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Chamari Cross Fingers for T20 World Cup 2020 Australia…

kit-sports editor — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:36:49 +0000

Chamari and Sanduni get centuries…

kit-sports editor — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 02:36:39 +0000

Navy SC, Air Force SC and Colts CC won their matches in the first round of Women’s Division I Inter Club Cricket Tournament yesterday.

Shashikala 68 and 2/33
Navy SC: 219/7 in 50 overs (L. Madhushani 86, S. Siriwardhane 68, S. Ravichandra 3/45)
Army SC: 162 in 48.5 overs (N. Hansika 88, S. de Alwis 3/20, E.Lokusuriya 2/7, S. Siriwardena 2/33)
Polgampola gets ton and 2/9
Air Force SC: 393/3 in 50 overs (Chamari Polgampola 104 n.o., S. Abeywickrama 102 n.o.,)
Palink SC: 92 in 36.2 overs (I. Fernando 3/6, C. Polgampola 2/9, Chamila Pieris 2/15)
Colts bowlers grab honours
Colts CC: 152 in 41 overs (A. Anjali 18, A. Dasuni 3/26)
Matara SC: 111 in 41.1 overs (M. Shehani 48, I. Shyamali 2/12, J. Mala 2/14, T.Rajapakshe 2/31, S.Thivanka 2/31)

West Indies Women won the three-match Twenty20 series by 2-1

kit-sports editor — Wed, 27 May 2015 00:19:35 +0000

West Indies Women won the three-match Twenty20 series by 2-1 with a crushing nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka Women in the third and final match at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo yesterday.

Chasing a modest 75-run target, openers Stafanie Taylor (38 off 35 balls) and Hayley Matthews batted for just 11 overs to reach the victory target with 8.4 balls to spare. Hayley Matthews, who demolished Sri Lanka Women middle order taking four wickets, scored an unbeaten 38 runs while in-form batswoman Stafanie Taylor got out in the first ball of the 11th over.

Sent into bat, Sri Lanka Women were restricted to 74 for 9 within 20 overs.

After losing two early wickets in successive deliveries of the second over, Lankans were unable to recover and were bowled out fo

r less than 100 runs.

Skipper Chamari Atapattu played a lone innings while wickets fell regulary at the other end. Atapattu was the top scorer, hitting 43 runs. The skipper perished in the 15th over after smashing six boundaries during her 48-ball knock.

Anisa Mohammed, who tooked the first two wickets, bowled a decent four-over spell giving away seven runs. Player-of-the-match Hayley Matthews was the pick of the visitors bowlers , taking four for 10 in her four overs.

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Sri Lanka124-5,West Indies 125-2

kit-sports editor — Tue, 26 May 2015 03:40:20 +0000

Opener Stafanie Taylor (59) and Deandra Dottin (51) added a century stand for the second wicket as West Indies Women beat Sri Lanka Women by eight wickets in their second T20 match played at R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday.

Batting first Sri Lanka Women scored 124 -5 in 20 overs. After the first wicket fell cheaply, Chamari Atapattu (27) and Dilani Manodara (30) added 47 for the second wicket in 35 balls, but the home team couldn’t capitalize and go for a big score thereafter.
Chasing 125 West Indies got there in 18.5 overs with only 2 wickets down.
Third and final T20 match will be played today at the same venue which will be the series decider.

SRi LANKA
124-5
(Chamari Atapattu 27, Dilani Manodara 30, Stafanie Taylor 2-20)

West Indies
125-2
(18.5/20 ov)
(Stafanie Taylor 59 not out, Deandra Dottin 51)

ICC Women’s Championship, 4th ODI: West Indies Women won by 31 runs……

kit-sports editor — Wed, 20 May 2015 14:02:01 +0000

West Indies Women 156 (47.3) Britney Cooper 46, Hayley Matthews 24, Inoka Ranaweera 3/17, Sripali Weerakkody 3/37
v
Sri Lanka Women 125 (45.2) Eshani Kaushalya 30, Nipuni Hansika 21, Hayley Matthews 3/7, Anisa Mohammed 2/23

ICC Women’s Championship points – West Indies Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0

West Indies Women in Sri Lanka ODI Series – West Indies Women won the 4-match series 3-1

Atapattu has recovered now.

kit-sports editor — Mon, 18 May 2015 00:59:04 +0000

Sri Lanka women’s skipper Chamari Atapattu will play in the third ODI at R.Premadasa International Stadium today. Match will commence at 10.00 a.m.
She had been ruled out of the first and second ODIs against West Indies women on 13 and 15 May when she injured her right hand during a gym session. Vice-Captain Eshani Lokusuriya took over as captain for the first two Odis Coach Jeevantha Kulathunga sayed that Atapattu has recovered now. “We tried to include her in the team for the second ODI but doctors advised her not to play. Other than Atapattu the same team will be playing in today’s match, but we have yet to see who will be left out.”
Sri Lanka won the second ODI with huge support from the former skipper Shashikala Siriwardena with an excellent spell of 4/30 and an unbeaten 42.
If Sri Lanka wins the series with a 2-1 victory, hosts would climb two places to join England on seven points.

Shashikala Siriwardena helps Srilanka win

kit-sports editor — Sat, 16 May 2015 01:45:04 +0000

Former skipper and all rounder Shashikala Siriwardena with an excellent spell of 4/30 and an unbeaten 42 helped Sri Lanka women thrash West Indies by six wickets in the second ODI played at R.Premadasa International Stadium yesterday.

Chasing 124, a fifth-wicket partnership of 40 runs between Shashikala and Yasoda Mendis put the game in favour of Sri Lanka who registered their first victory in this women’s ODI series. So far both teams have won one match each and the third ODI will be played on 18 May at the same venue.

West Indies Women tour of Sri Lanka, 1st ODI…..

kit-sports editor — Wed, 13 May 2015 12:53:53 +0000

Sri Lanka Women 149 (49.5 ov, P Weerakkody 42, H Mathews 3/19) v
West Indies Women 153/5 (40.1 ov, D Dottin 84*, E Kaushalya 2/4)
West Indies Women won by 5 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)

Chamari Atapattu ruled out of first two ODIs….

kit-sports editor — Wed, 13 May 2015 00:19:54 +0000

Chamari Atapattu, the Sri Lanka women’s captain, has been ruled out of the first and second ODIs against West Indies women on May 13 and 15. She injured her right hand during a gym session and required 16 stitches. Vice-captain Eshani Lokusuriyage is likely to take over as captain for the first two ODIs.

Yashoda Mendis, who was kept on stand-by for this series, was drafted into the squad as a replacement for Atapattu. Mendis has scored 457 runs in 23 matches, at an average of 19.86, including three half-centuries.

The last three ODIs of this four-match series will count as part of the ICC Women’s Championship. The first ODI is scheduled for Wednesday in Colombo.