Deepti Sharma Breaks Most Wickets World Record: The fifth and final match of the 5-match T20 series between the Indian women’s team and Sri Lanka women’s team took place last night i.e. on December 30, 2025 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. In this match, Indian women’s team’s star all-rounder Deepti Sharma created history. T20 International’s number-1 bowler Deepti Sharma has become the highest wicket taker in this format. By taking one wicket in the fifth T20 International match played in Thiruvananthapuram, Deepti broke the world record of Australian bowler Megan Shutt. Deepti dismissed Neelakshi Silva in the 14th over of the Sri Lankan innings. This was Deepti’s 152nd wicket in T20 International, due to which she has left behind Megan Shutt’s record of 151 wickets.

Deepti Sharma becomes the first Indian bowler in T20 International

Before the fifth match against Sri Lanka, Deepti was equal to Megan Shutt in terms of taking the most wickets and both had 151 wickets in their name. With this, Deepti Sharma has achieved another big achievement. She has become the first Indian bowler to take 150 T20 International wickets in both men’s and women’s cricket. He made this record in the third T20 International match against Sri Lanka last week, when he took the wicket of Kavisha Dilhari. In this match, Deepti Sharma had also created a new history. She became the first player (male or female) in the history of T20 cricket to take more than 1000 runs and more than 150 wickets. Deepti has so far scored more than 1100 runs in T20 International cricket. His average is 23.40 and strike rate is 104.26. During this period he has also scored two half-centuries.

Bowler taking the most wickets in Women’s T20 International

1. Deepti Sharma (India) – 152 wickets

2. Megan Shutt (Australia) – 151 wickets

3. Nida Dar (Pakistan) – 144 wickets

4. Henriette Ishimwe (Rwanda) – 144 wickets

5. Sophie Ecclestone (England) – 142 wickets

India Women Vs Sri Lanka Women T20I Series 2025: Indian women’s cricket team, continuing its aggressive game, will try to make a 5-0 clean sweep in the five-match series by winning against Sri Lanka in the fifth and final Women’s T20 International match to be held in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. This series is an important part of India’s preparations for the T20 World Cup to be held in England in June-July next year (2026). After the current series against Sri Lanka, the Indian women’s team will play three T20 Internationals each in Australia and England before the World Cup.

Harmanpreet Kaur gave statement

The Indian team was out of the group stage in the T20 World Cup in 2024 but after that it changed its style and adopted more aggression which gave it favorable results. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said, ‘This series was great for all of us. After the last World Cup, we had discussed that we have to raise our level and play more aggressively in T20.

Shefali Verma impressed in this series

In the first three matches, Indian bowlers performed brilliantly due to which the batsmen had to do very little work. However, Shefali Verma, who plays aggressively in these matches, has impressed. The biggest matter of concern for India is its fielding. She has not been able to perform well in this department so far. In the last match also, Team India dropped two catches and missed one stumping opportunity.

Renuka Singh Thakur made a great comeback in this series

There were many positive aspects in this series for the Indian team. Fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur made a successful comeback in this format after a gap of one year, while Deepti Sharma, who is always reliable, continues to perform well. Left arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma has also performed as per her potential. This 20-year-old bowler has taken four wickets in the series so far at an economy rate of 5.73.

Shefali Verma scored 3 half-centuries in this series

Shefali has performed brilliantly in batting. He has scored three half-centuries in four matches so far and his strike rate is 185.82. Another big relief for the Indian team was the return to form of vice-captain Smriti Mandhana. This left-handed batsman scored 80 runs in 48 balls in the fourth T20 International match and she will try to maintain this rhythm.

Shefali and Smriti made a record breaking partnership

In the fourth match, Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana displayed brilliant aggressive batting and made a partnership of 162 runs in just 92 balls, which is the biggest partnership for the first wicket for India in Women’s T20 International matches. In the last match, India sent Richa Ghosh to bat at number three and this wicketkeeper batsman proved this decision right by scoring unbeaten 40 runs in just 16 balls.

India and Sri Lanka made their big score in T20 International

The first three matches were low-scoring, but the fourth match saw a lot of runs and both India and Sri Lanka made their highest ever score in this format. When invited to bat first, India scored 221 runs for two wickets. Sri Lanka also batted well while chasing a big target but in the end they could only score 191 runs for six wickets. This brilliant performance by the batsmen must have definitely boosted Sri Lanka’s confidence. Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu returned to form in the last match by scoring 52 runs in 37 balls but she needs useful contributions from other batsmen as well.

Both the teams for this series are as follows:

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shefali Verma, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaur, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), G Kamalini (wicketkeeper), Shri Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma.

Sri Lanka: Chamari Atapattu (captain), Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Neelakshika de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Imisha Dulani, Kaushini Nutyangana, Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Shashini Gimhani, Nimesh Madushani, Kavya Kavindi, Rashmika Sevwandi, Malki Madara.

The match will start at seven in the evening.

Indian women’s cricket team has a chance to wipe out Sri Lanka by winning the fifth T20, the team has maintained an unassailable lead of 4-0. Smriti Mandhana can also become the highest run scorer (male and female) this year by breaking Shubman Gill’s record, she has only one chance.

Smriti Mandhana did not bat in the first 3 T20 matches against Sri Lanka, she scored 25, 14, 1 runs respectively. His bat played well in the fourth match, he scored 80 runs in 48 balls in a explosive manner. In this innings played at a strike rate of 166.67, Mandhana hit 3 sixes and 11 fours.

Smriti can leave Gill behind in this matter

Smriti Mandhana has scored 1703 runs in the year 2025, she still has one more innings left this year. In this, she can leave Shubman Gill behind in terms of scoring the most runs (in all three formats) in the calendar year. Gill is currently the highest run-scorer batsman in international cricket this year, he has scored 1764 runs in 42 innings of 35 matches. This includes 7 centuries and 3 half-century innings.

Most international runs in 2025 (male cricketers)

• Shubman Gill- 1764
• Shai Hope- 1760
• Joe Route- 1613
• Brian John- 1585
• Salman Ali Agha- 1569

Smriti needs 62 runs

Indian Women vs Sri Lanka Women 5th T20 will be played at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. The match will start at 7 pm. In terms of scoring the most international runs in the calendar year 2025, Smriti Mandhana has to score 62 runs to break the record of Shubman Gill.

Talking about Mandhana’s international career, she has played 7 Tests, 117 ODIs and 157 T20 matches for India. In this, their names are 629, 5322 and 4102 runs respectively. Talking about T20 International, Smriti has played 1 century and 32 half-century innings.

On which channel will the IND-W vs SL-W match be telecast live?

Indian Women vs Sri Lanka Women 5th T20 will start at 7 PM on Tuesday, toss will take place at 6:30 PM. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network.

On which app will the live streaming of IND-W vs SL-W match be held?

There will be live streaming of Indian Women vs Sri Lanka Women match on JioHotstar app and website.

India Women Vs Srilanka Women T20Is Series 2025: The fourth match of the ongoing 5-match T20 series between the Indian women’s cricket team and the Sri Lankan women’s team was played last night i.e. on December 28, 2025, at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, which Team India has won. India had chased the target in the first three matches of the series. In this match, batting came first and the team won by 30 runs. Thanks to half-centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma, the team made a record score of 221 runs for two wickets. In response to which, Sri Lanka could score only 191 runs for 6 wickets. This is also the biggest score of the Sri Lankan team but despite this it had to face defeat.

Smriti and Shefali made a partnership of 162 runs

Team India’s star batsman Smriti Mandhana, after failing in the first three matches, scored 80 runs with the help of 11 fours and three sixes in her 48-ball innings in the Thiruvananthapuram T20. During her third consecutive half-century in this series, Shefali Verma played a brilliant inning of 79 runs in 46 balls, in which 12 fours and one six came off her bat. Smriti and Shefali made a partnership of 162 runs for the first wicket, which is the record for the biggest partnership for any wicket from India in this format.

Richa Ghosh (40 not out in 16 balls) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (16 not out) made a brilliant partnership of 53 runs in 23 balls for the third wicket, taking Team India to its highest score in this format. The team had earlier scored 217 runs for four wickets against West Indies in December 2024. India hit 28 fours and 8 sixes during its innings, which is a new record for the highest number of boundaries hit by Team India in this format.

Sri Lanka lost despite batting well

Sri Lanka women’s team could score only 191 runs after losing 6 wickets in the fourth T20 match played in Thiruvananthapuram. In this match, captain Chamari Atapattu made the top score of 52 runs in 37 balls for the Sri Lankan team. He hit 3 sixes and 3 fours in this innings. Hasini Perera scored 33 runs in 20 balls with the help of 7 fours while Imesha Dulani added 29 runs. For India, Arundhati Reddy and Vaishnavi Sharma took 2 wickets each, while Sri Charani took 1 wicket.

In the third T20 played in Thiruvananthapuram, the Indian women’s cricket team defeated the Sri Lankan women’s team by 8 wickets. After winning the toss, Harmanpreet Kaur chose bowling, which was proved right by the Indian bowlers. Renuka Singh took 4 wickets and Deepti Sharma took 3 wickets. With this, Deepti Sharma achieved a big achievement, she became the first Indian bowler to take 150 wickets in T20 International. No Indian male cricketer has been able to touch this figure.

Deepti Sharma created history

Deepti Sharma took the first wicket of Sri Lanka’s innings, she dismissed the opposing team’s captain Chamari Atapattu. Atapattu could score only 2 runs after playing 12 balls. After this, Deepti Sharma took her 150th T20 International wicket in the form of Kavisha Dilhari (20). She is the first Indian bowler to take 150 wickets in T20 International.

Even in men’s cricket, Arshdeep Singh, the highest wicket taker for India, has 110 T20 wickets in his name. Deepti Sharma took the third wicket in the third T20 in the form of Malsha Shehani, she bowled Shehani. Deepti gave only 18 runs in the spell of 4 overs with an economy of 4.50.

India took an unassailable lead in the series

In the third T20, Sri Lanka women’s cricket team, batting first, was able to score only 112 runs. While chasing the target, Shafali Verma played a brilliant inning of 79 runs. In this stormy innings played in 42 balls, Shafali hit 3 sixes and 11 fours. Smriti Mandhana’s bat did not work today, she was out after scoring 1 run in 6 balls.

Jemimah Rodriguez scored 9 runs in 15 balls, Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten after scoring 21 runs in 18 balls. Indian women’s team has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the 5-match series by winning the match by 8 wickets.

Deepti Sharma becomes only the 2nd bowler to pick 150+ T20I wickets after Megan Schutt!

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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 26, 2025

Talking about Deepti Sharma’s international record, she has played 5 Tests, 121 ODI and 131 T20 matches for India, in which she has taken 20, 162 and 151 wickets respectively. The 28-year-old all-rounder also played an important role in making India the world champion, she was adjudged the best player of the tournament.

The third T20 between the Indian women’s cricket team and the Sri Lankan women’s team is being played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur had decided to bowl first after winning the toss, which the Indian bowlers proved right. Fast bowler Renuka Singh took 4 wickets, spin bowler Deepti Sharma took 3 wickets. Batting first, Sri Lanka has set a target of 113 runs for India to win.

Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu is known for her explosive batting, but she started slowly. Deepti Sharma got India’s first wicket in the form of Atapattu, the Sri Lankan captain scored only 3 runs in 12 balls.

Fast bowler Renuka Singh took 2 big wickets in the last over of powerplay. He dismissed opener Hasini Perera (25) on the third ball of the sixth over. He took the wicket of Harshita Madhavi on the last ball of the over. Harshita scored 2 runs after playing 4 balls.

Renuka Singh took 4 wickets

Apart from Perera and Harshita Madhavi, Renuka Singh dismissed Imisha Dulani and Neelakshi de Silva. Dulani scored 27 runs, but for this he played 32 balls. Kavisha Dilhari scored 20 runs in 13 balls, Deepti Sharma made her her victim.

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Renuka Singh Thakur was on fire tonight

She finished with brilliant figures of 4⃣/2⃣1⃣

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— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 26, 2025

Only Renuka Singh and Deepti Sharma took wickets for India, although there was no bowler who scored runs at an economy of more than 6. Renuka Singh took 4 wickets for just 21 runs in 4 overs. Deepti Sharma gave only 18 runs in 4 overs, she took 3 wickets.

Do or die match for Sri Lanka

However, this match is do or die for Sri Lanka, because Team India is ahead 2-0 in the 5-match series. By winning the third match, the Indian team will take an unassailable lead in the series.

In the first T20 match, India defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. In this match played in Visakhapatnam, the Sri Lankan team was able to score only 121 runs while playing first. In response, Team India won the match by 8 wickets with 32 balls remaining. Smriti Mandhana has performed a historic feat during this match. Whereas Jemimah Rodrigues returned unbeaten after scoring 69 runs.

The Sri Lankan team’s poor performance was due to its own mistakes. Sri Lanka lost 6 wickets, out of which three batsmen were run out. The bowlers of Team India also bowled hard. Except Amanjot Kaur, no Indian bowler gave away runs at an economy rate of 8 or more. As a result, Sri Lanka could score only 121 runs while playing first.

In reply, India’s first wicket fell at the score of just 13. Smriti Mandhana scored 25 runs, when Mandhana was out, India had lost the second wicket at the score of 67. The rest of the work was completed by Jemimah Rodrigues, who returned unbeaten after scoring 69 runs in 44 balls. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur also contributed 15 runs.

Smriti Mandhana created history

Smriti Mandhana has become the first Indian and second batsman in the world to complete 4000 runs in international women’s T20 cricket. Mandhana has achieved this feat in the 154th match of her T20 career. The only cricketer who has scored more runs than her in women’s T20 cricket is Suzie Bates, who scored 4716 runs in her career.

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There was a roar in the house of this Indian cricketer, who became a father for the first time; Gave a big surprise to the fans

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While sharing a story on Instagram on Sunday, Smriti Mandhana had said that her marriage with Palash Muchhal will not happen now. Their marriage was to take place on 23 November. From Haldi to Sangeet ceremonies, everything was celebrated with great pomp but on 23rd November the news came that the wedding was postponed. Then it came to light that Smriti’s father’s health had deteriorated. Smriti was seen for the first time after the news of marriage being canceled was confirmed. He has started practicing for the T20 series against Sri Lanka.

For Smriti Mandhana, one of her favorite things is cricket. While confirming the cancellation of the marriage on Sunday, he had written that for me, a big aim of life has always been to represent my country at the highest level. I hope to keep playing for India as long as I can and win trophies and my focus will always remain there.

Smriti Mandhana started practicing

After winning the title of Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, Smriti Mandhana became busy in preparations for her marriage. This marriage broke down. Mandhana wrote, “I want to end this matter here and request you to do the same. I request you to respect the privacy of both the families at this time and give us a chance to move forward at our own pace.”

SMRITI MANDHANA IS BACK

– She has started the practice for the Sri Lanka T20I series. pic.twitter.com/nawrH7ETnB

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 8, 2025

A photo of Smriti Mandhana is going viral on social media, which is of cricket practice. Mandhana is practicing. According to the report, Smriti has started practicing for the 5-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. The first match of the series will be played on 21 December in Visakhapatnam.