India Blasts Record 221/2 vs SL; Mandhana, Shafali Dominate as Lanka Struggles in Chase

• India Women set their highest T20I total, scoring 221/2 against Sri Lanka in the 4th T20I.
• Smriti Mandhana (80 off 48) and Shafali Verma (79 off 46) forged a record 162-run opening partnership.
• Richa Ghosh (40*) and Harmanpreet Kaur (16*) provided crucial late acceleration to India's innings.
• Sri Lanka is chasing a target of 222 runs, currently at 154/4 after 17 overs.
• Vaishnavi Sharma and Arundhati Reddy took key wickets, dismissing Harshitha Samarawickrama (20) and Hasini Perera (33).

Why It Matters: India's record-breaking batting performance puts them in a strong position against Sri Lanka.