INDW vs SLW LIVE, 5th T20I: India in deep trouble, lose Harleen Deol (India 62/3 in 8 overs)

Today is a great chance for skipper Harman to instill some fear in the opposition bowlers. More often than not, she doesn't get enough deliveries to bat. Three fours in the over for her.

Rashmika has picked up a wicket and Harleen has thrown away the opportunity, is dismissed for 13. She tries to play a cross-batted shot and is castled.

Another bowling change as Ranaweera comes into the attack. Oh god, Chamari has dropped Harleen Deol. It was straight into her hands. So far been a good over.

Kaveesha comes and picks up a wicket. Kamalini becomes too ambitious with the sweep shot and misses the line completely. She is out LBW. It was plumb, yet a review has been wasted.

Kamalini is starting to show signs of aggression. She is a strong girl and can get some maximums also. Another good over for India.

Malki bowls at length and Kamalini dances down the track to get her first four. Harleen would be looking to make it count as well. She gets a boundary in the over as well. 9 runs from the over.

Shafali is out in the second over. Nimasha keeps a tight line, the batter tries to go over the top and is caught well near the boundary.

Malki starts the proceedings; She comes up with a perfect in-swinging delivery but an inside-edge saves her. Over comes to an end.

This happened a while back

From shining in #TATAWPL 2025 to representing the country 💙

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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 30, 2025

Debutant Kamalini has come in with a bit of a reputation of being a big hitter. Let us see if she can live up to the expectations.

India Women

Shafali Verma, G Kamalini, Richa Ghosh (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma, Shree Charani

Sri Lanka Women

Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Imesha Dulani, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Rashmika Sewwandi, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Nimasha Madushani, Inoka Ranaweera, Malki Madara

India have handed a debut cap to G Kamalini. The 17-year-old is an wicketkeeper batter who bowls legspin as well. 

With the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 just 2 series away, India will like to eye an whitewash against Sri Lanka. As the reigning Women's ODI World Cup Champions, all eyes will be on India in England later this month.

Sri Lanka, after three heavy defeats, showed fight in the run-fest on Sunday, with contributions beyond captain Chamari Athapaththu. Hasini Perera's boundary-hitting flair offers hope, but their bowling has struggled to contain India's aggressive top order.

Expect another high-scoring affair at Greenfield Stadium, where dew could influence the toss—teams prefer bowling second. Humid conditions and a batting-friendly surface may lead to more records tumbling as India eye their third 5-0 T20I sweep. Sri Lanka aim to avoid a whitewash and salvage pride.

India Women enter the series finale with unassailable confidence, having outclassed Sri Lanka in all departments across the first four games. The hosts posted their highest-ever T20I total of 221/2 in the fourth match, powered by a record 162-run opening stand between Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, before restricting the visitors despite their spirited chase of 191/6—the highest aggregate in a women's T20I without an individual century.

With the series secured, India may experiment, potentially debuting young wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini or testing their middle order further. Smriti Mandhana, needing just 62 runs to become the leading run-scorer in international cricket for 2025 and Deepti Sharma, one wicket shy of sole ownership of the most women's T20I wickets, have personal milestones in sight.