India Women (IND-W) vs Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) 3rd T20I Updates: ) Shafali Verma sparkled with a whirlwind unbeaten 79 to power India to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third Women’s T20 International and help the hosts take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series on Friday. Opting to bowl, pacer Renuka Singh returned with a four-wicket haul on comeback, helping India restrict Sri Lanka to a modest 112 for seven. Shafali then stole the limelight with her power-hitting, remaining unbeaten on 79 off 42 balls to single-handedly take India to the series win.

Earlier, Renuka accounted for four Lankan batters after skipper Harmanpreet invited the visitors to take the first strike, while all-rounder Deepti Sharma dismissed three batters.Deepti had a night to remember, going level with Megan Schutt as the leading wicket-takers in women’s T20Is with 151, while Renuka picked up four wickets after an expensive over to start. Sri Lanka posted 112/7 in 20 overs.

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The hosts had bowled first in both games in Visakhapatnam and restricted Sri Lanka to low totals in both games, and had chased them down easily in the second innings. Both the spin and seam departments of the side are looking like a well-oiled machine for the hosts. Going into the third game, they will be hoping to close out the series. In the first match, Jemimah Rodrigues hit a match-winning 69*, and it was the same score for Shafali Verma in the second match. Read more about that here.

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Sri Lanka XI: Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Imesha Dulani, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Malki Madara, Nimesha Madushani

India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sree Charani

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India vs Sri Lanka: Vaishnavi Sharma’s international debut is a reward for domestic performances, says coach Amol Muzumdar

After being the leading wicket-taker (17 scalps) in India’s 2025 U19 World Cup win and topping the domestic charts with 21 wickets, 20-year-old left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma faced a surprise snub in the WPL 2026 auction; however, she was immediately “rewarded” with a senior India debut against Sri Lanka on December 21, 2025. Becoming the first player from the Chambal region to represent the national team, she has already impressed head coach Amol Muzumdar with her “mental control,” delivering a suffocatingly economical debut (4-0-16-0) followed by a 2-wicket haul in the second T20I to help India take a 2-0 series lead. (Read more)