New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Shafali and Mandhana's Record Rampage Buries SL Hopes as Hosts Seal Perfect 2025.

INDIA - India's women cricketers are on the verge of etching their name deeper into the annals of T20 history. Leading Sri Lanka 4-0 in this five-match series, the hosts enter Tuesday's finale at the Greenfield International Stadium poised for a rare clean sweep, their third such 5-0 triumph in the shortest format. What began as a competitive tour has devolved into a one-sided affair, with Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma's blistering opening partnerships dismantling Sri Lanka's bowling attack while the home team's bowlers have choked any flicker of resistance.

The series narrative has been relentlessly one-dimensional. Sri Lanka, ca...