Watch Asia Cup Women’s T20, 2024 – Final – Sunday 28th July 2024 – Sri Lanka Women beat India Women by 8 wickets Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Scorecard: India Women: 165/6 (20.0) Sri Lanka Women: 167/2 (18.4) Result: Sri Lanka Women beat India Women by 8 wickets Player of the match: Harshitha Samarawickrama 69 (51) Player of the series: Chamari Athapaththu Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...

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Athapaththu eyes T20 World Cup after Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup success The Sri Lanka skipper was thrilled to defeat India in the final of the Asia Cup and wants some more success at this year’s T20 World Cup. Source:-www.icc-cricket.com Victorious Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu believes her side’s success in the Women’s Asia Cup was well deserved as the island nation turns its attention to this year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka claimed their first Women’s Asia Cup title on Sunday, with Athapaththu leading from the front with a hard-fought half-century to help her team chase down India’s total of 165/6 with eight balls remaining. The victory helps cap off a tremendous 14-month period for Sri Lanka, who have claimed T20I series triumphs over Bangladesh, England and South Africa in recent times as well winning the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament to earn a place at ...

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Sri Lanka women’s crowning moment of glory as they grab the Asia Cup. Fantastic captain marvellous Chamari Athapaththu leads from the front.  BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka’s women cricketers dared to dream,  and then proved that dreams do come true as they sensationally grabbed the Asia Cup from a previously dominant India.  For a country that is dealing with much economically,  and struggling to raise its head, a little ray of sunshine swept across the Island nation putting everything else on hold as Chamari Athapaththu and her team jubilantly held aloft the prestigious Asian women’s cricketing plum. Rangiri Dambulla stadium will be remembered with nostalgia as the venue for a cricketing heist, as Sri Lanka’s women defied all logic to turn tables on Asia’s proven best team, second only to Australia in the world game.  Set an imposing target of 165 for victory, Sri Lanka ...

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Sri Lanka women heap more more pain on Windies in T20 opener. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka continued to heap more pain on the touring West Indies with a resounding four- wicket win with 8 balls remaining in the first T20 encounter in Hambantota.  Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu failed with the bat but struck telling blows with the ball to restrict the visitors to 134 for 8 after inviting them to take first lease of a wicket that seemed to have little terrors. The West Indies batters once again showed their vulnerability against spin as they put up a better showing but floundered to a below par total which Sri Lanka’s batters ran down without too much discomfort.  The sharp incline in the Women’s game has infused new interest to the cricket mad nation that has been starved of success from the men’s ...

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Sri Lanka women in grand win over Australia image Source:-dailynews Source:-dailynews.lk Sri Lanka women’s team showed fighting spirit as they recorded a thrilling seven run victory over Australia in their under 19 Tri nation T-20 cricket series fixture played at Mahinda Rajapaksa International cricket Stadium yesterday. The opening fixture of this tournament Sri Lanka led by Manudi Nanayakkara gave a superb performances to beat Aussie lasses in a close fight . In fact Sri Lanka and Australia both teams made low scores yesterday while Sri Lanka team limited to 117 for 6 wickets in their 20 overs but Sri Lankan lasses very well defended that score and Aussies had to be satisfied with 110 for 5 wickets in 20 overs and Sri Lanka team coached by Mahesh Weerasinghe had a morale booster with this opening game victory Sri Lanka women’s made a slow start by openers Dewmi Wijeratne (15) and ...

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Triumphant Sri Lanka grab a piece of history with first ever emphatic series win over England. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE  (Elanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka’s women continued a rampant run as they shocked England and threw down the gauntlet to the men’s team currently in the top four in the Asia Cup, that nothing is unsurmountable. Chamari Athapaththu’s ladies swept past England to claim a historic series  2-1 win and announced themselves as big time competitors against anyone.  Beating England in England makes this triumph even more special and goes down as the best effort yet by the rapidly rising Lankans who under new coach Rumesh Ratnayake are making giant strides.  From a team mostly dependent on Skipper Athapaththu, and perhaps a couple of handy allrounders, a different mindset has breathed belief into the group as they now perform as a perfect fighting unit. Yes, they rode on ...

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The Pioneering Female Cricketers in Ceylon: Facing England in 1948-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis KKS Perera, in Daily Mirror, March 2023, where the title reads thus: “three Johnians in First International Womens’ Match vs England in 1948 Sri Lanka Cricket with [its] record profit of Rs 6.3 billion made in 2022 could easily allocate more funds for developing women’s cricket.  Times have changed. The gentlemen’s game is not only meant for men; today it is the ladies’ game too. The Ceylon Times headline on November 2, 1948 — “Ceylon team goes down fighting.” ‘ [while also referring to ] ….a catch which any first-class cricketer would have been proud to make, a brilliant one-handed effort above her head with which Beverly Roberts ended centurion Hide’s innings.” ...

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