Ruthless India Women pile on misery for Sri Lanka in Trivandrum, take 4-0 lead

India Women just kept rolling over Sri Lanka, this time clinching a 30-run win in the fourth T20I at Greenfield International Stadium. They’ve now locked up the series 4–0, and the big story was all about Smriti Mandhana. She didn’t just help her team win—she made history.

The spotlight was firmly on Mandhana. She smashed her way past 10,000 international runs, and she did it faster than anyone else in women’s cricket—just 281 innings. That’s ahead of Mithali Raj, who needed 291. Now, Mandhana joins an exclusive group: only the second Indian and the fourth woman ever, alongside Raj, Suzie Bates, and Charlotte Edwards, to get to 10k.

India chose to bat, and it was clear right away that Mandhana and Shafali Verma meant business. They tore into Sri Lanka’s bowling, piling up 162 for the first wicket—a new record for India in women’s T20Is. Mandhana’s 80 off 48 balls was vintage, all class and power, while Verma hammered 79 from just 46.