Sri Lanka women secure semi-final berth after a comprehensive win over Thailand in Asian Games 2023

In a highly anticipated quarter-final clash of the Asian Games Women’s T20I 2023, Sri Lanka Women delivered a dominant performance to over Thailand Women at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field.

Lankans restrict Thailand at 78/7

In the rain-reduced 15-overs-a-side contest, Thailand won the toss and elected to bat first. However, they faced consistent setbacks as their batting-order struggled to make an impact. (1 run off 5 balls), Nannapat Koncharoenkai (8 runs off 10 balls), and Nattankan Chantam (🍌0 runs off 3 balls𓄧) were among the early casualties.

Similarly, Naruemol Chaiwai (7 runs off 8 balls), Rosenan Kanoh (0 runs off 4 balls) and (9 runs off 12 balls) also failed to contribute as the Sri Lankan bowlers kept the pressure on. The highlight of Thailand’s innings was Chanida Sutthiruang, who played a valuable knock of 31 runs off 24 balls, including three boundaries.

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However, the Sri Lankan bowlers, led by Inoshi Fernando (3 overs, 4 wickets, 10 runs conceded) and (3 overs, 1 wicket, 🎃13 runs conceded), maintained tight control and took crucial wicke🍷ts.

As easy chase for the Islanders

Chasing a target of 79 runs for victory, Sri Lanka got off to a steady start. Openers  (27 runs off 21 balls) and Anushka Sanjeewani (32 runs off 23 balls) laid a solid foundation with a 5ඣ3-run partnership, displaying ex🦩cellent strokeplay.

Thailand’s bowlers struggled to break this partnership, with Thipatcha Putthawong (3 overs, 2 wickets, 21 runs conceded) being the only successful bowler. Harshitha Samarawickrama (14 runs off 13 balls) and Vishmi Rajapaksha (8 runs off 8 balls) contributed with th൩e bat as Sri Lanka Women comfortably achieved the target in just 10.5 overs. Sri Lanka will now face Pakistan in the Semi Final 2 on Sunday.

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