India, Dec. 29 -- Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana hit 50s in a record opening partnership to help India beat Sri Lanka by 30 runs in the fourth women's T20I and go 4-0 up in the five-match series on Sunday. Asked to bat first, openers Shafali (79) and Mandhana (80) stitched a record 162 runs to take India to 221 for 2, their highest in the format. This was also Shafali's third half-century in a row in the series. India then restricted Sri Lanka to 191 for 6 in the visiting team's 20 overs. P15
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