Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's resilient 68, supported by Arundhati Reddy's late 27 not out, guided India to 175 for 7 against Sri Lanka in the fifth T20I. Despite fifties from Hasini Perera (65) and Imesha Dulani (50), Sri Lanka fell 15 runs short, ending at 160 for 7. India secured a dominant 5-0 series whitewash, concluding the year on a high note. Spinner Deepti Sharma also became the leading wicket-taker in women's T20Is.