India Women (IND-W) vs Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) 5th T20I Live Cricket Score Updates: Chamari Athapaththu’s Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl first against Harmanpreet Kaur’s India in the fifth of the five-match T20I series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. Both teams have made 2 changes each with Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh Thakur being rested and G Kamalini, who is set for her debut, and Sneh Rana replacing them. For Sri Lanka, Inoka Ranaweera and Malki Madara came back to the side for Malsha Shehani and Kawya Kavindi.

India has already won the series 4-0. Although from a series perspective, there is not a lot to play for, India will be hoping to blank their neighbours and continue the momentum through to the upcoming Women’s Premier League at the start of the new year. The bowling and batting have both largely been top-notch from the home side in the first four games while fielding has been patchy. Read about India’s 4th T20I win here.

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India: Shafali Verma, G Kamalini, Richa Ghosh(w), Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, Shree Charani

Sri Lanka: Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Imesha Dulani, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Rashmika Sewwandi, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Nimasha Madushani, Inoka Ranaweera, Malki Madara

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Sree Charani’s journey from the small village of Yerramalla Palli to World Cup stardom is a testament to extraordinary mental grit. Despite a demoralizing three-game losing streak that left her family anxious, she remained unshaken, calmly predicting a tournament victory that eventually became a reality. As a key architect of India’s success, her rise from a non-sporting background in a rural district serves as a powerful example of how unwavering self-belief can overcome a lack of traditional resources and infrastructure. (Read more from Tanishq Vaddi)