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T20 series: Due to the bright performance of Renuka, Deepti and Shefali, India got an unassailable lead, Sri Lanka defeated by 8 wickets in the third match.

By Samira Vishwas

Thiruvananthapuram26 December. Indian women’s cricket team defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets in 40 balls in the third T20 International here on Friday night with the help of the second consecutive half-century of opener Shefali Verma (79 not out, 42 balls, three sixes, 11 fours) after the lethal bowling of Renuka Singh Thakur (4-21) and Deepti Sharma (3-18) and took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Have achieved.

Harmanpreet the most Became the captain to win T20I match

With this, Harmanpreet Kaur became the captain with the most match wins in T20 Internationals. This is India’s 77th win in 130 matches under the leadership of Harmanpreet. In this sequence, he left behind the record of Australia’s Mag Lanning (76 wins in 100 matches).

Sri Lankan team could reach 112 runs

Forced to bat first at the Greenfield International Stadium, the Sri Lankan team could only reach 112 runs for seven wickets in front of pacer Renuka and all-rounder Deepti. In reply, with the help of Shefali’s aggressive fifty and her two useful partnerships with Jemimah Rodrigues (nine runs) and captain Harmanpreet (21 not out, 18 balls, two fours), India scored 115 runs for two wickets in just 13.2 overs.

Shefali’s useful partnerships with Jemima and Harmanpreet

Facing a weak target, Shefali made a fast start with fellow opener Smriti Mandhana (one run). But in the fourth over, at the total of 27, Kavisha Dilhari (2-18) returned Smriti. At present, Shefali added 40 runs with Jemima amidst aggressive attacks and then along with Harmanpreet added unbroken 48 runs to ensure the team’s victory.

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Before this, Deepti Sharma gave the first blow to the guests in the Sri Lankan innings, when she got captain Chamri Atapattu (three runs) caught by Harmanpreet in the fifth over. After this came the turn of ‘Player of the Match’ Renuka Singh, who came to play her first T20 International match since December last year. The 29-year-old bowler from Himachal Pradesh returned three batsmen including opener Hasini Perera (25 runs, 18 balls, five fours) at consecutive intervals (4-45).

Partnership of 40 runs for the fifth wicket between Imesha and Kavisha

Although Imesha Dulani (27 runs, 32 balls, four fours) and Kavisha Dilhari (20 runs, 13 balls, one six, two fours) tried to handle the matter with a partnership of 40 runs, but Deepti returned Kavisha and then the other three batsmen returned at a gap of 13 runs. Ultimately, due to the efforts of Kaushini Nuthiangana (19 not out, 16 balls, two fours), the team reached 112 runs.

Deepti becomes the first bowler to take 150 wickets in T20 and ODI formats

As far as reliable player Deepti is concerned, she not only destroyed the Sri Lankan batting order with her bowling but also registered her name in cricket history. In fact, Deepti has become the first female cricketer to take 150 wickets in both ODI and T20 International formats. She reached level with Australian Megan Schutt by taking her 151st wicket in T20 International cricket.

The fourth match will be played in Thiruvananthapuram on 28th December.

It is noteworthy that India had won the first two T20 matches in Visakhapatnam by eight and seven wickets respectively. Now the formalities will be completed with the last two matches of the series to be played in Thiruvananthapuram on 28th and 30th December respectively.

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