Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 30 -- A fine fifty by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and a fine bowling performance in the second half of 176 run defence helped India beat Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the fifth and final T20I on Tuesday.

India has captured a 5-0 series whitewash over SL.

During the run chase of 176, Sri Lanka faced an early setback with the loss of skipper Chamari Athapaththu for a five-ball two to Arundhati Reddy, courtesy a clean catch from Deepti Sharma at extra cover. SL was 7/1 in 1.5 overs.

Imesha Dulani immediately made a mark with two fours against Deepti. She and Hasini Perera launched a counter-attack, getting effortless boundaries against spin and pace, ending the powerplay at 48/1, with Dulani (27*) and Perera unbeaten (17*)...