Dominant India Clean Sri Lanka Sweep

India women cricket team's dominance over Sri Lankan women continued as they clean Sri Lanka swept in 5-match T20I series. In fifth and final T20I, India beat Sri Lanka by 51-runs at FTZ Cricket Complex, Katunayake on Tuesday, September 25 and won the series 4-0 with the third match was washed out.

The series played as a part of ICC World Championship. India won both ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka. Before T20Is, India emerged as the victorious in 3-match ODI series which they won 2-1.



Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was the star for India. Riding on her 63 off 38 balls along with Jemimah Rodrigues's 46 off 31 balls, India women posted 156-all out in 18.3 overs.

India was 128 for 3 after 14 overs at one stage but Sri Lanka bounced back strongly to restrict India on the modest total.

For Sri Lanka Shashikala Siriwardene and Inoshi Priyadharshani were pick off the bowlers. Both bowled exceedingly well especially later part of the inning to stop India on that total.



Siriwardene took 3 for 19 in 3.3 overs while Inoshi finished her spell with 3 for 24 in 4 overs.

Sri Lanka's run chase could never get going with wickets falling at regular intervals. They could not start well and lost two early wickets on 13 in 2.4 overs.

However, Anushka Sanjeevani (29), Siriwardene (22) and Oshadi Ranasinghe (22) tried to bring Sri Lanka back in the game with 34 and 39 back to back partnership.



Once Sri Lanka loses their 4th wicket on 86, it was a matter of time for Sri Lanka to bundled out on 105 in 17.4 overs and lost by 51-runs. India's bowling was stand out once again. Deepti Sharma 2 for 18, Poonam Yadav 3 for 18, and Radha Yadav 2 for 14 helped India to win comprehensively.

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