The recently concluded India Women vs Sri Lanka Women T20I series turned into a record-breaking spectacle, with multiple individual and team milestones achieved across the five-match sweep.
Deepti Sharma becomes the leading wicket-taker in Women’s T20Is
India all-rounder Deepti Sharma created history during the fifth T20I in Thiruvananthapuram by becoming the highest wicket-taker in Women’s T20 Internationals. Deepti claimed her 152nd T20I wicket in 133 matches, surpassing Australia’s Meghan Schutt (151 wickets). Pakistan’s Nida Dar remains third with 144 scalps.
In the process, Deepti became:
- The first player (men or women) to score 1,000+ T20I runs and take 150+ T20I wickets
- The first woman to take 150+ wickets in both ODIs and T20Is
She now has 334 international wickets, closing in on Jhulan Goswami’s all-time women’s international record of 355 wickets.
Smriti Mandhana crosses 10,000 international runs, dominates 2025
Smriti Mandhana enjoyed a landmark series and year:
- Scored 1,703 international runs in 2025, the most by any woman batter in a calendar year
- Crossed 10,000 international runs, becoming only the fourth woman and second Indian to do so
- Achieved the milestone in 280 innings, the fastest ever, bettering Mithali Raj’s 291 innings
Mandhana also:
- Became the second woman to cross 4,000 T20I runs
- Reached the mark in the fewest balls (3,227)
- Hit 80 T20I sixes, the most by an Indian woman
- Recorded 33 T20I 50-plus scores, the most by any batter
India Women post their highest-ever T20I total
India Women smashed 221/2 in the fourth T20I, their highest-ever T20I total, surpassing the previous best of 217/4. This was also:
- The highest Women’s T20I total without an individual century
- The fourth time India crossed 200 in this format
- Only Australia Women have more 200-plus scores among full-member teams
Sri Lanka Women also made history in the same match by scoring 191, their highest-ever T20I total.
The match aggregate of 412 runs became the third-highest in Women’s T20I history and the highest without an individual century.
Mandhana–Shafali partnership enters record books
The 162-run opening stand between Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma in the fourth T20I became:
- India Women’s highest partnership for any wicket in T20Is
- The third-highest opening stand by a full-member team
The duo now has:
- 4 century opening stands (joint second-most in WT20Is)
- 3,107 partnership runs, the most by any pair in Women’s T20Is
- 24 fifty-plus partnerships, the highest ever
Shafali Verma shines with series-best performances
Shafali Verma enjoyed a breakthrough series:
- Scored 241 runs, the most by an Indian woman in a bilateral T20I series
- Registered three consecutive fifties
- Now has 13 T20I 50-plus scores before turning 22, the most in women’s cricket
- Won her third Player of the Series award, joint-most for India Women
Her unbeaten 79 in the third T20I accounted for 68.69% of India’s runs, the highest percentage contribution by an Indian woman in a completed T20I innings.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy milestones
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur added further records:
- 79 wins as T20I captain, the most by any woman skipper
- 12 Player of the Match awards, joint-most for India Women
- 18 wins against Sri Lanka, the most by a captain against a single opponent
Series summary
India Women completed a 5–0 clean sweep, their third such whitewash in Women’s T20Is. It was also:
- India’s fourth consecutive T20I series win over Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Women’s first-ever 5–0 defeat in a five-match T20I series
The series stood out not just for dominance, but for the sheer volume of records, underlining India Women’s growing depth, power and consistency in the shortest format.
