25/06Result
2nd T20I, India Women tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Jun 25 2022
IND Women won by 5 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Harmanpreet KaurIndia Women
25/06Result
2nd T20I, India Women tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Jun 25 2022
IND Women won by 5 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Harmanpreet KaurIndia Women

Thank you for joining us. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. It's goodbye from me, Ekanth, on behalf of my fellow commentator, Vishal Dikshit, and our scorer, Ranjith P.

After a hard-fought win, India seal the series with their second victory. Sri Lanka's start was much more promising with a big stand up-top. But not finding quick runs later continued to trouble them. It wasn't for a lack of trying, the pitch did slow down, the batters couldn't connect with the big shots, Kaur bringing herself on helped. In the second innings, the tide in the first-half seemed to flow to the opposite currents as India got a good start but stumbled again. But they had bought time, which they used with limited risk to get through to the win.

Harmanpreet Kaur, India Captain and POTM for 31* and 1 for 12: Happy, hitting runs always feels good. I'm happy that we batted well on a slow and turning track. We found singles and played like we wouldn't lose a wicket. Them playing well is a part of the game, they can give a hard time. I felt the pitch will slow down as the game went along and I'm happy that things went accordingly. Chamari Athapaththu, Sri Lanka Captain: We batted really well, but we did not play at our best in the last 6 overs. We were 15 short. Harman and Smriti also batted well. Vishmi is young and played well, they don't have much experience but will hopefully improve.

NK: "3 of 5 Indian wickets stumped" Should have been a couple of run outs too.

5:04 pm: Handshakes all around. The players look in good spirit. The chase started well with Shafali and Meghana providing quick runs up top, Mandhana was stable. But after the tenth over, the breaks were applied by wickets from Oshadi, Ranaweera, and Sugandika. After Jemimah went early, it looked like there would be no further boundaries in the game. The bowlers hit lengths well but the fielding and India's iffy running meant the tug-of-control continued. Yastika and Kaur tried to steer India with ones and twos, the earlier batters had added a cushion which they could use. Eventually, they made it with five balls to go.

19.1
4
Dilhari to Kaur, FOUR, Harmanpreet clears the game and earns India an unassailable 2-0 lead with yet another sweep! It was on a length well outside off, she shuffled across and lofted it behind square. There was no one in the deep.

3 needed off the last over

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs | IND-W: 123/5 (3 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.47, RRR: 3.00)

  • Deepti Sharma5 (5b)
  • Harmanpreet Kaur27 (31b)
  • Chamari Athapaththu2-0-17-0
  • Oshadi Ranasinghe4-0-32-2

Sanjay Sharma: "Why wasnt Sneh Rana chosen in the squad?" She's been rested.

18.6
0
Athapaththu to Sharma, no run, Full on the legs, tries the slog sweep and misses. There's a big appeal but it's turned down.

Skand: "Last boundary came 8 overs ago. " Yeah, 10.1 it looks like.

18.5
1
Athapaththu to Kaur, 1 run, Full just outside off, swept to deep-midwicket.
18.4
1
Athapaththu to Sharma, 1 run, Full on the stumps, clipped to midwicket.

With that India need just 5 off 9.

18.3
2
Athapaththu to Sharma, 2 runs, Length on the stumps, nudged to deep midwicket. It was played slow, they scamper for two, the throw was over the keeper's head which meant the run out was missed.
18.2
1
Athapaththu to Kaur, 1 run, Length outside off, dabbed to third man
18.1
0
Athapaththu to Kaur, no run, Nurdles a length ball to short fine leg

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 118/5 (8 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.55, RRR: 4.00)

  • Harmanpreet Kaur25 (28b)
  • Deepti Sharma2 (2b)
  • Oshadi Ranasinghe4-0-32-2
  • Inoka Ranaweera4-0-18-2

Harmanpreet is now India's leading scorer in T20Is, having gone past Mithali Raj

17.6
1
Ranasinghe to Kaur, 1 run, Full on the stumps, swept to deep-midwicket.
17.5
1
Ranasinghe to Sharma, 1 run, Another mix-up but ends safely. It was on a length on the stumps, clipped in front of square on the backfoot. Harmanpreet was halfway down when she was sent back, the fielder threw it to the keeper but it was a tad too late.

Around

17.4
1
Ranasinghe to Kaur, 1 run, Another sweep, this was full and on the stumps. Goes to deep square leg.
17.3
1
Ranasinghe to Sharma, 1 run, Full on off, clips the flighted ball to deep-midwicket to get off the mark.

NK: "Less than a run a ball and yet so gripping"

17.2
W
Ranasinghe to Bhatia, OUT, Stumped after a wily Oshadi hid the ball wide after Yastika danced down the track! It was full and flighted well outside off, Yastika tried to slap it over the off side but missed it. The keeper didn't and celebrated entusiastically.

YH Bhatia st †Sanjeewani b Ranasinghe 13 (23m 18b 0x4 0x6) SR: 72.22

17.1
3
Ranasinghe to Kaur, 3 runs, That was the quintessential comedy of errors. It was a full ball, swept to deep square leg. There was a mix-up during the second run, the non-striker ran three-fourth the way and was sent back. The throw was mid-wicket and the bowler could not reach it. The fielder backing up threw it hard to the bowler's end, it yorked the stumps but Yastika looks to have gone just past the crease. The third umpire has a look at a few replays and gives it not out. But after that, it went to the deep, the fielder had to run to her right which allowed the third run.

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | IND-W: 111/4 (15 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.52, RRR: 5.00)

  • Harmanpreet Kaur20 (25b)
  • Yastika Bhatia13 (17b)
  • Inoka Ranaweera4-0-18-2
  • Oshadi Ranasinghe3-0-25-1
16.6
1lb
Ranaweera to Kaur, 1 leg bye, Tossed up on a good length, beats the slog sweep and hits her in the flank. It came in with the angle and Kaur was on one knee as she went for the shot. It looked to have bounced more which helped beat the bat but not with the LBW appeal.
16.5
0
Ranaweera to Kaur, no run, Goes back to a length ball and tucks it late to the right of the bowler.
16.4
1
Ranaweera to Bhatia, 1 run, Full outside off, slapped to long-off

IND Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st30S MandhanaShafali Verma
2nd18S MeghanaS Mandhana
3rd38H KaurS Mandhana
4th5H KaurJI Rodrigues
5th23H KaurYH Bhatia
6th13H KaurDB Sharma