The visitors have made two changes to their playing XI, with Inoka Ranaweera and Malki Madara returning in place of Malsha Shehani and Kawya Kavindi. For India, G. Kamalini is set to make her T20I debut.
India Women v Sri Lanka Women, fourth women’s T20I, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma (IANS)
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu won the toss and has opted to bowl in the fifth and final T20I against India at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.
The visitors have made two changes to their playing XI, with Inoka Ranaweera and Malki Madara returning in place of Malsha Shehani and Kawya Kavindi. For India, G. Kamalini is set to make her T20I debut.
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India enters the match with an unassailable 4-0 lead and will look to continue their dominance in what has been a largely one-sided series. Sri Lanka will be aiming to avoid a complete whitewash and finish the tour on a positive note.
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It has been a memorable year for the Indian women, winning their maiden ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title in 2025, and they will be keen to finish the season on a high.
Much of the focus will once again be on openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana following their masterclass in the fourth T20I. The duo stitched together a record-breaking 162-run opening partnership, with Mandhana scoring 80 off 48 balls and Verma smashing an unbeaten 79 off 46 deliveries.
For Sri Lanka, left-handed opener Hasini Perera has climbed 114 places to 71st in the batter rankings after consistent performances in the series, while Kavisha Dilhari has made a modest rise to 79th.
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
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
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