Harmanpreet Kaur once again proved her worth as one of the greatest leaders of women's cricket as she steered India to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka at the Greenfield Cricket Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, 26 December. The victory meant India had pocketed the series as well as recorded their first international series win after lifting the World Cup. India chased the target with almost no sweat, finishing off the game with 40 balls remaining. In a complete team effort, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, and Renuka Thakur had a hand to play along with their captain. Dominant All-Round Show by India Women India Women completely dominated the proceedings from the start. Renuka Thakur led the bowling attack with four wickets and Deepti Sharma added three more to reduce Sri Lanka to a modest total. On batting front, Shafali Verma was at her aggressive best hammering an unbeaten 79 runs off just 42 balls. Harmanpreet Kaur, at the other end, remained not out gilt-edged while guiding the chase and ensuring that there were no hiccups. Also Read | India Women Chase Down Target With Ease To Win 3rd T20I vs SL Harmanpreet Kaur Becomes Most Successful T20I Captain With this win, history was created as Harmanpreet Kaur became the most successful T20I captain in Women’s format. This was the 77th win under her leadership, the highest ever by any captain in the history of T20s for both men and women. She then went past Meg Lanning, the Australian star, who was earlier holding the record. Now, Harmanpreet has led India in 130 T20I matches, which is also the highest number of matches led by any captain in T20s. Only three captains have captained their teams in more than 100 Women’s T20Is. Player Matches as Captain Matches Won Harmanpreet Kaur (India) 130 77 Meg Lanning (Australia) 100 76 Heather Knight (England) 96 72 Charlotte Edwards (England) 93 68 N Chaiwai (Thailand) 79 55 It is necessary to mention that, among men, Rohit Sharma leads the list with the record of 50 wins, which makes Harmanpreet's achievement even more prestigious. Record Against A Single Opponent Harmanpreet also became the first captain in Women’s T20I history to collect 15 wins against any one opponent. With this last win, she now owns the record for most wins against Sri Lanka at 16. Captain Opponent Wins Harmanpreet Kaur Sri Lanka 16 Charlotte Edwards Australia 14 Harmanpreet Kaur Bangladesh 14 Heather Knight New Zealand 14 Also Read | When will the ticket for 2026 WPL be available? Most-Capped Player in Women's T20Is Continually rising to higher peaks, Harmanpreet is also the most-capped player in Women’s T20I history, having represented India in 185 matches of this format. Player Matches Harmanpreet Kaur 185 Danni Wyatt 178 Suzie Bates 177 Ellyse Perry 168 A Golden Phase for Indian Women's Cricket This record-breaking performance comes less than a couple of months after Harmanpreet led India to her first ICC title in winning the Women’s 50-over World Cup. Her very leadership is defining a golden era for Indian women's cricket with one landmark achievement after another.