Harmanpreet crowned captain with most T20 wins:Deepti highest wicket-taker, Mandhana completes 10,000 runs; IND-SL series top records

The Indian women’s team beat Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the fifth T20I match played in Thiruvananthapuram, sweeping the series 5-0. With this victory, captain Harmanpreet Kaur became the captain with the most wins in women’s T20 Internationals. This match was also special in terms of records. Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma set a new record for becoming the highest wicket-taker in T20Is. Meanwhile, opener Smriti Mandhana achieved another historic milestone by completing 10,000 runs in international cricket. Read the top records of the IND Vs SL series 1. Indian women’s highest total in T20 India made the highest score in its history in women’s T20Is in the fourth T20 against Sri Lanka. The team scored 221/2 runs against the visitors in Thiruvananthapuram. Before this, India had scored 217/4 against the West Indies at DY Patil Stadium in 2024. 2. Deepti, the highest wicket-taking bowler Deepti Sharma has become the highest wicket-taking bowler in Women’s T20. She now has 152 wickets in 133 matches. In second place is Australia’s Megan Schutt, who has taken 151 wickets in 123 matches. 3. Harmanpreet, the woman with the most wins as captain Harmanpreet Kaur holds the record for the most wins as captain in women’s T20. She has captained in 133 matches and led to 79 victories. In second place is Australia’s Meg Lanning, who recorded 76 wins in 100 matches, while England’s Heather Knight achieved 72 wins in 96 matches. 4. Mandhana completes 10,000 International runs In women’s cricket, Smriti Mandhana has become the fourth female batter to complete 10,000 international runs. Mithali Raj is at the top, having scored 10,868 runs for India. She is followed by New Zealand’s Suzie Bates (10,652 runs) and England’s Charlotte Edwards (10,273 runs). 5. Mandhana hit the most sixes for Indian Women Smriti Mandhana holds the record for hitting the most sixes for India in women’s T20s. Mandhana has hit 80 sixes in 157 matches so far. In this regard, Indian team captain Harmanpreet Kaur is second, having hit more than 79 sixes in 187 matches. 6. Mandhana-Shafali recorded the highest partnership The pair of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana holds the record for India’s biggest partnership in Women’s T20. Both of them made a record partnership of 162 runs against Sri Lanka in the fourth T20. Before this, in 2019, they had added 143 runs against the West Indies in Gros Islet, while in 2024, they had a partnership of 137 runs against Australia at DY Patil Stadium. 7. Most partnership runs by Mandhana-Shafali Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma have together scored 3107 runs so far. This is a record for the most partnership runs between two players in Women’s T20 International. In second place is the Australian pair of Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney, who have added 2720 runs. 8. Shafali scored three consecutive fifties in the series In the series against Sri Lanka, Shafali Verma scored three consecutive half-centuries. In the list of players who have scored 50+ runs consecutively for India in women’s T20Is, Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana are jointly at the top, having scored 50+ runs four times each consecutively. Shafali, on the other hand, entered this special club by scoring three consecutive fifties. 9. Shafali Verma scored 241 runs in the series The record for the most runs scored in a bilateral T20 series by the Indian Women’s team now belongs to Shafali Verma. She scored 241 runs in a 5-match series against Sri Lanka. In this list, Smriti Mandhana is second, who scored 221 runs in 5 matches against Sri Lanka in 2025. Mandhana had previously added 193 runs in a 3-match series during the England tour in 2024. Meanwhile, former captain Mithali Raj scored 192 runs in a 5-match series against South Africa in 2018.