24/07Result
12th Match, Group B (N), Women's T20 Asia Cup at Dambulla, Jul 24 2024
SL Women won by 10 wkts (51b rem)
Player of the Match
Chamari AthapaththuSri Lanka Women
24/07Result
12th Match, Group B (N), Women's T20 Asia Cup at Dambulla, Jul 24 2024
SL Women won by 10 wkts (51b rem)
Player of the Match
Chamari AthapaththuSri Lanka Women

Thanks for joining us. Look forward to your company on Friday for the double-header day.

Athapaththu is the Player of the Match for her bristling knock and 1/15.

"Enjoying my cricket, don't want to take too much risk. Just wanna play my natural game. Approach was see-ball-hit-ball. I enjoy hitting sixes because I work hard doing power hitting in the nets, so I continue it in the middle. I didn't think of my individual landmark, was just thinking of winning the game [when asked about the bye they took to finish the game]. We wanna take it one game at a time, just be serious but at the same time not take too much pressure on my shoulders."

Putthawong: It's been a wonderful journey to get the chance to play against the big teams. We're learning a lot. It's my first experience as captain, saw how aggressive the big teams play. We've to learn from that moving forward. We'll take back wonderful memories, hopefully we'll come back and win a lot more games.

Sri Lanka cruise home in style. This has been another one-way fare. The group stages of the Women's Asia Cup has taught us that the Associates still have a long, long way to go and directly blooding them in against the big sides in a big competition from a series of camps and intra-squad games does no justice to anybody. But that debate is for another day.

Sri Lanka played near full-strength and flexed their muscle in every facet, before eventually razing down this small'ish target. They're no more the diffident team they were even until three years ago. This is a different Sri Lankan team under an inspired captain who is flying the country's flag globally.

Here's the semi-final line-up for Friday:
India v Bangladesh
Sri Lanka v Pakistan

11.3
1b
Maya to Athapaththu, 1 bye, game, set and match to Sri Lanka! They waltz into the semi-finals against Pakistan with a thumping win. Chamari's attempted cut shot misses the bat, the keeper fumbles and they run the bye. A bit of an anti-climatic finish, but no one seems particularly perturbed.
11.2
2
Maya to Athapaththu, 2 runs, milks two as she heaves this across the line towards long-on. The fielder nearly parried it to the ropes but recovered in time to stop it.
11.1
1
Maya to Gunaratne, 1 run, mistimes a heave down to long-on, will get a single

END OF OVER:
11 | 9 Runs | SL-W: 90/0 (4 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 8.18, RRR: 0.44)

  • Vishmi Gunaratne38 (33b)
  • Chamari Athapaththu47 (33b)
  • Suleeporn Laomi1-0-7-0
  • Phannita Maya1-0-14-0
10.6
1
Laomi to Gunaratne, 1 run, walks across and paddles it round the corner to fine leg
10.5
1
Laomi to Athapaththu, 1 run, takes the single to tease the crowd a bit more, the pull is mistimed over midwicket
10.4
0
Laomi to Athapaththu, no run, the crowd has to wait, Chamari beaten on the cut

Can Chamari finish it off with a six and also get past a half-century? She got to a century in the previous game with a six.

10.3
1
Laomi to Gunaratne, 1 run, slaps this shortish delivery to sweeper cover
10.2
2lb
Laomi to Gunaratne, 2 leg byes, drifts down, this one flicks the pad and runs down to fine leg for two leg byes
10.1
4
Laomi to Gunaratne, FOUR, shortish, she gets across a long way and paddles it nicely around the corner. And despite the best efforts, the fine leg fielder can't prevent the four.

END OF OVER:
10 | 14 Runs | SL-W: 81/0 (13 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 8.10, RRR: 1.30)

  • Vishmi Gunaratne32 (29b)
  • Chamari Athapaththu46 (31b)
  • Phannita Maya1-0-14-0
  • Onnicha Kamchomphu2-0-22-0
9.6
1
Maya to Gunaratne, 1 run, pulled through the hands of midwicket, wide long-on runs across to cut that off.
9.5
1
Maya to Athapaththu, 1 run, steps out but the bowler shortens her length and slows it down, takes the inside edge wide of midwicket
9.4
1
Maya to Gunaratne, 1 run, hit back hard down the ground, onto the stumps at the bowler's end but there was no hand from Maya on that. They get one off a deflection.
9.3
1
Maya to Athapaththu, 1 run, eased down to long-on

Mid-off and short fine go back, as does square leg. Fine leg runs back in again after going all the way back. Sums up the confusion

9.2
4
Maya to Athapaththu, FOUR, full toss and that has been belted up and over cover. Chamari's big-hitting to the fore now.
9.1
6
Maya to Athapaththu, SIX, sits up nicely for Athapaththu as she swivels back and belts this pull to clear deep square leg.

END OF OVER:
9 | 19 Runs | SL-W: 67/0 (27 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 7.44, RRR: 2.45)

  • Vishmi Gunaratne30 (27b)
  • Chamari Athapaththu34 (27b)
  • Onnicha Kamchomphu2-0-22-0
  • Thipatcha Putthawong2-0-10-0
8.6
4
Kamchomphu to Gunaratne, FOUR, the consequence of the big hit off the previous delivery is that the bowler drops short, but Vishmi is ready. Rocks back quickly and cuts behind point to pick the gap.
8.5
6
Kamchomphu to Gunaratne, SIX, steps out and hammers this with the spin over long-on. Excellent use of the feet to get to the pitch. Had the conviction to clear the ropes, clean swing. Lovely hit.
8.5
1w
Kamchomphu to Gunaratne, 1 wide, sharp turn from well outside off, good take down leg by the keeper as batter misses the tickle. One-handed take
8.4
1
Kamchomphu to Athapaththu, 1 run, heaved into the leg side, down to deep square leg
8.3
0
Kamchomphu to Athapaththu, no run, fired full on middle, kept out

Chamari is now the leading run-getter in the competition so far

8.2
6
Kamchomphu to Athapaththu, SIX, that was waiting to happen! Athapaththu can't hold back as she sees this tossed up from around the stumps. Was right in her hitting arc and she belted this over the long-on boundary. Clean, clean strike.
8.1
1
Kamchomphu to Gunaratne, 1 run, steps out and works this with the spin to long-on