Eves win series against SL

Medium-pacer Deepti Sharma grabbed six wickets haul before Veda Krishnamurthy scored a half-century as India women completed 3-0 clean sweep after posting a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI here on Friday.

Deepti scalped six for just 20 to bundle out Sri Lanka for a meagre 112 in 38.2 overs. India then crossed the target in just 29.3 overs with Veda Krishnamurthy top-scoring with an unbeaten 61.

Brief scores: Sri Lanka: 112 in 38.2 overs (Manodara 23, Sharma 6/20). India: 114/3 in 29.3 overs (Krishnamurthy 61n.o.)