Smriti and Shafali got India off to a flying start. Image: BCCI
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Firstpost28-12-2025, 23:27

Mandhana-Shafali Record Partnership Powers India to 4-0 Lead Over Sri Lanka

  • India women defeated Sri Lanka by 30 runs in the 4th T20I, securing a 4-0 series lead.
  • Smriti Mandhana (80) and Shafali Verma (79) set a record 162-run partnership, leading to India's highest T20I total of 221/2.
  • Vaishnavi Sharma (2/24) and Arundhati Reddy (2/42) were key bowlers for India.
  • Sri Lanka, chasing 222, managed 191/6 despite Chamari Athapaththu's 52.
  • Mandhana reached 10,000 international runs; Shafali scored her third consecutive fifty.

Why It Matters: India's dominant batting and bowling secured a commanding 4-0 series lead against Sri Lanka.

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