The three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka will herald a new start for Team India. The three-match series will start from Friday onwards. Though not part of the ICC ODI Championship, it will provide India a chance to move on from their poor performance in the World Cup.
Captain Chamari Athapaththu slammed an unbeaten 80 to help Sri Lanka register a thumping-seven wicket win over India in the third and final T20I match of the series at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium here on Monday.
India currently leads the three-match T20I series 1-0. For India, this match is important to seal the series while Sri Lanka will be looking forward to levelling the series with a win
Indian batters struggled to tackle the Lankan bowling attack properly, with only Shafali Verma, captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues putting some resistance.
Harmanpreet has been India's T20 captain since 2018, the experienced 33-year-old now takes the reins from Mithali for 50-over cricket ahead of a vital period for India's Women's team.