India Women vs Sri Lanka Women 2nd T20I Highlights: Shafali Verma’s blistering 69* powers India to big win; IND 129/3 in 11.5 overs
India Women (IND-W) vs Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) 2nd T20I Highlights: Shafali Verma smashed a 27-ball half century to power India’s run-chase in Visakhapatnam in the 2nd T20I on Tuesday as hosts took a 2-0 lead with a 7-wicket win, 49 balls to spare. Smriti Mandhana fell cheaply in the run-chase but Shafali and Jemimah Rodrigues gave India a blistering foundation, putting on 58 runs for the second wicket off just 28 balls before the latter was dismissed, the target of 129 made to look well below par in quick time.
Earlier, Chamari Athapaththu was in dangerous touch for Sri Lanka, but Sneh Rana dismissed her towards the end of the powerplay to give India the upper hand. That wicket proved to be the trigger for Indian spinners as SL ultimately posted 128/9 after 20 overs. Rana was drafted into the XI in place of Deepti Sharma, who missed out due to illness, and finished with 1/11 in her four overs. Vaishnavi Sharma and Sree Charani also chipped in with two wickets each, while SL suffered three run outs again.
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Earlier, Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bowl first again Chamari Athapaththu’s Sri Lanka. India were dominant in the first T20I with bat and ball, so much that even dropping as many as five catches did not stop them from running away to a eight-wicket win. That was their eighth win in their last 10 T20Is against Sri Lanka.
Athapaththu had said after the defeat in the opening match of the series that Sri Lanka were far too defensive with the bat. While the intent was better in the second T20I, the scoreboard didn’t really reflect it eventually. India had wrapped up the chase in just 14.4 overs with Rodrigues smashing a fluent half-century. Read more about India’s win in the first T20I here.
PLAYING XIs
Sri Lanka XI: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Vishmi Gunarathne, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Inoka Ranaweera, Malki Madar, Kawya Kavindi, Shashini Gimhani
India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Sneh Rana, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani
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India vs Sri Lanka: Jemimah Rodrigues puts on an offside masterclass as India return to action with a comfortable win in first T20I
Jemimah Rodrigues of India plays a shot during the 1st T20I match between India and Sri Lanka at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India, on December 21, 2025. (CREIMAS for BCCI)
On a night when Sri Lanka batters combined to hit nine fours, Jemimah Rodrigues, by herself, hit 10 during a sublime, unbeaten knock of 69 that guided India to a comfortable eight-wicket win in the first T20I at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. The victory — the team’s first game since the 50-over World Cup final win in November — was effectively set up by a collective bowling display that restricted Chamari Athapaththu’s side to just 121/6. But the headlines will rightly belong to Jemimah for the class of her innings, with her offside strokeplay being a standout feature. Read more from Vinayakk Mohanarangan here.