India Women (IND-W) vs Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) 5th T20I Highlights: India defeated Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the 5th and final T20I and completed a series whitewash of 5-0 with Hasini Perera and Imesha Dulani’s half centuries going in vain. India used 6 bowlers and all of them took a wicket each in what was a disciplined bowling effort.
After being reduced to 77/5 in the 11th over, Harmanpreet Kaur led the recovery with a fine 68 and was aided by contrasting cameos from Amanjot Kaur and Arundhati Reddy as India posted 175/7 in the fifth of the five-match T20I series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.
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Earlier Chamari Athapaththu’s Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl first against Harmanpreet Kaur’s India. Both teams have made 2 changes each with Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh Thakur being rested and G Kamalini, who is set for her debut, and Sneh Rana replacing them. For Sri Lanka, Inoka Ranaweera and Malki Madara came back to the side for Malsha Shehani and Kawya Kavindi.
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India: Shafali Verma, G Kamalini, Richa Ghosh(w), Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, Shree Charani
Sri Lanka: Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Imesha Dulani, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Rashmika Sewwandi, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Nimasha Madushani, Inoka Ranaweera, Malki Madara
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Sree Charani on left and her family on right. (FILE photo/special arrangement)
Sree Charani’s journey from the small village of Yerramalla Palli to World Cup stardom is a testament to extraordinary mental grit. Despite a demoralizing three-game losing streak that left her family anxious, she remained unshaken, calmly predicting a tournament victory that eventually became a reality. As a key architect of India’s success, her rise from a non-sporting background in a rural district serves as a powerful example of how unwavering self-belief can overcome a lack of traditional resources and infrastructure. (Read more from Tanishq Vaddi)
