Top knocks from captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar and an amazing bowling spell from Rajeshwari Gayakwad helped India complete a clean sweep over Sri Lanka with a 39-run win here at Pallekele on Thursday.
For India, Renuka Singh and Deepti Sharma bagged three wickets respectively while Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Pooja Vastrakar settled for one wicket each.
In the batting charts, Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has gained one spot, moving up to seventh with a career-high rating of 664 ranking points.
For India, Radha Yadav bagged crucial two wickets while Pooja Vastrakar, Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma scalped one wicket each. India take the series lead with a comprehensive win over Sri Lanka.
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Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 24 (ANI): Supernovas skipper Harmanpreet Kaur praised her teammate Pooja Vastrakar for her match-winning performance against Trailblazers in the opening match of the Women's T20 Challenge.