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India&#39;s batting might have come a cropper in the final women&#39;s T20I against Sri Lanka but chief coach Ramesh Powar said they are on the &quot;right track&quot; ahead of next month&#39;s Commonwealth Games, where cricket will make its debut.The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side stuttered in the middle overs to manage just 138 for five to lose the final T20I against Sri Lanka by seven wickets. But overall, India claimed a 2-1 win in the three-match series, which is seen as the build-up to the Birmingham multi-sport event.&quot;We touched upon all the bases. Honestly, the wickets were slow, so we were not expecting too many high-scoring games, but the way Harman, Shafali, Jemimah and Smriti batted, we are on the right track as far as batting is concerned,&quot; Powar said at the press conference.India thrashed the home team by 34 runs in the opening T20I and then followed it up with a dominating five-wicket win in the second game to take an unassailable 2-0 lead.But Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu denied India a clean sweep as she blasted her way to an unbeaten 48-ball 80 to help Sri Lanka chase down India&#39;s 139-run target with three overs to spare in the final game.&quot;Today Chamari put us under the pump and we should learn from this game and move forward and plan accordingly,&quot; Powar said.The senior pace duo of Jhulan Goswami and Shikha Pandey was dropped for the tour of Sri Lanka, while spinners Poonam Yadav and Rajeshwari Gayakwad were rested.&quot;The idea behind the bowling unit for this series was to give chances, opening up options. Our frontline bowlers Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad were rested for that purpose. We wanted to see how our bowlers handle pressure,&quot; Powar said.&quot;We need to give them a little bit of freedom, Simran (Bahadur) is coming back after a break. All in all, I&#39;m happy that there are options.&quot;Asked about the biggest takeaway ahead of CWG, Powar said: &quot;Winning habit is important. First thing is about winning the series and we hope to carry it forward.&quot;The biggest takeaway is the gelling in the team, fitness has also gone up. I could see the growth in players and I hope we can carry it forward. We are progressing in the right direction.&quot;&nbsp;(with PTI inputs)Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

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India Women tour of Sri Lanka, 2022

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Skipper Chamari Athapaththu struck a counter-attacking 48-ball 80 as Sri Lanka outplayed India by seven wickets in the third and final T20I to avoid a whitewash in Dambulla on Monday.The 32-year-old Chamari smashed 14 boundaries and one six and in the process became the only cricketer from the island nation to get to the 2000-run mark in T20Is. Tillakaratne Dilshan (1889) is the highest run-scorer among the male cricketers from Sri Lanka.Chasing a modest 139 to avoid a clean sweep by the Indians, Sri Lankan batting finally came good as the hosts hunted down the target with three overs to spare to claim a consolation win.The three-match T20I series thus ended 2-1 in favour of India, who stuttered after opting to bat before skipper Harmanpreet Kaur&#39;s resilient 39 not out (33b; 3x4, 1x6) propped up their total to 138 for five.In reply, Sri Lanka lost Vishmi Gunaratne (5) in the first over, but Harshitha Samarawickrama (13) gave fine support to Chamari in the powerplay before being dismissed by Radha Yadav in the fifth over.Thereafter, Nilakshi de Silva (30 off 28 balls) joined hands with Chamari as the skipper cruised to a 29-ball fifty -- the fastest fifty for Sri Lanka women in T20Is.Luck also was on her side as Chamari got a reprieve on 42 when Jemimah Rodrigues missed a running catch in the midwicket boundary. She soon slammed back-to-back fours en route to her fifth T20I fifty.With Chamari looking furious, Sri Lanka just needed 18 runs in the final five overs and the hosts it without much ado to seal their first T20 win against India at home.India were sloppy on the field and missed a slew of run-outs and signed off the T20I series on a disappointing note.Earlier, India stuttered in the middle overs after Smriti Mandhana (22 from 21b) and Sabbhineni Meghana (22 from 26b) departed in successive overs to leave the visitors reeling at 51 for three.The duo looked well in control in their 41-run second wicket partnership after the talented Shafali Verma (5) fell in the opening over but run-rate dried up as the hosts bounced back, aided by some fine fielding.There was a lull in the middle when India failed to get a boundary in 38 deliveries with Harmanpreet and Jemimah Rodrigues struggling to get going.The duo finally broke the shackles in the 13th over as Jemimah showed her attacking intent in her 30-ball 33 (3x4), while the skipper was a class apart.Jemimah fell in the penultimate over but Harmanpreet looked in firm control and displayed her array of shots during her 33-ball knock, which was studded with three fours and one six.After Jemimah&#39;s departure, Harmanpreet took charge and along with Pooja Vastrakar and scored 49 runs in the final five overs to prop up the total.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

The Sri Lankan skipper struck an unbeaten 80 as the hosts chased down 139 to win the third T20I

Chamari Atapattu

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Smriti Mandhana

India Women

Sri Lanka Women

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With the series already in their pocket, a confident India will look to complete a whitewash when they take on hosts Sri Lanka in the third and final Women&#39;s T20 International on Monday (Jun 27) in Dambulla.The Harmanpreet Kaur-led outfit had thrashed the home team by 34 runs in the opening T20I and then followed it up with a dominating five-wicket win in the second game to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.More importantly, the wins will be a morale booster for India ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham starting next month, where women&#39;s T20 cricket is set to make its debut. India seem to have found the winning momentum, but they won&#39;t be entirely pleased with their performance in the series so far.While the bowlers have done a stellar job in the two games, India&#39;s batting has left a lot to be desired. Additionally, the Indians have been sloppy on the field.&nbsp;The bowling unit has been on the mark for India. The spinners have been sensational, making full use of the slow nature of the pitch. They had comfortably defended 138 in the opening game. Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu (43) and opener Vishmi Gunaratne (45) presented the Indian bowling unit with a challenge as the duo put up a 87-run stand in the second game.But the Indian bowlers made a strong comeback as they gave just 14 runs in the last 3.1 overs while claiming six wickets to restrict Sri Lanka to a below-par 125. But the visitors were made to work hard for what should have been a comfortable chase.Shafali Verma (17), Sabbhineni Meghana (17) and Yastika Bhatia (13) were unable to convert their starts. The team&#39;s top scorer in the previous game Jemimah Rodrigues (3) also perished cheaply and will aim for consistency.After stuttering in the first game, prolific opener Smriti Mandhana roared back to form, her 39 off 34 balls helped the tourists win the match and the series. Mandhana was complemented by Harmanpreet (31 not out), who is now India&#39;s leading T20I run-scorer. The all-rounder played a captain&#39;s knock guiding her side over the line while also pitching in with the ball.Sri Lanka will be desperately hoping to avoid a second consecutive whitewash, having gone down to Pakistan 0-3 in a T20 series recently. The hosts will seek to perform as a cohesive unit and grab a consolation win, which will lift their spirits heading into the three-match ODI series, starting Friday.For that, they need more contributions with the bat while their bowlers will also need to support the spin duo of Inoka Ranaweera and Oshadi Ranasinghe, who have done most of the the task with the ball for the side till now.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side win the first game by 34 runs and followed that up with a five-wicket victory in Dambulla

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