Captain Chamari Athapaththu was in full movement on Tuesday (May 7) as Sri Lanka hammered Scotland by 68 runs in the ultimate to win the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier.
After being requested to bat first, Sri Lanka have been put underneath strain instantly as Vishmi Gunaratne fell cheaply to Priyanaz Chatterji in simply the third over of the sport.
Sri Lanka girls misplaced two extra wickets and have been lowered to 55/3 in 8.4 overs earlier than Chamari alongside Nilkashi de Silva gave them an injection of stability.
The pair stitched a much-needed 106-run stand collectively and turned the tides in Sri Lanka’s favour.
Chamari displayed warning early on as Sri Lanka misplaced wickets however modified gears swiftly later to place the crew in the motive force’s seat.
The Sri Lankan skipper smashed 13 fours and 4 maximums to stamp her authority on the sport. She batted at a strike fee of 161.90 and it helped her accomplice Nilkashi to take her time and carve a run-a-ball innings.
Rachel Slater turned out to be the decide of all of the Scotland bowlers. She bagged figures of two/35 in her 4 overs.
Chasing 170 to win the match, the Scottish gamers wanted to begin strongly. However, it simply did not occur as Sri Lanka have been throughout them in the second half of the sport.
Sri Lanka by no means gave Scotland a sniff and utilized relentless strain with their disciplined bowling assault to maintain them restricted to 101/7 in 20 overs.
Notably, Sri Lanka and Scotland had booked their tickets for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 earlier than the fixture on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka received the higher of UAE whereas Scotland defeated Ireland to cement a spot in the multi-nation match. While the Chamari Athapaththu-led facet is in Group A alongside Australia, India, New Zealand and Pakistan, Scotland are part of Group B that includes the hosts Bangladesh, England, South Africa and the West Indies.
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