Sri Lanka girls registered their title within the history books on Wednesday (April 3) at Buffalo Park in East London after they defeated South Africa within the third T20I by 4 wickets to clinch the three-match T20I collection 2-1.
Sri Lanka’s collection win is their first-ever against South Africa in any format and it got here to life after a group efficiency.
Tasked to chase down 156 to win the sport and the collection, Sri Lanka acquired off to a poor begin as opener Vishmi Gunaratne (One run off three balls) departed cheaply within the second over.
The onus then fell on the accountable shoulders of Chamari Athapaththu who together with Harshitha Samarawickrama stitched a 97-run stand for the second wicket.
Chamari was the explosive of the 2 batters as she hammered 73 off simply 46 balls to regain momentum in Sri Lanka’s nook. The southpaw discovered boundaries with ease and hit a complete of seven fours and 5 sixes throughout her 73-run knock off 46 balls.
She struck at a charge of 158.69 which helped Sri Lanka hold the asking charge in verify. Chamari’s scoring charge additionally labored in favour of Harshitha.
Harshitha took her time to get her eyes in to register a match-winning half-century. While the guests misplaced 4 extra wickets after Chamari’s downfall within the thirteenth over, Harshitha’s calculated knock helped the group to register its highest run chase in T20I history.
Harshitha remained unbeaten and scored 54 off 43 balls. Left-arm orthodox bowler Sugandika Kumari led the cost with the ball in hand earlier and bagged a three-for to guarantee South Africa don’t put up a large whole.
Chamari was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) for her excellent knock whereas South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt gained the Player of the Series award for scoring 158 runs.
