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Sri Lanka Women secured a convincing 4-wicket victory over the West Indies Women in the opening T20I of the three-match series. The game was played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa In♍ternational Cricket Stadium on Monday, with Sri Lanka ele☂cting to field first.
West Indies struggles to score big
Put in to bat first, the West Indies batters failed to get going against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack. Hayley Matthews (30) and Aaliyah Alleyne (26) were the only players to score over 20 runs, as the Windies finished their innings with a modest total of 134/8 in their allotted 20 overs. (4/29) was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers, claiming four wickets. Inoshi Fernando (3/28) also chipped in with three wickets.
Sri Lanka reaches the target with ease
Set a reachable target, the Sri Lankan openers struggled early on. However, a crucial partnership between Vishmi Rajapaksha Gunaratne (35) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (35) steadied the chase. Later contributions from Hasini Perera (20) and Nilakshi de Silva (17 not out𓂃) ensured , losing only 6 wickets in the process𒅌.
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Player of the Match
Chamari Athapaththu’s career-best bowling fifures, which guided Sri Lanka to victory, earned her the Player of the Match award.
With this win, Sri Lanka have taken a 1-0 lead in the T20I leg. The second fixture is scheduled on Wednes꧅day, June 26, at the same venue.
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