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Sachitha steers Colombo to 71 run win over Galle

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SLC National Super League 50 over tournament

Sachitha Jayathilake’s half-century scripted Team Colombo’s comprehensive 71-run win over team Galle in the 15th match of the SLC National Super League 50 over tourney worked off at SSC ground, Colombo yesterday.

Put into bat first, Colombo posted 225 runs on the back of cameos from Sachitha Jayathilake, Sithara Gimhana and Dushan Vimukthi. In reply, Team Galle was bundled out for 154 runs.

Earlier, Team Colombo didn’t have the best of starts to their innings as they were reduced to 4-72. With wickets falling at one end Sithara Gimhana launched a lone cameo with a 45 ball 44, but ultimately the pressure got to him and he departed in the 14th over.

In some sort of trouble, Colombo looked to rebuild their innings, with Ahen Bandara and Dushan Vimukthi slowly building 30 run partnership for the fifth wicket. But their partnership was cut short by Tilanga Udeshana when he struck to trap Ashen Bandara (19) LBW in the 22nd over to pin Colombo further down.

At one stage it looked like Colombo would have to settle for a below-par score of between 150-200, but a 92-run partnership between Sachitha Jayathilake and Dushan Vimukthi saw them gradually regaining momentum.

Sachitha was the hero top scoring with a watchful 74 ball 58 runs including 5 boundaries and 2 sixes, while Dushan contributed 46 to help their team go past the 200 run mark.

The duo showed great maturity and composure, playing sensibly and punishing any loose deliveries until Sachitha bit the dust when Milan Rathnayake got the breakthrough in the 42nd over.

His partner Dushan too failed to hang on as he fell short of a well-deserved half-century when Milan Rathnayake once again delivered to turn things around.

With the scoreboard reading 200-7, Isitha Dew Wijesundara laid the final touches from down the order with a quickfire 16 runs, smashing a boundary and a six to help the team post a defendable 225 runs before they were bowled out in 48 overs.

Milan Rathnayake shone with the ball claiming 4-37, while Kavishka Anjula and Tilanga Udeshana chipped in with two wickets each.

In reply, Team Galle lost the plot from the get-go and was bundled out for 154 runs inside 39.4 overs. None of the batters threatened the Colombo bowlers and none were able to go past at least the 30-run mark.

National team discard Akila Dananjaya top scored with a fighting 27 runs from down the order, but lack of support from the recognized batters saw them fall well short of the target.

Dushan Vimukthi and Nuwan Pradeep went through the Galle batting line up picking up three wickets each, while Udith Madushan bagged two.

Dambulla edge Kandy by 1 wicket

Meanwhile, in another match between Team Dambulla and Team Kandy, an all-round performance helped Team Dambulla register a thrilling 1-wicket win at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium.

Brief scores:

At SSC

Colombo: 225 all out (48) (Sachitha Jayathilake 58, Dushan Vimukthi 46, Sithara Gimhana 44, Milan Rathnayake 4-37, Kavishka Anjula 2-54, Tilanga Udeshana 2-45)

Galle: 154 all out (39.4) (Akila Dananjaya 27, Dushan Vimukthi 3-34, Nuwan Pradeep 3-31)

At R. Premadasa

Kandy: 239 all out (47.1) (Oshada Fernando 76, Lahiru Udara 52, Lakshan Sandakan 4-37, Lahiru Samarakoon 2-24, Sonal Dinusha 2-32)

Dambulla: 240-9 (48.5) (Sonal Dinusha 53, Dushan Hemantha 37, Movin Subasinghe 3-46)

සචිත ගාල්ලට එරෙහිව ලකුණු 71 ක ජයක් කොළඹ ගෙන ගියේය

SLC ජාතික සුපර් ලීග් පන්දුවාර 50 තරඟාවලිය

සචිත ජයතිලකගේ අර්ධ ශතකයක් හේතුවෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ජාතික සුපර් ලීග් ඕවර 50 තරගාවලියේ 15 වැනි තරගයෙන් ගාල්ල කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව ලකුණු 71 ක විශිෂ්ට ජයක් කොළඹ එස්එස්සී පිටියේදී ඊයේ නිමාවට පත් විය.

පළමුවෙන් පන්දුවට පහරදුන් කොළඹ කණ්ඩායම සචිත ජයතිලක, සිතාර ගිම්හාන සහ දුෂාන් විමුක්තිගේ ප්‍රධාන ආරාධිත ක්‍රීඩකයින් හමුවේ ලකුණු 225ක් රැස් කළේය. පිළිතුරු ලෙස ගාල්ල කණ්ඩායම ලකුණු 154කට දැවී ගියේය.

මීට පෙර, කොළඹ කණ්ඩායමට ඔවුන්ගේ ඉනිමට හොඳම ආරම්භය නොතිබුනේ ඔවුන් ලකුණු 4-72 දක්වා අඩු වූ බැවිනි. එක් අන්තයක කඩුලු බිඳ වැටෙද්දී සිතාර ගිම්හාන පන්දු 45කින් ලකුණු 44ක් රැස්කරමින් හුදෙකලා ක්‍රීඩකයෙකු ලෙසින් පිටියට පිවිසි නමුත් අවසානයේ පීඩනය ඔහුට එල්ල වූ අතර 14 වැනි ඕවරයේදී ඔහු පිටව ගියේය.

කිසියම් කරදරයක දී කොළඹ කණ්ඩායම සිය ඉනිම යළි ගොඩනැගීමට බලාපොරොත්තු වූ අතර, අහේන් බණ්ඩාර සහ දුෂාන් විමුක්ති සෙමෙන් පස්වැනි කඩුල්ල සඳහා ලකුණු 30ක සබඳතාවයක් ගොඩනැංවූහ. එහෙත් 22 වැනි ඕවරයේ දී අශේන් බණ්ඩාර (19) එල්.බී.ඩබ්ලිව් දවාලීමට තිලංග උදේෂණ විසින් පහර දීමත් සමඟ ඔවුන්ගේ සබඳතාව බිඳ වැටුණි.

එක් අවස්ථාවකදී කොළඹ පිලට ලකුණු 150-200 අතර සම මට්ටමකින් සෑහීමකට පත්විය යුතු බවක් පෙනෙන්නට තිබුණද, සචිත ජයතිලක සහ දුෂාන් විමුක්ති අතර ලකුණු 92ක සබඳතාවයක් ක්‍රමක්‍රමයෙන් යළිත් වේගයක් ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් විය.

සචිත පන්දු 74කදී හතරේ පහර 5ක් සහ හයේ පහර 2ක් සමඟින් ලකුණු 58ක් රැස්කරමින් වීරයා බවට පත්වූ අතර දුෂාන් ලකුණු 46ක් රැස්කරමින් තම කණ්ඩායම ලකුණු 200 සීමාව පසුකර යාමට දායක විය.

42 වැනි ඕවරයේ මිලාන් රත්නායක පෙරළිය ලබා ගන්නා විට සචිත දූවිලි හපා ගන්නා තෙක් ඔවුන් දෙදෙනා ඉතා පරිණතභාවය සහ සන්සුන් භාවය පෙන්නුම් කළ අතර සංවේදීව ක්‍රීඩා කළ අතර ඕනෑම ලිහිල් පන්දු යැවීමකට දඬුවම් කළහ.

මිලාන් රත්නායක විසින් නැවත වරක් පන්දුවට පහර දීමෙන් ඔහුට නිසි අර්ධ ශතකයක් නොලැබීම හේතුවෙන් ඔහුගේ සහකරු දුෂාන් ද රැඳී සිටීමට අපොහොසත් විය.

ලකුණු පුවරුව 200-7ක් ලෙස සටහන් වෙද්දී ඉසිත ඩිව් විජේසුන්දර වේගවත් ලකුණු 16ක් ලබා ගනිමින් ඉනිමේ අවසන් ස්පර්ශයන් තැබූ අතර, හතරේ පහරක් සහ හයේ පහරක් එල්ල කරමින් කණ්ඩායමට ඕවර 48කදී දැවී යාමට පෙර ලකුණු 225ක් ආරක්ෂා කර ගැනීමට හැකි විය.

මිලාන් රත්නායක ලකුණු 4-37ක් ලෙසින් පන්දුවෙන් දස්කම් දැක්වූ අතර කවිෂ්ක අංජුල සහ තිලංග උදේෂණ කඩුලු 2 බැගින් බිඳ හෙලූහ.

පිළිතුරු ඉනිම ක්‍රීඩා කළ ගාල්ල කණ්ඩායමට පන්දුවාර 39.4කදී ලකුණු 154කට සියල්ලන් දැවී ලබාගත හැකිවිය. කිසිඳු පිතිකරුවෙකු කොළඹ පන්දු යවන්නන්ට තර්ජනයක් නොවූ අතර කිසිවකුට අවම වශයෙන් ලකුණු 30 සීමාව පසුකර යාමට නොහැකි විය.

ජාතික පිලේ වැඩිම ලකුණු ලාභියා වූ අකිල ධනංජය ලකුණු 27ක් ලබා සිටියදී දැවී ගිය නමුත් පිළිගත් පිතිකරුවන්ගෙන් සහය නොලැබීම නිසා ඔවුන් ඉලක්කයට වඩා අඩුවෙන් දැවී ගියහ.

පන්දු යැවීමේදී දුෂාන් විමුක්ති සහ නුවන් ප්‍රදීප් කඩුලු 3 බැගින් දවාගත් අතර, උදිත් මධුෂාන් කඩුලු 2ක් දවා ගැනීමට ගාල්ල පිතිකරු පෙළ සමත් විය.

දඹුල්ල පිල මහනුවර පිල කඩුලූ 1 කින් ජය ගත්තේය

මේ අතර දඹුල්ල පිල සහ මහනුවර පිල අතර පැවැති තවත් තරගයකදී දඹුල්ල පිලට තුන් ඉරියව් දස්කම් හේතුවෙන් ආර්.ප්‍රේමදාස ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේදී කඩුලු 1 ක තියුණු ජයක් වාර්තා කිරීමට දඹුල්ල පිල සමත්විය.

කෙටි ලකුණු:

SSC හි

කොළඹ: සියලුම දෙනා දැවී 225 (48) (සචිත ජයතිලක 58, දුෂාන් විමුක්ති 46, සිතාර ගිම්හාන 44, මිලාන් රත්නායක 4-37, කවිෂ්ක අංජුල 2-54, තිලංග උදේෂණ 2-45)

ගාල්ල: සියලුම දෙනා දැවී 154 (39.4) (අකිල ධනංජය 27, දුෂාන් විමුක්ති 3-34, නුවන් ප්‍රදීප් 3-31)

ආර් පේ‍්‍රමදාසගේ දී

මහනුවර: සියලුම දෙනා දැවී 239 (47.1) (ඕෂද ප්‍රනාන්දු 76, ළහිරු උදාර 52, ලක්ෂාන් සඳකැන් 4-37, ලහිරු සමරකෝන් 2-24, සොනාල් දිනූෂ 2-32)

දඹුල්ල: 240-9 (48.5) (සොනාල් දිනූෂ 53, දුෂාන් හේමන්ත 37, මොවින් සුබසිංහ 3-46)

சச்சிதா காலேவை 71 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் வென்றார்

SLC தேசிய சூப்பர் லீக் 50 ஓவர் போட்டி

SLC தேசிய சுப்பர் லீக் 50 ஓவர் போட்டியின் 15வது போட்டியில் சச்சித ஜயதிலக்கவின் அரைசதத்தால் கொழும்பு அணி 71 ஓட்டங்களால் காலி அணியை வீழ்த்தியது.

முதலில் துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய கொழும்பு, சச்சித ஜயதிலக்க, சித்தர கிம்ஹன மற்றும் துஷான் விமுக்தி ஆகியோரின் சிறப்பான ஆட்டத்தால் 225 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்றது. பதிலுக்கு துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய காலி அணி 154 ஓட்டங்களுக்கு சுருண்டது.

முன்னதாக, கொழும்பு அணி 4-72 என்று குறைக்கப்பட்டதால், அவர்களின் இன்னிங்ஸில் சிறந்த தொடக்கங்கள் இல்லை. ஒரு முனையில் விக்கெட்டுகள் சரிந்த நிலையில், சித்தர கிம்ஹானா 45 பந்தில் 44 ரன்களுடன் ஒரு தனி கேமியோவைத் தொடங்கினார், ஆனால் இறுதியில் அவருக்கு அழுத்தம் கிடைத்தது மற்றும் 14 வது ஓவரில் அவர் வெளியேறினார்.

ஒருவித சிக்கலில், கொழும்பு அணி தனது இன்னிங்ஸை மீண்டும் கட்டியெழுப்ப முயன்றது, அஹேன் பண்டார மற்றும் துஷான் விமுக்தி ஆகியோர் ஐந்தாவது விக்கெட்டுக்கு மெதுவாக 30 ரன் பார்ட்னர்ஷிப்பை உருவாக்கினர். ஆனால் 22வது ஓவரில் அஷேன் பண்டாரவை (19) எல்பிடபிள்யூவில் சிக்க வைத்து கொழும்பை மேலும் கீழிறக்க திலங்க உதேசனாவால் அவர்களது பார்ட்னர்ஷிப் துண்டிக்கப்பட்டது.

ஒரு கட்டத்தில், கொழும்பு 150-200க்கு குறைவான ஸ்கோரைத் தீர்த்துக் கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்று தோன்றியது, ஆனால் சச்சித ஜயதிலக்க மற்றும் துஷான் விமுக்தி ஆகியோருக்கு இடையேயான 92 ரன் கூட்டாண்மை அவர்கள் படிப்படியாக வேகத்தை மீட்டெடுத்தது.

சச்சிதா 74 பந்துகளில் 5 பவுண்டரிகள் மற்றும் 2 சிக்ஸர்கள் அடங்கலாக 58 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்று நாயகனாக முதலிடத்தில் இருந்தார், அதேவேளை துஷான் 46 ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்று தமது அணியை 200 ஓட்டங்களைக் கடக்க உதவினார்.

42 வது ஓவரில் மிலன் ரத்நாயக்க திருப்புமுனையைப் பெற்றபோது சச்சிதா தூசியை கடிக்கும் வரை இருவரும் மிகுந்த முதிர்ச்சியையும் நிதானத்தையும் வெளிப்படுத்தினர், புத்திசாலித்தனமாக விளையாடினர்.

மிலன் ரத்நாயக்க மீண்டும் ஒருமுறை ஆட்டத்தை மாற்றியமைத்த போது அவரது பங்குதாரரான துஷானும் தகுந்த அரைசதத்தை பெற முடியாமல் தோல்வியடைந்தார்.

ஸ்கோர்போர்டு 200-7 ஆக இருந்த நிலையில், இசித டியூ விஜேசுந்தரா 48 ஓவர்களில் ஆட்டமிழக்க முன், அணி 225 ரன்களை பாதுகாக்க உதவ, 16 ரன்கள் எடுத்து, ஒரு பவுண்டரி மற்றும் ஒரு சிக்சருடன் இறுதித் தொடுதல்களை வழங்கினார்.

மிலன் ரத்நாயக்க பந்து வீச்சில் 4-37 என பிரகாசிக்க, கவிஷ்க அஞ்சுல மற்றும் திலங்க உதேசன ஆகியோர் தலா இரண்டு விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்தினர்.

பதிலுக்கு துடுப்பெடுத்தாடிய காலி அணி ஆரம்பத்திலேயே சதியை இழந்து 39.4 ஓவர்களில் 154 ஓட்டங்களுக்குச் சுருண்டது. துடுப்பாட்ட வீரர்கள் எவரும் கொழும்பு பந்துவீச்சாளர்களை அச்சுறுத்தவில்லை மற்றும் எவராலும் குறைந்தபட்சம் 30 ஓட்டங்களைக் கடக்க முடியவில்லை.

தேசிய அணி 27 ரன்களுடன் போராடி 27 ரன்களுடன் அதிகபட்சமாக அகில தனஞ்சயவை நிராகரித்தது, ஆனால் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட பேட்டர்களின் ஆதரவு இல்லாததால் அவர்கள் இலக்கை விட மிகவும் குறைவாக வீழ்ந்தனர்.

காலி துடுப்பாட்ட வரிசையில் துஷான் விமுக்தி மற்றும் நுவான் பிரதீப் ஆகியோர் தலா 3 விக்கெட்டுக்களையும், உதித் மதுஷன் 2 விக்கெட்டுகளையும் கைப்பற்றினர்.

தம்புள்ளை கண்டி அணியை 1 விக்கெட் வித்தியாசத்தில் வீழ்த்தியது

இதேவேளை, தம்புள்ளை அணிக்கும் கண்டி அணிக்குமிடையிலான மற்றுமொரு போட்டியில், ஆர்.பிரேமதாச சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் மைதானத்தில் நடைபெற்ற போட்டியில் தம்புள்ளை அணி 1 விக்கெட் வித்தியாசத்தில் த்ரில் வெற்றியை பதிவு செய்ய சகலதுறை ஆட்டமும் உதவியது.

சுருக்கமான மதிப்பெண்கள்:

SSC இல்

கொழும்பு: 225 ஆல் அவுட் (48) (சச்சித ஜயதிலகே 58, துஷான் விமுக்தி 46, சித்தர கிம்ஹான 44, மிலன் ரத்நாயக்க 4-37, கவிஷ்க அஞ்சுலா 2-54, திலங்க உதேசன 2-45)

காலி: 154 ஆல் அவுட் (39.4) (அகில தனஞ்சய 27, துஷான் விமுக்தி 3-34, நுவான் பிரதீப் 3-31)

ஆர்.பிரேமதாசவிடம்

கண்டி: 239 ஆல் அவுட் (47.1) (ஓஷத பெர்னாண்டோ 76, லஹிரு உதார 52, லக்ஷன் சந்தகன் 4-37, லஹிரு சமரகோன் 2-24, சோனல் தினுஷா 2-32)

தம்புள்ளை: 240-9 (48.5) (சோனல் தினுஷா 53, துஷான் ஹேமந்த 37, மொவின் சுபசிங்க 3-46)

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Sri Lanka Announce Dasun Shanaka-Led Squad for Pakistan T20 Series

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Sri Lanka have announced a strong and well-balanced squad led by Dasun Shanaka for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Pakistan, which is set to begin tomorrow in Dambulla.

The selection reflects a blend of experience and emerging talent, as the selectors look to combine stability with attacking intent in the shortest format. Shanaka will continue to lead the side, with his leadership, calm decision-making, and power-hitting expected to play a central role in Sri Lanka’s campaign.

The batting unit features depth and versatility. Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara provide options at the top of the order, while Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera bring proven international experience and match-winning ability to the middle order. Dhananjaya de Silva and Charith Asalanka add further flexibility, offering the ability to adapt their roles according to match situations.

Sri Lanka’s all-round strength remains a key asset, with Wanindu Hasaranga, Kamindu Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, and Shanaka himself providing balance to the side. Hasaranga, in particular, is expected to play a decisive role with both bat and ball, especially during the middle overs.

The bowling attack offers a strong mix of spin and pace. Maheesh Theekshana’s variations will be vital on home surfaces, supported by Dushan Hemantha and Wellalage. The pace department is bolstered by the presence of Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Eshan Malinga, and Traveen Mathew, giving Sri Lanka a range of options in terms of speed, movement, and death-over execution.

Janith Liyanage provides additional batting cover, while the overall squad depth allows the team flexibility to rotate players and manage workloads across the series.

With home advantage on their side, Sri Lanka will be aiming to make a strong start and build momentum against a competitive Pakistan side as preparations continue for future international assignments.

Sri Lanka T20 Squad vs Pakistan

Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushan Hemantha, Traveen Mathew, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Eshan Maling

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Sanath Jayasuriya to Step Down as Sri Lanka Head Coach After T20 World Cup 2026

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Sri Lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya has confirmed that he will step down from his role following the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, bringing clarity to ongoing speculation surrounding his future with the national team.

Although Jayasuriya’s current contract with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) extends beyond the World Cup, multiple media reports indicate that he has already taken a personal decision not to continue in the role after the tournament.

Coaching Journey and Key Milestones

Jayasuriya’s tenure as national head coach began in July 2024, when he was appointed interim head coach ahead of a demanding home series against India. That appointment proved pivotal, as Sri Lanka went on to record a historic ODI series victory over India, their first in several decades. The result prompted Sri Lanka Cricket to confirm Jayasuriya as full-time head coach later that year.

Prior to taking over the national side, Jayasuriya had been involved with Sri Lanka Cricket as a consultant at the National High Performance Centre since December 2023, contributing to player development and long-term planning.

Record and Performance Overview

Under Jayasuriya’s leadership, Sri Lanka have played 60 international matches across all three formats, registering 29 wins and 29 losses, with two no results. The numbers reflect a transitional phase for the team, marked by rebuilding, experimentation, and gradual progress rather than consistent dominance.

While the team has shown improvement in Tests and ODIs, Jayasuriya has acknowledged that T20 cricket remains an area requiring further refinement, particularly in maintaining batting momentum and executing disciplined bowling during decisive phases of matches.

Focus on World Cup Preparation

Looking ahead, Jayasuriya has highlighted upcoming home series against Pakistan and England as crucial preparation opportunities ahead of the T20 World Cup. He believes these contests will allow Sri Lanka to finalise player combinations, sharpen tactical decision-making, and test performances under pressure in familiar conditions.

Jayasuriya’s connection with Sri Lanka’s World Cup success is deeply rooted. He was Player of the Tournament during Sri Lanka’s iconic 1996 ODI World Cup victory and later served as Chairman of Selectors when the national team lifted the 2014 T20 World Cup. Now, he is aiming to contribute to a potential third World Cup triumph, this time from the coach’s chair.

SLC Response and Future Outlook

Sri Lanka Cricket Chairman Shammi Silva has publicly expressed satisfaction with Jayasuriya’s work, praising his hands-on coaching approach and close engagement with players. Speaking at a recent media briefing, Silva stated that formal discussions regarding Jayasuriya’s future will take place after the T20 World Cup, leaving open the possibility of an extension should circumstances permit.

In a separate development, Silva also confirmed that Sri Lanka Cricket plans to appoint a foreign head coach for the national women’s team, marking a shift from the current setup under local coach Rumesh Ratnayake. The move forms part of a broader strategy to further professionalise and strengthen the women’s cricket programme.

As Sri Lanka build toward the 2026 T20 World Cup on home soil, Jayasuriya’s remaining tenure is expected to focus on consolidation, clarity, and competitive readiness — with his legacy to be assessed once the global tournament concludes.

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Harmanpreet Leads from the Front as India Women Seal 5–0 Clean Sweep Over Sri Lanka

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India Women capped off a dominant tour with another composed performance, defeating Sri Lanka Women by 15 runs in the fifth and final T20I to complete a 5–0 clean sweep of the series. The result underlined India’s superiority throughout the tour, as they consistently controlled key phases of play and delivered under pressure.

Batting first, India Women posted an imposing 175 for 7 from their 20 overs. The innings was anchored by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who led from the front with a commanding 68 off 43 balls. After early setbacks that saw Shafali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini and Harleen Deol depart inside the powerplay, India required stability — and Harmanpreet provided exactly that.

The skipper rotated the strike efficiently before accelerating with authority, striking nine boundaries and a six to maintain momentum. Support came in patches, with Amanjot Kaur contributing a useful 21, but it was the late surge that lifted India to a formidable total. Arundhati Reddy produced a stunning cameo, remaining unbeaten on 27 from just 11 deliveries, her clean striking in the death overs decisively shifting momentum in India’s favour.

Among the Sri Lankan bowlers, Kavisha Dilhari and Chamari Athapaththu were the standouts, claiming two wickets apiece, but the attack struggled to contain India in the closing stages.

Chasing 176, Sri Lanka Women responded with intent and determination. Hasini Perera starred at the top of the order with a fluent 65 off 42 balls, while Imesha Dulani compiled a composed 50, keeping the chase alive with a crucial partnership that threatened to tilt the contest.

India, however, showcased their experience and composure. Timely breakthroughs in the middle overs stalled Sri Lanka’s momentum, with Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani all making important contributions with the ball. Sharp fielding — highlighted by a crucial run-out — further tightened India’s grip on the match.

Despite a late push from Rashmika Sewwandi, Sri Lanka finished on 160 for 7, falling 15 runs short of the target.

The victory sealed a comprehensive 5–0 series whitewash for India Women, reflecting their consistency, squad depth, and tactical clarity throughout the series. Harmanpreet Kaur’s leadership and match-winning performance in the final game perfectly encapsulated India’s dominance as they closed the tour on a resounding high.

Brief Scores

India Women 175/7 in 20 overs

Harmanpreet Kaur 68 (43), Arundhati Reddy 27* (11)

Kavisha Dilhari 2/11, Chamari Athapaththu 2/21

Sri Lanka Women 160/7 in 20 overs

Hasini Perera 65 (42), Imesha Dulani 50 (39)

Deepti Sharma 1/28, Sneh Rana 1/3

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