Mandhana (80), Verma (79) put up India’s highest stand (162 runs) to help team post record total of 221-2 in 30-run win over SL and take 4-0 lead
India’s Smriti Mandhana (left) and Shafali Verma during their 162-run stand vs Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. PIC/BCCI
Smriti Mandhana (80) and Shafali Verma (79) went on a record-making spree as India registered a 30-run victory over Sri Lanka in the fourth Women’s T20I and took a 4-0 lead in the five-match series here on Sunday. The duo powered India to their highest Women’s T20I total of 221-2.
Chasing 222, Sri Lanka could manage 191-6 in their allotted 20 overs. Skipper Chamari Athapaththu (52) top-scored for the Lankans, while Hasini Perera (33) and Imesha Dulani (29) also chipped in.
Earlier, Mandhana and Shafali put on a batting masterclass to hammer Sri Lanka bowlers all around the Greenfield International Stadium after being put into bat. Towards the end, Richa Ghosh smacked a 16-ball 40 not out and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur made 9-ball 16 not out, as India rattled up a massive total.
Indian openers Mandhana and Shafali shared a massive 162-run stand in 15.2 overs, which is now the best partnership for any wicket for the country in women’s T20Is.
Brief scores
India 221-2 in 20 overs (S Mandhana 80, S Verma 79, R Ghosh 40*) beat Sri Lanka 191-6 in 20 overs (C Athapaththu 52, H Perera 33; V Sharma 2-24, A Reddy 2-42) by 30 runs
80
No of sixes hit by Smriti Mandhana in Women’s T20Is — the most for India
4
No of times India have posted 200 runs or more in WT20Is
10,053
No of runs scored by Smriti Mandhana in international cricket; 2nd Indian woman to cross 10,000-mark after Mithali Raj
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