IND vs SL: Why is Smriti Mandhana skipping India's 5th T20I against Sri Lanka?

On Tuesday, the Indian Women's cricket team will face Sri Lanka in the fifth and final T20I at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. However, Smriti Mandhana, along with Renuka Singh Thakur will not feature in the plan because the team has decided to rest them.

G Kamalini and Sneh Rana will replace Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh

Smriti Mandhana will not be a part of India's Playing XI against Sri Lanka as the hosts play the final fixture of the series. Cricketers G Kamalini and Sneh Rana will take the field instead of Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh.

Harmanpreet Singh, the captain of Team India revealed the renewed Playing XI after Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl. Smriti and Renuka have been rested by the team.

The captain said, "Yes, we have two changes today. Smriti and Renuka are resting. Kamalini is going to make her debut, and Sneh Rana is back".

During the five-match series against Sri Lanka, India has been in terrific form and dominated the series. Smriti Mandhana, despite her slightly underwhelming performance in the first three matches, the star player put up quite a performance in the fourth matches where she scored a staggering 80 runs in a match where India scored more than 200 runs.

The team management has now decided that Smriti Mandhana should be rested so that she can recover well. The women cricketers will also look forward to the Women's Premier League where Smriti will return to lead Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Smriti Mandhana is known for smashing records. Recently, the cricketer reached 281 international appearances for India, a record previously held by Mithali Raj, the former India captain.

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