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India Women Vs Sri Lanka Women, 4th T20I: IND-W Beat SL-W By 30 Runs

An all-round India rode on Smriti Mandhana (80) and Shafali Verma’s (79) record partnership followed by spinner Vaishnavi Sharma’s impressive 2/24 to beat Sri Lanka by 30 runs in the fourth women's T20I and take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series here on Sunday. After Mandhana and Shafali set the platform for India’s highest women's T20I total of 221/2 with the highest partnership of 162 for any wicket, Vaishnavi bowled an impressive 4-0-24-2 to help the home side record a commanding win. Chasing a mammoth 222, Sri Lanka came out firing with Hasini Perera (33 off 20 balls, 7 fours) and skipper Chamari Athapaththu (52 off 37 balls, 3 fours and 3 sixes) providing the early fireworks.

From left, India's Harleen Deol, captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Vaishnavi Sharma celebrate a wicket during the fourth 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 Imesha Dulani plays a shot during the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Sri Lanka’s Imesha Dulani plays a shot during the fourth 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 Vaishnavi Sharma, left, celebrates a wicket during the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
India's Vaishnavi Sharma, left, celebrates a wicket during the fourth 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 Gunalan Kamalini, right, takes the catch of Sri Lanka's Kavisha Dilhari as she nearly collides with Amanjot Kaur during the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
India's Gunalan Kamalini, right, takes the catch of Sri Lanka's Kavisha Dilhari as she nearly collides with Amanjot Kaur during the fourth 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 Arundhati Reddy celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Hasini Perera during the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
India's Arundhati Reddy celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Hasini Perera during the fourth 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 captain Chamari Athapaththu plays a shot during the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Sri Lanka’s captain Chamari Athapaththu plays a shot during the fourth 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 captain Harmanpreet Kaur plays a shot during the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur plays a shot during the fourth 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 Smriti Mandhana, front, celebrates her half century with Shafali Verma during the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
India's Smriti Mandhana, front, celebrates her half century with Shafali Verma during the fourth 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 fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
India's Shafali Verma plays a shot during the fourth 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 Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
India's Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during the fourth 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 celebrates her half century during the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
India's Shafali Verma celebrates her half century during the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI
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