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.

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.

Indian women’s team won the second T20 match played against Sri Lanka at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium by 7 wickets. With this, Team India has taken a 2-0 lead in the 5-match series.

After losing the toss and opting to bat, the Sri Lankan team could score only 128 runs after losing 9 wickets in the stipulated overs.

This team had lost the wicket of Vishmi Gunaratne (1) on the score of just 2. From here Hasini Perera along with captain Chamri Athapaththu tried to take control of the team by scoring 36 runs for the second wicket. The captain contributed 31 runs to Sri Lanka’s account.

Hasini Perera (22) added 44 runs for the third wicket with Harshita Samarawickrama, taking Sri Lanka’s score to 82 runs. Harshita Samarawickrama (33) along with Kavisha Dilhari (14) added 22 runs for the fourth wicket. As soon as this pair broke, there was a fall of wickets.

For India, Vaishnavi Sharma and Shri Charani took 2-2 wickets, while Kranti Gaur and Sneh Rana took 1-1 wicket.

In response, India won in just 11.5 overs. Shefali Verma made a partnership of 29 runs in 3.1 overs for the first wicket with Smriti Mandhana. Mandhana was out after scoring 14 runs in 11 balls.

From here, Shefali Verma along with Jemimah Rodrigues added 58 runs in 27 balls for the second wicket and brought the team closer to an easy victory. Jemima returned to the pavilion after scoring 26 runs in 15 balls with 1 six and 4 fours.

From here, Shefali Verma made a partnership of 41 runs with captain Harmanpreet Kaur and took India to the threshold of victory. India needed only 1 run to win, meanwhile Harmanpreet (10) was bowled. In such a situation, Richa Ghosh took the last run of the match. Shefali remained unbeaten after scoring 69 runs in 34 balls. His innings included 12 boundaries.

For Sri Lanka, Malki Madara, Kavya Kavindi and Kavisha Dilhari took 1 wicket each.

India had won the first match of the series against Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. After this, Team India has also won the second match. Now the third match is to be played between the two countries on 26th December in Thiruvananthapuram, by winning which India would like to capture the series.

Indian women’s cricket team’s opening batsman Shefali Verma has become the female player to score the most T20 international half-centuries before the age of 22. Shefali has played a total of 92 T20 matches in her career so far, in which she scored 2,299 runs at an average of 26.73. During this period, Shefali scored 12 half-centuries.

West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor is at second position in this list, who had scored 10 half-centuries before the age of 22. Ireland’s Gabby Lewis is jointly second in this list with 10 half-centuries, while India’s Jemimah Rodrigues (7) is third in the list.

In the second T20 match against Sri Lanka, Shefali Verma completed her half-century in 27 balls. This is the joint second fastest half-century scored by an Indian player against Sri Lanka women’s team.

India won this match played in Visakhapatnam by 7 wickets. After losing the toss and coming to bat, the Sri Lankan team scored 128 runs losing 9 wickets.

For Sri Lanka, Harshitha Samarawickrama scored the highest score of 33 runs, while captain Chamri Athapaththu played an inning of 31 runs. Apart from these, Hasini Perera added 22 runs to the team’s account.

For India, Vaishnavi Sharma and Shri Charani took 2-2 wickets, while Kranti Gaur and Sneh Rana took 1-1.

In response, India registered victory in 11.5 overs. For India, 21-year-old Shefali Verma played an inning of 69 runs in 34 balls. During this, 1 six and 11 fours came from his bat. At the same time, Jemimah Rodrigues added 26 runs to the team’s account.

The Indian team has taken a 2-0 lead in the 5-match series. The next match of the series will be played in Thiruvananthapuram on 26 December.

India has won the World Cup for the first time by defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final of the 2025 World Cup. Shefali Verma gave a match-winning performance for India in the final. He also took 87 runs in batting and 2 wickets in bowling. For this he received the Player of the Match award. Deepti Sharma was the bowler taking the highest 22 wickets in the tournament, for which she received the Player of the Tournament award. See here the list of all the award winners of the World Cup.

List of all award winners in World Cup:

World Cup Trophy – India

Runner Up – South Africa

Player of the Match (Final) – Shefali Verma

Player of the Tournament – Deepti Sharma

Most runs in the tournament – Laura Wulfhart

Most wickets in the tournament – Deepti Sharma

To become the World Cup winner, the Indian team got prize money of about Rs 40 crore. Whereas the runner-up South Africa got prize money of about Rs 20 crore.

Deepti Sharma took 22 wickets in the tournament, which was the highest. With this, he scored 215 runs in 7 innings in the World Cup, in which he also scored three half-centuries. For this brilliant performance he was declared Player of the Tournament. Apart from scoring 87 runs, Shefali Verma also took 2 wickets in the final match. He received the Player of the Match award.

BCCI gave 51 crores

BCCI gave Rs 51 crore as reward to the 2025 World Cup winning team India, which is more than the prize money of the World Cup. The Indian team had reached the final for the third time, under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, Team India finally won its first World Cup title by defeating South Africa by 52 runs.

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The Indian team has finally become ODI World Champion for the first time after a long wait of 52 years. India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the 2025 World Cup final. In the title clash held at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, the Indian team, playing first, had scored 298 runs on the scoreboard. In reply, Laura Woolfart kept the South African team’s hopes alive by scoring a century. He played an inning of 101 runs. But the lethal bowling of Shefali Verma and Deepti Sharma made an important contribution in making India the world champion for the first time.

The Women’s World Cup was started in 1973, but till now the Indian team had never been able to achieve the title of world champion. Ultimately, Team India has created history under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur. Team India had earlier played the finals in 2005 and 2017, but the year 2025 has written a new chapter in the history of Indian women’s cricket.

Shefali ‘The Great’ Verma

Shefali Verma had come to play in the knockout stage of this World Cup as a replacement. Who knew that she would become the hero of India’s historic victory in the final. He played a memorable inning of 87 runs in the final match. Captain Harmanpreet played a big gamble by handing him the ball. Shefali proved to be a ‘surprise package’. First he broke the big partnership that was developing by dismissing Soon Luce. He also dismissed Marijne Kapp.

Deepti Sharma’s paw

The contribution of Shefali Verma in batting was of Deepti Sharma in bowling. He took 5 wickets for only 39 runs in 9.3 overs. He also dismissed South African captain Laura Woolfart, who was continuously increasing the problems for Team India during her century inning of 101 runs. Wolfhart kept fighting alone, but she did not get support from the other end.

New champion after 25 years

Before this, only Australia, England and New Zealand could win the Women’s ODI World Cup trophy. The last time women’s ODI cricket got a new champion was in the year 2000, when New Zealand became the champion. Before that and even after that, only Australia and England have become champions. Now after 25 years, women’s ODI cricket has got a new champion in the form of India.

2 November 2025, this date can write a new chapter in Indian cricket. On this day, India and South Africa will face each other in the final of the Women’s World Cup 2025. No matter who becomes the winner, this time women’s ODI cricket is going to get a new champion, because India and South Africa have never won the World Cup trophy. Both the teams are in great rhythm. In such a situation, before the final, know about those 3 shortcomings, if Team India overcomes them then it will be almost certain that it will become the champion.

1. Shefali Verma will have to walk

Before the semi-final match, Pratika Rawal was opening with Smriti Mandhana. Unfortunately, Pratika is out of the tournament due to injury, Shefali Verma has been brought as her replacement. Verma is known for her explosive batting, but she will have to compensate for Pratika Raval, who had scored 308 runs at an average of 51.33 in the tournament before the injury. With the opening partnership between Shefali and Smriti Mandhana, the Indian team will be able to lay the foundation of a big score.

2. Fielding needs to be better

In the second semi-final, the Indian team dropped many catches and wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh also missed an easy stumping. The result of poor fielding was that in the semi-finals, Indian fielders missed 2 catches, missed one stumping and gave away 8 runs through overthrow. In the final, the Indian team will have to improve its fielding against South Africa.

3. It is necessary to get Laura Woolworth out early.

Laura Woolworth is the real run machine of the South African team. In the current World Cup, she has scored 470 runs in 8 matches, which is the highest. Woolworth had also played an inning of 70 runs against India in the league stage match. Woolworth has been the leading run-scorer for South Africa in the last 3 ICC tournaments. By dismissing Woolworth, Team India’s chances of winning the final will double.

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In-form opening batsman Pratika Rawal was ruled out of the remaining matches of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup on Monday due to knee and ankle injuries, dealing a huge blow to the Indian team. Shefali Verma was included in the team in place of Pratika. Shefali last played ODI match a year ago.

Pratika sprained her right ankle during India’s final league match against Bangladesh at the DY Patil Stadium.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement, “After Pratika Raval suffered an injury to her right ankle while fielding in the league match against Bangladesh, Shafali Verma has been included in the squad in her place. ,

On the last ball of the 21st over, when Pratika ran from deep midwicket to stop the ball, her right foot got stuck in the wet ground and she fell down groaning in pain.

The Indian player ran to Pratika and a stretcher was also brought to the field but the 25-year-old player went out of the field with the help of the support staff.

Pratika has been in excellent form throughout the tournament and has scored 308 runs in six innings at an average of 51.33. He scored his first World Cup century against New Zealand. During this period, she also became the joint fastest player to score 1000 runs in women’s ODI.

Pratika made good partnerships with Smriti Mandhana at the top of the order.

India will face defending champion Australia in the semi-finals on Thursday while the final will be held on Sunday.

Aggressive batsman Shefali Verma can be directly included in the playing eleven. The 21-year-old opening batsman’s ODI record is normal, he has scored 644 runs in 29 matches at an average of 23. Due to lack of consistency in performance, Shefali could not make her place in the ODI team. However, he has retained his place in the shorter format.

There is also doubt over the fitness of Richa Ghosh. This wicketkeeper batsman had injured her finger against New Zealand and after that she was out of the match against Bangladesh.

Sudhir