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The Indian women’s cricket team made a spectacular clean sweep in the five-match home T20 series against Sri Lanka. Harmanpreet Kaur scored 68 runs in 43 balls in Thiruvananthapuram and was adjudged player of the match. Opener Shefali Verma was given the Player of the Series award for this series.
Delhi: Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian women’s cricket team made a spectacular clean sweep in the five-match home T20 series against Sri Lanka. India won all the matches and won the series 5–0. The special thing about this series was that in every match a different Indian player got the Player of the Match award.
India won the series under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur
The last match of the series was special for Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur. He played a memorable inning in his last match of the year 2025. Harmanpreet scored 68 runs in 43 balls in Thiruvananthapuram and was adjudged player of the match. His innings included 9 fours and 1 six.
India had a bad start in this match. The team had lost three wickets for 41 runs. At such a time, Harmanpreet Kaur took charge of the innings and took the team to a strong score. This was his 15th half-century in T20 international cricket. Thanks to his innings, India scored 175 runs for 7 wickets and defeated Sri Lanka by 15 runs.
Harmanpreet equals Mithali Raj’s record
With this inning, Harmanpreet Kaur also made a big record in her name. She has joined the Indian women players who have won the most Player of the Match awards in T20 International cricket. Harmanpreet has played 187 T20 matches so far and has won this award 12 times. Former Indian captain Mithali Raj had won 12 Player of the Match awards in 89 T20 matches.
Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma are also included in this list. Mandhana has won this honor 8 times in 157 T20 matches, while Shefali has won 8 awards in 95 matches.
Most Player of the Match awards in T20I for India women’s team
| player name | Player of the Match Award |
|---|---|
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 12 |
| Mithali Raj | 12 |
| Shefali Verma | 8 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 8 |
Shefali Verma also made a record
Indian opener Shefali Verma was given the Player of the Series award for this series. This is her third PoTS award and now she has come at par with Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma in this matter.
Most Player of the Series awards in T20I for India women’s team
| player name | Player of the Series Award |
|---|---|
| Mithali Raj | 3 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 3 |
| Deepti Sharma | 3 |
| Shefali Verma | 3 |
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