IND-W vs SL-W LIVE Score, 5th T20I: Deepti Sharma scripts history, India complete 5-0 whitewash with 15-run victory

That's it. India take three more wickets as Sri Lanka manage 160/7 in 20 overs. In the process, Deepti Sharma also surpassed Megan Schutt for most wickets in women's T20Is. Deepti now has 152 wickets.

OUTTTT!!!! Two quick wickets for India in quick successions. Deepti Sharma has Nilakshika Silva trapped in front. She goes back for just three. SLW 100-3 (13.3)

OUTTTT!!! The break has worked for India as Amanjot Kaur snaps up Imesha Dulani in her first ball. Dulani tries to loft but didn't get the elevation only to be caught by Shafali Verma at extra-cover. Dulani departs for 50, an important wicket for India. SLW 94-2 (12)

The game is evenly balanced at the halfway through with Hasini Perera and Imesha Dulani stitching together 68 runs so far for the second wicket. India are in dire need for a wicket. SLW 75/1 (10)

Sri Lanka are in revival mode after the dismissal of Chamari Athapaththu. Hasini Perera and Imesha Dulani are currently out in the middle as Sri Lanka cross the 50-run mark. Notably both Hasini and Imesha had frustrated the Indians in the previous match and the hosts would like to break this stand as soon as possible. SLW 56-1 (7)

OUTTT!!!! What a start by India while defending the total. Chamari Athapaththu is caught by Deepti Sharma at extra-cover. The Sri Lankan captain is in complete disbelief. Arundhati Reddy draws first blood. Athapaththu departs for just two runs. SLW 18/1 (3)

The 61-run stand between Harmanpreet Kaur and Amanjot Kaur helped India cross the 170-run mark. While Harmanpreet was dismissed for 68 in the 18th over, Arundhati Reddy's last-over heroics, which included three fours and a six, helped India to 175/7 in 20 overs.

Fifty for Harmanpreet Kaur, her 15th in the shortest format. The Indian captain is fighting a lone battle in the middle. Amanjot Kaur is the other batter giving Harmanpreet company. with just five overs left, how long can India go? INDW 109-5 (15)

OUTT!!! Another wicket for Chamari Athapaththu as Deepti Sharma top-edges into the hands of Nimasha Madushani. Harmanpreet Kaur fights the lone battle in the middle. Deepti departs for 7. INDW 86/5 (13)

Chamari Athapaththu comes into the attack and the captain strikes in the first over. Richa Ghosh tries to cut the delivery that was drifting away on the off-side, but gets a faint edge to the wicketkeeper. Kaushani Nuthyangana takes the catch. Deepti Sharma joins Harmanpreet Kaur. INDW 67-4 (9)

Third wicket goes down for as Harleen Deol is cleaned up for unlucky 13. Rashmika Sewwandi gets the wicket. Richa Ghosh comes in the middle. INDW 41/3 (6.2)

OUTTT!!! G Kamalini's debut lasts only 12 balls as the left-hander is trapped in front by Kavisha Dilhari for run-a-ball 12. Interestingly, both the Indian wicket so far went to spinners. Harmanpreet Kaur comes into the middle. INDW 27/2 (4)

OUTTT!!!! What a start by Sri Lanka. Captain Chamari Athapaththu introduces spin just in the second over and Nimasha Madushani strikes in her first ball. Shafali Verma dances down the track to go over long on boundary. But at the point of contact of the ball, Shafali's bat turns in her hand, which takes down the force from the ball. Imesha Dulani takes the catch. INDW 7/1 (2)

It's time for action one final time in this series. Players of both teams make their way out in the middle for the final international cricket match of 2025. Shafali Verma and G Kamalini are the two Indians openers while Malki Madara will open the attack for Lankans.

Chamari Athapaththu has won the toss and Sri Lanka have opted to field. The visitors have made two changes with Inoka Ranaweera and Malki Madara returning to the playing XI in place of Malsha Shehani and Kawya Kavindi. G Kamalini makes her India debut with Smriti Mandhana making her way out. Sneh Rana returns in place of Renuka Singh Thakur.

It has been a dream year for Indian women's cricket. After two missed chances in 2005 and 2017, the Women in Blue were third time lucky as they lifted their maiden ICC Women's World Cup last month at home. With a lead of 4-0 in this series already, the Indians would like to end 2025 on a high.

The good news for the Indian team is the massive gains the players have made in the latest ICC rankings. Shafali Verma rose to 6th spot in the batter's ladder while her teammate Renuka Singh Thakur gained a few spots to be at 6th in the list of bowlers. All-rounder Deepti Sharma continue to be at no.1 in her category.

The focus will once again be on Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana. While Mandhana scored a half-century after three matches in the previous game, Shafali turned the spotlight on her with three consecutive fifty-plus scores in the series. In fact, Shafali is the top scorer so far in the series with 236 runs at an average of 118.

India have been dominant throughout the series. While in the first three matches, Sri Lanka haven't been able to cross the 130-run mark. In the fourth game, India posted 221/2 batting first. In reply, Sri Lanka dished out their best show in women's T20Is, scoring 191/6.

Hello and welcome to the last match of the Indian cricket team in 2025 when the women's side take on Sri Lanka women in the fifth and final T20I in Thiruvananthapuram.