri Lanka – The Indian women’s cricket team continued their dominant performance against Sri Lanka, securing the T20 series after winning the first three matches.
In the fourth T20 today, Sri Lanka won the toss and invited India to bat. India responded with a blistering start, courtesy of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma. The duo took the score to 85 in 10 overs, with Verma reaching her half-century in just 30 balls. Verma was eventually dismissed for a powerful 79, with 7 fours, ending her innings. Mandhana continued her assault, smashing 80 runs off 48 balls, which included 11 boundaries and 3 sixes. Her innings helped India reach a strong position. After Mandhana’s dismissal, Richa Ghosh added to the momentum with a quickfire 40 off just 16 balls, featuring 4 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 16 runs off 10 balls, propelling India to a formidable total of 222.
India’s strong bowling attack is credited for their successful series so far, with experienced spinner Deepti Sharma taking four wickets in two matches and Renuka Singh mirroring that feat in the previous match.
India, having already secured the series, had the opportunity to experiment with different combinations, with Arundhati Reddy playing the first two matches and Renuka Singh replacing her in the third. While the series has been dominated by India’s bowlers, star batter Smriti Mandhana will be aiming to continue this momentum in upcoming matches.
Sri Lanka, led by Chamari Athapaththu, has struggled to put up significant scores throughout the series, with their batting lineup failing to deliver substantial individual contributions.
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