IND-W Vs SL-W, 3rd T20I: Shafali Verma, Bowlers Take India To Series Win
Shafali Verma sparkled with a whirlwind unbeaten fifty to power India to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third Women's T20 International and help the hosts take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday (December 26, 2025). Opting to bowl, pacer Renuka Singh returned with a four-wicket haul on comeback, helping India restrict Sri Lanka to a modest 112 for seven. Shafali then stole the limelight with her power-hitting, remaining unbeaten on 79 off 42 balls to take India to the series win.
India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur with teammate Shafali Verma during the third T20 International cricket match of the series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI
India's Shafali Verma, left, celebrates her-half century with teammate Jemimah Rodrigues, right, during the third T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI
India's Shafali Verma plays a shot during the third T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI
Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper Kaushini Nuthyangana appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of India’s Jemimah Rodrigues during the third T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI
India’s Renuka Singh bowls a delivery during the third T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI
India’s Deepti Sharma, centre, celebrates a wicket with Richa Ghosh, left, during the third T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI
India’s players celebrate a wicket during the third T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: PTI
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