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The Rain in Spain were tears of joy as they snatch a World Cup dream- BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) It was raining tears of joy in Spain as the plucky Spanish pulled off a sensational 1-0 win over a luckless England to lift the World Cup in Sydney. In all fairness, England were fancied to go all the way but found the Spanish women a daunting prospect. It was all Spain for most parts of the game as they launched endless waves of attacks into England territory but were thwarted by a solid defence that could have made the margin more emphatic. A magnificent strike from Olga Carmona in the 29th minute which whizzed into the right corner of the net was the difference in a tightly contested game. England missed what seemed like a gettable equaliser in front of the Spanish goal. But it was ...

Aug 21, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , ,
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Matildas shock France to storm into World Cup semi final – By Trevine Rodrigo (eLanka Sports editor – Melbourne) The stakes were high, and the spotlight was on a home team daring to dream, and when it’s Australia, nothing seems be beyond achievable. And accordingly, the Matildas put Australia on the world map as a team not to be underestimated. In true fashion, Australia withstood and overcame a clearly overskilled France to snatch a history making semi final of the Women’s World Cup after an exhausting 7-6 penalty shoot out which broke a stalemate through normal time, extra time and the final decider. Titanic would best describe the fantastic tussel for a semi final berth, and Australia and France provided just that in an epic quarter final of the Women’s World Cup in front of a mammoth crowd in Brisbane. In a frenetic game that ebbed and flowed with no ...

Aug 12, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , ,
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WOMEN’S WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA – Relentless Aussies burst Sri Lanka bubble – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka’s dream start at the Women’s World Cup was jolted to reality when defending champions Australia cruelly burst their bubble with a comprehensive thrashing of the Islanders. With much riding on this game from a Sri Lankan perspective, on the road of discovery as to their true standing, the Island nation soon discovered the yawning gap between the best and the rest.  The Aussies won the toss and challenged the Lankans to show what they’ve got with the bat. They didn’t have much, or a challenging target to offer, mainly due to the accuracy of Australia’s bowlers backed by brilliant fielding that restricted Sri Lanka to a mere113.  Then openers Alyssa Healey 54 off 43 balls with one six and 6 fours, and Beth Mooney 56 off ...

Feb 17, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , ,
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WOMEN’S WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA – Pumped up Sri Lanka women romp against Bangladesh – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Sri Lanka’s women proved their win over South Africa in the opener was no flash-in-the-pan going on to demolish Bangladesh in their second stint while raising exciting possibilities of playing finals for the first time.  The plucky Lankans, in a new mindset of self belief, have stunned the competition at its outset and need a win over heavy weights Australia the holders or New Zealand to make the top two in their group.  Winning the toss and batting first, Bangladesh were in early strife against a varied Sri Lanka attack now proving to be lethal particularly among the spinners led by Inoka Ranaweera and Oshadi Ranasinghe.  This time however, Skipper Chamari Athapaththu chimed in with two wickets to help contain the Bangladeshis to a gettable 126 in their allotment. ...

Feb 13, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , ,
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Chamari Athapaththu leads Lanka to stunning upset in World Cup opener over hosts South Africa.  – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE  Chamari Athapaththu found timely form to blast South Africa into submission as the Sri Lankans provided the first upset of the Women’s World Cup.  In the curtain raiser designed to kick- start the host nation’s hopes of lifting the prestigious event, South Africa reckoned without the dynamic Sri Lanka skipper whose form on the recent past has not been upto her lofty capability.  Athapaththu smashed a player-of-the-match 68 off 50 balls to get Sri Lanka to a par total of 130 before Sri Lanka’s spinners led by Inika Ranaweera 3 for 18 off four economical overs aided by Inoka Ranasinghe 2 for 20 off 4, and Sugandika Kumari 2 for 28 off 4, strangled the strong South African batting as the visitors clung on to a pulsating and famous ...

Feb 11, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , ,
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