Shafali shines, Renuka and Deepti dominate, India Women sweep Sri Lanka in 3rd T20I with 8-wicket victory

India’s opener Shafali Verma played an outstanding innings, scoring an unbeaten 79 off 42 balls, leading India Women to an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third T20I of the five-match series. This victory gave India an unbeatable 3-0 lead at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.

Earlier, Renuka Singh Thakur took 4 wickets for 21 runs and Deepti Sharma took 3 for 18, keeping Sri Lanka to 112/7. Shafali then took charge, hitting 11 fours and 3 sixes, and guided India to victory with 6.4 overs remaining.

Even though India lost openers Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues to Kavisha Dilhari, Shafali stayed strong and ensured a comfortable win. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur added 21 not out as India won their fourth T20I series in a row against Sri Lanka.