India’s women’s side will meet Sri Lanka in the third T20I at Thiruvananthapuram’s Greenfield International Stadium on December 26. After securing back-to-back wins in Visakhapatnam, India lead the five-match contest 2-0 and can wrap up the series early with another victory. Let’s break down with details expert analysis, team performance, pitch report, H2H records, and IND-W vs SL-W 3rd T20 Match Prediction. Who will win today’s T20 Match?
Today’s Match Winning Chances
IND-W vs SL-W | 3rd T20I
Series: Sri Lanka Women tour of India 2025
Date: 26/12/2025
Time: 7:00 PM LOCAL, 1:30 PM GMT
Venue: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Streaming: Jio Hotstar and Star Sports
Team Performance
India women’s Performance
The Indian batting line-up has been in outstanding form. Jemimah Rodrigues has really stepped up her game and has been playing some beautiful shots. Her late cuts, scoops and those trademark sweeps have been a treat to watch. Shafali Verma’s aggressive approach at the top of the order has been a real game changer and she’s been putting the opposition under pressure right from the first ball. Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana brings that calm experience and reliability while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has been brilliant at finishing things off.
The bowling attack has been just as impressive. Sneh Rana was absolutely miserly against Sri Lanka and gave away just 11 runs in her 4 overs while picking up a wicket. She even bowled a maiden which is pretty rare in T20 cricket these days. The young spinners Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani have been a pleasant surprise and have given the squad some great options. Good news on the injury front too. Deepti Sharma who sat out the second T20I with a mild fever has recovered and is available for this important match.
Sri Lanka Women’s Performance
Sri Lanka Women have had a tough time in both games on Indian pitches. Skipper Chamari Athapaththu got going in the second match with 31 off 24 balls but nobody could stay with her long enough. Hasini Perera is going through a rough patch. She has played 78 T20I innings now and still hasn’t managed to get a fifty.
The batting hasn’t clicked at all. They haven’t been able to stitch together partnerships and the scoring rate has been poor. Both times they ended up with totals under 130 which was never going to be enough.
The bowlers have had no answers to the Indian batting. The dew factor in the second innings made it worse but even otherwise they struggled to keep things tight. The younger players in the squad are looking towards the seniors to show them how it’s done.
IND-W vs SL-W Weather forecast
- Temperature: 29°C
- Humidity: 75%
- Rain: 25% chance of rain
- Wind direction: SW
- Wind speed: 3.6KPH
Pitch Report: IND-W vs SL-W
The Greenfield International Stadium pitch usually offers something for everyone. It has good bounce which batters enjoy but bowlers can get some help as the match goes on. In men’s T20Is here the teams batting first have put up around 144 on average.
Whoever wins the toss will probably want to bat first and put runs on the board. The surface tends to get slower as the game progresses which makes scoring harder later on. Since this is a day match dew won’t be an issue so batting first makes even more sense.
IND-W vs SL-W — T20 Head-to-Head Records
Total played: 27
India Women won: 21
Sri Lanka Women won: 5
No Result: 1
First Match Ever IND-W vs SL-W
Date: 15 June 2009
Venue: County Ground, Taunton
Result: India Women won by 5 wickets
Player of the Match: Mithali Raj
Recent Match IND-W vs SL-W
Date: 23 December 2025
Venue: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Result: India Women won by 7 wickets
Player of the Match: Shafali Verma
IND-W vs SL-W 3rd T20 Match Prediction – Playing 11
| India Women Playing XI | Sri Lanka Women Playing XI |
|---|---|
| Harmanpreet Kaur (c) | Chamari Athapaththu (c) |
| Smriti Mandhana | Vishmi Gunaratne |
| Shafali Verma | Hasini Perera |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | Harshitha Samarawickrama |
| Richa Ghosh (wk) | Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk) |
| Deepti Sharma | Kavisha Dilhari |
| Sneh Rana | Nilakshika Silva |
| Amanjot Kaur | Inoka Ranaweera |
| Renuka Singh Thakur | Malki Madara |
| Arundhati Reddy | Imesha Dulani |
| Vaishnavi Sharma | Rashmika Sewwandi |
Today match Prediction: India are favourites to win today’s third T20 match.
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women — 3rd T20 Match Prediction
Scenario 1
Who will win the toss in today’s T20 match: IND-W wins the toss and opt to bat first
IND-W scores: 170–185
Who will win today’s match: India Women wins 3rd T20 Match.
Scenario 2
Today’s T20 match toss prediction: SL-W wins the toss and opt to bat first
SL-W scores: 140–150
Who will win the today’s match: IND-W wins 3rd T20 Match
Today’s betting tips for IND-W vs SL-W 3rd T20 Match
- Toss prediction for today’s T20 match: Who ever win the toss will elect to bat first.
- Top Batter Performance: Smriti Mandhana
- Top Bowler Performance: Vaishnavi Sharma
- Cricket betting tips: India Women’s are safe bet for today’s 3rd T20 match to win.