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India Women defeated Sri Lanka Women in the second T20I by five wickets to take the unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing three-match series.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur lit up the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Saturday with her all-round show. Harmanpreet picked up a crucial wicket of Sri Lanka opener Vishmi Gunaratne (45) before shining with the bat to take the team home.
The hosts, after opting to bat first, went off to a flying start thanks to Gunaratne and skipper Chamari Athapaththu. The pair added 87 runs for the opening wicket in 13.5 overs before Pooja Vastrakar broke the stand by dismissing Athapaththu for a well-made 43.
The dismissal of Athapaththu opened the flood gates as Sri Lanka could only manage to reach 120/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Apart from the openers, no other batter could score in double figures. Deepti Sharma picked up a couple of wickets for 34 runs in her quota of 4 overs.
In response, India Women chased down the target in 19.1 overs with five wickets in hand. Opener Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet starred with the willow to help the tourists seal the series.
Mandhana scored 39 off 34 deliveries, with the help of eight boundaries, while Harmanpreet stayed unbeaten on 31 off 32 balls. For the home team, Inoka Ranaweera bagged a couple of scalps for 18 runs in her quota of 4 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Captain @ImHarmanpreet bags the Player of the Match award for her superb all-round performance. 👌👌#TeamIndia win the 2nd #SLvIND T20I by 5 wickets and take an unassailable 2⃣-0⃣ lead in the series. 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/Pz8XcCGwhH
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 25, 2022
India won the T20 series against Sri Lanka 2-0 in the three-match series.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 25, 2022
🇮🇳🇱🇰 A FINE WIN! Led by Smriti and finished in style by Harman, India seal the series with a 2-0 win 🔥
📸 BCCI • #SLvIND #INDvSL #womenscricket #SLWvINDW #TeamIndia #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/PUWP8SXJRu
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) June 25, 2022
Harmanpreet Kaur has now gone past Mithali Raj to become India's highest run getter in WT20Is.
Most runs in WT20Is for India:
𝟮𝟯𝟲𝟲* – 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝘂𝗿
2364 – Mithali Raj
2011 – Smriti Mandhana
1094 – Jemimah Rodrigues#SLvIND | #CricketTwitter— Prasenjit Dey (@CricPrasen) June 25, 2022
How good has Vishmi Gunaratne been today! Got some lucky runs to kick off her innings but has looked the goods since then! #SLWvINDW
— Estelle Vasudevan (@Estelle_Vasude1) June 25, 2022
Harmanpreet now the leading run-getter for India in Women's T20Is.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) June 25, 2022
🇮🇳 @mandhana_smriti gone after quick 39 #sportspavilionlk #SLWvINDW pic.twitter.com/Vs5pyYsXkx
— DANUSHKA ARAVINDA (@DanuskaAravinda) June 25, 2022
India women beat Sri Lanka women and won the T20I series and one match left but India 2-0 lead in this series. Harmanpreet Kaur played a fantastic innings in difficult run chase. She scored 31*(32) and Unbeaten at the end. Well played, India. pic.twitter.com/tF6HqU9wrF
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) June 25, 2022
Harmanpreet Kaur has now gone past Mithali Raj to become India's highest run getter in WT20Is.
Most runs in WT20Is for India:
𝟮𝟯𝟲𝟲* – 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝘂𝗿
2364 – Mithali Raj
2011 – Smriti Mandhana
1094 – Jemimah Rodrigues#SLvIND | #CricketTwitter— Prasenjit Dey (@CricPrasen) June 25, 2022
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