India defeat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the Women's T20I

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur heaped praise on the batters after her team defeated Sri Lanka Women by five wickets in the second T20I on Saturday, June 25. The Women in Blue have also taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series with the last game set to take place on Monday, June 27 in Dambulla.

After being asked to chase down 126, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma took India off to a flier with a 30-run partnership for the opening wicket off 22 balls. From there on, India didn’t look back and



secured victory with five balls left.

Harmanpreet, who became the Player of the Match for scoring an unbeaten 31 and picking up one wicket, sounded happy after her team executed its plans with precision.

“Happy to win the game and the series. It was not an easy track to bat on. The way we managed was good. We batted according to the plan. It is important to stay calm and read the situation better. I am happy we were able to execute our plans,” Harmanpreet was quoted as saying.