IND W vs SL W 4th T20I: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma accomplish new milestones

Updated On: 29 December, 2025 12:15 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

In the fourth women`s T20I match against Sri Lanka, Team India`s Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma accomplished new milestones. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X)

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In the fourth women`s T20I match against Sri Lanka, Team India`s Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma accomplished new milestones. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X)

<p>In the fourth women`s T20I match against Sri Lanka, Team India`s Smriti Mandhana played a blistering knock of 80 runs off just 48 deliveries, which was laced with 11 boundaries and three maximums <em><strong>(Pic: <span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">@BCCIWomen</span>)</strong></em></p>

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In the fourth women`s T20I match against Sri Lanka, Team India`s Smriti Mandhana played a blistering knock of 80 runs off just 48 deliveries, which was laced with 11 boundaries and three maximums (Pic: @BCCIWomen)

<p>On the other hand, Shafali Verma registered 79 runs in 46 balls. Her knock included 12 boundaries and a maximum <em><strong><span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(Pic: @BCCIWomen)</span></strong></em></p>

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On the other hand, Shafali Verma registered 79 runs in 46 balls. Her knock included 12 boundaries and a maximum (Pic: @BCCIWomen)

<p>The duo stitched an opening partnership of 162 runs for the "Women in Blue" <em><strong><span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(Pic: @BCCIWomen)</span></strong></em></p>

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The duo stitched an opening partnership of 162 runs for the "Women in Blue" (Pic: @BCCIWomen)

<p>It was a record-breaking partnership, now the highest for India Women for any wicket in T20Is, surpassing their own previous best of 143 runs against the West Indies in 2019 <em><strong><span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(Pic: @BCCIWomen)</span></strong></em></p>

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It was a record-breaking partnership, now the highest for India Women for any wicket in T20Is, surpassing their own previous best of 143 runs against the West Indies in 2019 (Pic: @BCCIWomen)

<p>With this innings, they now have four 100-plus opening stands together, placing them joint-third on the all-time list <em><strong><span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(Pic: @BCCIWomen)</span></strong></em></p>

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With this innings, they now have four 100-plus opening stands together, placing them joint-third on the all-time list (Pic: @BCCIWomen)

<p>They now top the list for most partnership runs in Women`s T20Is for any wicket, having accumulated 3107 runs together <em><strong><span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(Pic: @BCCIWomen)</span></strong></em></p>

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They now top the list for most partnership runs in Women`s T20Is for any wicket, having accumulated 3107 runs together (Pic: @BCCIWomen)

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