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IND-W vs SL-W 3rd T20I preview [Source: @BCCIWomen/x.com]
India Women (IND-W) and Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) will lock horns in the third T20I of their five-match series on Friday, December 26 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The IND-W vs SL-W 3rd T20I will get underway at 7:00 PM IST.
India Women
India Women won the second T20I by seven wickets, producing another clinical performance while chasing. After opting to bowl first, they restricted Sri Lanka Women to 128/9. Left-arm spinners Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani picked up two wickets apiece while Sneh Rana and Kranti Gaud chipped in with one each.
With the bat, Shafali Verma was at her destructive best as she smashed an unbeaten 69 off just 34 balls to comfortably see India home. Smriti Mandhana (14), Jemimah Rodrigues (26) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (10) got starts but failed to convert them into substantial scores. India will be keen to build on this momentum, seal the series early and continue their dominance.
Sri Lanka Women
Sri Lanka Women’s batting has been a major concern in the series so far. In the previous match, Chamari Athapaththu (31), Hasini Perera (22), Harshitha Samarawickrama (33), and Kavisha Dilhari (14) all got starts but failed to convert them into big scores, which once again hurt their chances of posting a competitive total.
With the ball, new-ball bowlers Malki Madara and Kawya Kavindi picked up a wicket each but proved expensive. Inoka Ranaweera went wicketless and conceded runs at an economy of 15.5 in her two overs while Chamari was also taken apart, conceding 17 runs in her lone over. Sri Lanka will need a strong collective performance if they are to stay alive in the series.
IND-W vs SL-W head-to-head overview
India Women and Sri Lanka Women have faced each other 28 times in T20I cricket. India hold a dominant head-to-head record with 22 wins while Sri Lanka have managed just five victories. One match, played in Colombo in 2018, ended in a no result.
| Matches | India Women won | Sri Lanka Women won | N/R |
| 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
Greenfield International Stadium Thiruvananthapuram pitch report
The surface at the Greenfield International Stadium has traditionally been batting-friendly with high-scoring encounters common in T20Is played here. Across four T20Is at this venue, the average run rate for teams batting first stands at 8.5, underlining how conducive the conditions are for stroke-making.
Bowlers are often forced to rely on changes of pace and variations. Out of the four T20Is played here, two have been won by teams batting first and two by teams chasing, indicating a fairly balanced contest. The captain winning the toss is likely to opt to bat first and put a competitive total on the board.
India Women and Sri Lanka Women probable playing XI
India Women
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani
Sri Lanka Women
Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Kavisha Dilhari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera, Kawya Kavindi, Shashini Gimhani
Top run scorers in IND-W vs SL-W T20Is
We are considering only the players from the current squad.
Chamari Athapaththu – 589 runs
Sri Lanka Women’s captain, Chamari Athapaththu is the leading run-scorer in India vs Sri Lanka Women T20Is as she has amassed 589 runs in 27 innings at an average of 23.84.
Jemimah Rodrigues – 538 runs
India’s stylish top-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues has piled up 538 runs in just 15 innings against Sri Lanka Women at an excellent average of 48.9 and a strike rate of 140.46, including four fifties.
Smriti Mandhana – 468 runs
Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has scored 468 runs in 22 innings against Sri Lanka Women at an average of 23.4 with three half-centuries to her name.
Top wicket-takers in IND-W vs SL-W T20Is
We are considering only the players from the current squad.
Deepti Sharma – 17 wickets
India’s experienced spinner Deepti Sharma has picked up 17 wickets against Sri Lanka Women at an impressive average of 20.47 with best figures of 2/15.
Inoka Ranaweera – 17 wickets
Sri Lanka’s seasoned left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera has also taken 17 wickets against India Women in 15 innings, averaging 19.23.
Chamari Athapaththu – 11 wickets
Chamari Athapaththu has contributed with the ball as well, claiming 11 wickets against India Women in 18 T20I innings, while maintaining an economy rate of 7.41.
IND-W vs SL-W key stats
India Women key records
- Smriti Mandhana has scored 260 runs in seven T20Is in 2025 at an average of 37.14 and a strike rate of 131.97, including one hundred and one fifty.
- Shafali Verma has smashed 254 runs in seven matches this year at an average of 42.33 and a strike rate of 169.33 with two fifties.
- Jemimah Rodrigues has accumulated 328 runs in her last 10 T20Is at a strike rate of 147.74.
- Shree Charani has taken 13 wickets in seven T20Is in 2025 at an economy rate of 7.22.
- Deepti Sharma has picked up 13 wickets in her last nine T20Is.
- Smriti Mandhana vs Chamari Athapaththu in T20Is: 60 runs, 38 balls, 0 dismissals
- Jemimah Rodrigues vs Kavisha Dilhari in T20Is: 78 runs, 56 balls, 1 dismissal
- Kranti Gaud vs Vishmi Gunaratne in T20Is: 5 runs, 10 balls, 1 dismissal
Sri Lanka Women key records
- Harshitha Samarawickrama has scored 183 runs in her last 10 T20I innings.
- Chamari Athapaththu has contributed 178 runs and seven wickets in her last nine T20Is.
- Kavisha Dilhari has picked up five wickets in her last 10 T20Is at an economy rate of 7.08.
- Inoka Ranaweera vs Smriti Mandhana in T20Is: 49 runs, 36 balls, 3 dismissals
Records that can be broken in IND-W vs SL-W 3rd T20I
- Smriti Mandhana needs five fours to complete 550 T20I fours.
- Shafali Verma requires seven fours to reach 300 T20I fours.
- Deepti Sharma needs four fours to complete 100 T20I fours.
- Jemimah Rodrigues is 30 runs away from reaching 2,500 T20I runs.
- Deepti Sharma needs two more wickets to reach the 150-wicket milestone in T20I cricket.
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