India vs Sri Lanka

December 29, 2025 1:17 PM

Ind vs SL: India-Women register record total, seal T20I series 4-0 as Smriti Mandhana completes 10,000 international runs

India Women continued their dominant run against Sri Lanka, registering their highest-ever T20I total and clinching a 30-run victory in the fourth match of the five-game series at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday. The win gave the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side an unassailable 4-0 lead with one match remaining. Asked to bat first, India produced a historic batting display to pile up a mammoth 221/2 in 20 overs - their highest team total in women’s T20I cricket. O...

October 1, 2025 9:58 AM

ICC Women’s World Cup: All-round Deepti, Sneh, Amanjot help India outsmart Sri Lanka in opener

All-round performances from Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana and Amanjot Kaur powered India to a 59-run victory (DLS method) over co-hosts Sri Lanka in the opening match of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Deepti Sharma became the first Indian bowler to score a fifty and take a three-wicket haul in a World Cup match. Alongside Amanjot, she staged a rescue act that turned the tide for the hosts. India, reeling at 124/6, recovered through a superb 103-run stan...

April 7, 2024 1:36 PM

This day, that year: Sri Lanka’s strategic brilliance in the 2014 World T20 final

By: Aditya Ahuja A team total of 130 runs in a T20 game is not unusual, but picture a scenario where a team manages just 130 with six wickets still intact. That is precisely what transpired at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirpur, a decade ago. Let’s delve into the events that unfolded on April 6; the night of the 2014 World T20 final between India and Sri Lanka. Rain just before the flip of the coin prompted Sri Lankan skipper Lasith Malinga to put India to bat. He anticipated that the damp...