India continued their dominant run within the Vizag leg of the collection, securing a complete seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Ladies within the second T20I on the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Tuesday to take a 2-0 lead within the five-match collection.
A disciplined bowling effort adopted by a blazing chase, led by Shafali Verma, ensured the hosts wrapped up the competition with 49 balls to spare. Harmanpreet Kaur additionally equaled Meg Lanning’s document for many T20I wins as captain (76).
Requested to bat first, Sri Lanka struggled to construct momentum and completed with a modest 128 for 9 from their 20 overs. Chamari Athapaththu was the lone batter to point out actual intent on the prime, scoring 31 off 24 balls with three fours and two sixes.
Nonetheless, as soon as she was dismissed by Sneh Rana within the sixth over, the innings misplaced route. Rana, who got here into the XI rather than the unwell Deepti Sharma, bowled with management and accuracy, returning figures of 4-1-11-1 to stifle the Sri Lankan center order.
IND vs SL, 2nd Ladies’s T20I Highlights
Harshitha Samarawickrama and Hasini Perera tried to regular the innings with a 44-run stand for the third wicket. Samarawickrama made 33 off 32 balls whereas Perera scored 22 from 28 deliveries, however neither may speed up when it mattered.
Their incapacity to transform begins into a considerable partnership stored Sri Lanka behind the required run charge. Shree Charani chipped in with two wickets for 23, whereas Vaishnavi Sharma loved a memorable outing, selecting up her first worldwide wicket and ending with figures of 4-0-32-2 regardless of being taken for 3 consecutive fours early in her spell.
SHAFALI TAKES SRI LANKA DOWN
India’s reply was emphatic from the outset. Smriti Mandhana offered early impetus with a 4 and a six in her 14 off 11 balls earlier than Kavisha Dilhari dismissed her within the fourth over. From there, Shafali Verma took full management of the chase.
Batting with freedom and authority, she dismantled the Sri Lankan assault, particularly through the powerplay, the place she focused Inoka Ranaweera for 3 consecutive boundaries within the last over.
Shafali continued her assault in opposition to Chamari Athapaththu, placing two fours and a six in an over as India surged forward. She introduced up her half-century off simply 27 balls, registering the joint-second quickest fifty by an Indian girl in opposition to Sri Lanka in WT20Is.
Jemimah Rodrigues performed a brisk supporting function, scoring 26 off 15 balls with 4 fours and a six earlier than falling to Kawya Kavindi.
On the 10-over mark, India had raced to 113, the best whole for the group after the primary 10 overs in ladies’s T20Is. Harmanpreet Kaur added 10 earlier than being bowled by Malki Madara, however the consequence was by no means doubtful.
Shafali remained unbeaten on a surprising 69 off 34 balls, placing 11 fours and a six, as Richa Ghosh hit the profitable run to seal a dominant victory.
With each bowlers and batters delivering in unison, India as soon as once more uncovered Sri Lanka’s shortcomings and moved inside touching distance of clinching the collection.
Temporary Scores
Sri Lanka Ladies: 128/9 in 20 overs. Harshitha Samarawickrama (33), Chamari Athapaththu (31); Shree Charani (2/23), Vaishnavi Sharma (2/32)
India Ladies: 129/3 in 11.5 overs. Shafali Verma (69*), Jemimah Rodrigues (26); Kavisha Dilhari (1/15), Kawya Kavindi (1/32)
Consequence: India Ladies beat Sri Lanka Ladies by 7 wickets
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