Dilhari finishes off in style! Full and outside off stump, lofts this over mid-off to find the boundary.
BAN Women vs SL Women, 4th Match, Group B at Dambulla, Women's Asia Cup, Jul 20 2024 - Match Result
SL Women won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
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Nigar Sultana: "Losing so many wickets in the powerplay is so difficult, me and Shorna were trying to build a partnership. They used the powerplay very well. T20 is all about intensity. For the next few games I would like to see how my team rectifies mistakes. Nahida bowled well, crowd also liked it. It's a good thing that we could take on to the next game."
Vishmi Gunaratne is the POTM: I am enjoying this year. This one makes more special because my family is here. I would like to thank my parents, sister. Enjoyed batting with my captain. Pitch is good for batting and easy to chase down the score. I had to work on my reverse sweep. Moving forward, I want to get this right."
Chamari Athapaththu: "As a captain, I am proud of my girls, in last couple of months we played good cricket. We played positive cricket, I hope we continue this performance. We worked hard on fielding and a couple of areas, thanks to fielding coach. I hope they continue in the next game as well. I want to thank the crowd."
9.59pm: Sri Lanka open their campaign with a commanding seven-wicket win . They were excellent with the ball, strangling Bangladesh to 17 for 4 but let them get away to 111 for 8. Nigar and Shorna contributed with the bat but it wasn't enough. What is more refreshing to see is how the likes of Gunaratne and Samarawickrama batted after Athapaththu's departure. 2024 is Gunaratne's year and she continued her purple patch to top-score for the hosts today with 51. Sri Lanka's strike rotation and fielding were impressive as well. This also means Bangladesh are yet to notch up a win in T20Ia in 2024. Not a good news if you are a Bangladeshi fan, especially when they are hosting a T20 World Cup in a few months.
Joe: "Kalijeera lamb biryani time , win or lose we eat " -- what a way to celebrate good game of cricket! Enjoy
Marufa comes back for her fourth over
Full and outside off stump, get down on one knee for a sweep, misses. Appeal for lbw but going outside off
Fuller on off stump, swept away to deep square leg
Fuller going down, swept away to short fine leg
punches to point but can't take a single
Fuller on off, goes deep and defends
Nahida gets her third! Harshitha was in a hurry to finish things off. Tossed outside off stump and she hits it straight to the bowler while looking to go down the ground
Four more! Fuller outside off, goes for a wild swing, again comes off the edge and races to deep third boundary. 14 runs off the over
Up in the air but is safe! Full and wide of off, throws her bat at it, the ball falls in front of cover. Should have taken after putting in the dive
Goes full and wide of off, sliced away, comes off the edge to deep third for four
One bounce to boundary! Good timing. Loses balance while pulling it away in front of square on the leg side
Short of a length, waits and cuts it away to deep extra cover
18 needed from 30 balls
Full on middle and off, swept away to deep square leg. Excellent running again, throw isn't great to effect a run-out
Around
Excellent timing! uff. Full down the leg, she moves away and brings out the switch hit to deep cover
Tossed up around off stump, clips this to mid-on for a quick single
Dilhari goes for a slog sweep on one knee but misses
Full length on off stump, hit back to bowler
full on leg stump, taps gently to midwicket for a quick single
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Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | |
Toss | Bangladesh Women, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | WT20I no. 1961 |
Match days | 20 July 2024 - night (20-over match) |
WT20I debut | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Sri Lanka Women 2, Bangladesh Women 0 |
Over 18 • SL-W 114/3
SL Women won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)