Captain Chamari Athapaththu was in full circulate on Tuesday (Could 7) as Sri Lanka hammered Scotland by 68 runs within the remaining to win the ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup Qualifier.
After being requested to bat first, Sri Lanka have been put beneath stress 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 decreased 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 group within the driver’s seat.
The Sri Lankan skipper smashed 13 fours and 4 maximums to stamp her authority on the sport. She batted at a strike charge of 161.90 and it helped her companion 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 event, the Scottish gamers wanted to start out strongly. Nonetheless, it simply did not occur as Sri Lanka have been throughout them within the second half of the sport.
Sri Lanka by no means gave Scotland a sniff and utilized relentless stress 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 Ladies’s T20 World Cup 2024 earlier than the fixture on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka acquired the higher of UAE whereas Scotland defeated Eire to cement a spot within the multi-nation event. Whereas the Chamari Athapaththu-led aspect is in Group A alongside Australia, India, New Zealand and Pakistan, Scotland are part of Group B that contains the hosts Bangladesh, England, South Africa and the West Indies.
