Formidable India-W eye series win as Sri Lanka hope to keep things alive
With wins from the first two T20Is, the Indian women's cricket team sit on the cusp of what can be a memorable series win. After a phenomenal performance in the first two T20Is that saw the Indian bowling unit leaving Sri Lanka in a rut, the hosts will be eyeing for another superlative display which can bag them the bragging rights without much of a fuss.
The Indian fans will be hoping to see Smriti Mandhana in full flow after a couple of dampened knocks. The glistening form of Shafali Verma, if paired with an all-firing Mandhana, can prove to be a catastrophe for the visitors. The young guns in Team India, namely Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Goud and Sree Charani have been in sensational nick as well, led perfectly by Harmanpreet Kaur.
With Chamari Athapaththu in fine form, Sri Lanka might expect their captain to turn the series around. The promised young guns are still to deliver in front of the formidable Indian side, a feature to look out for.
Venue Watch:
The surface in Thiruvananthapuram has been conducive for batting throughout and one can expect for runs to flow unlike the other two games. With dew coming in, it gets a lot easier to bat on in the second half while the true bounce allows batters to extract full value for their shots.
Match details:
Match – India-W vs Sri Lanka-W, 3rd T20I
Venue – Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Date – 26th December, 2025th
Time – 7:00 PM
Head-to-head:
Matches played - 28
India - 22
Sri Lanka – 5
Squads:
India:
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh (wk), G Kamalini (wk), Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma.
Sri Lanka:
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika De Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Imesha Dulani, Kaushini Nuthyangana (wk), Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Shashini Gimhani, Nimesha Madushani, Kawya Kavindi, Rashmika Sewwandi, Malki Madara.
