Indian captian Harmanpreet Kaur and Chamari Athapaththu captain of Sri Lanka during the toss of the Women’s T20 match between India and Sri Lanka at the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on December 21, 2025.
| Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bowl against Sri Lanka in the first Women’s T20I of the five-match series in Visakhapatnam on Sunday (December 21, 2025).
Gwalior-born 20-year-old Vaishnavi Sharma, the left-handed batter and left-arm spinner, is making her debut for India against a Sri Lankan squad that features 17-year-old ambidextrous wrist spinner Shashini Gimhani.
Kaur said she chose to bowl keeping the dew factor in mind.
India are playing their first match since winning the ODI World Cup in November.
Teams:
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Vaishnavi Sharma, N Shree Charani
Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (capt), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushini Nuthyangana (wk), Kavisha Dilhari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera, Kawya Kavindi, Shashini Gimhani.
Published – December 21, 2025 07:03 pm IST