Asia Cup 2024: Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Team Secures Convincing Win Over India Women & Win Their Maiden Championship

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This match was played on 28 July and it was the Sri Lankan batter that stood out, specifically Samarawickrama and Athapaththu.

Sri Lanka’s Batting Masterclass

With Samarawickrama starting the innings, she most certainly paved way to setting an aggressive tone she scored a swift 69 in 51 balls.
Sri Lanka Women's Batting Line Up. Pic Credits: Cricbuzz
Sri Lanka Women’s Batting Line Up. Pic Credits: Cricbuzz

India’s Batting Woes

Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh came in with cameos, but could not string together big partnerships which proved to be costly for India.
India Women's Batting Line Up. Pic Credits: Cricbuzz
India Women’s Batting Line Up. Pic Credits: Cricbuzz

Sri Lanka’s Bowling Depth

Bowling department of the Sri Lankan side performed quite well as Chamari Athapaththu, Sugandika Kumari, and Kavisha Dilhari kept the Indian batters’ scoring in check.
Sri Lanka Women's Bowling Line Up. Pic Credits: Cricbuzz
Sri Lanka Women’s Bowling Line Up. Pic Credits: Cricbuzz

India’s Bowling Struggles

India’s bowler side failed to restrict Sri Lanka’s women as they did with the batters.
India Women's Bowling Line Up. Pic Credits: Cricbuzz
India Women’s Bowling Line Up. Pic Credits: Cricbuzz
When it came down to it the two top order players Harshitha Samarawickrama and Chamari Athapaththu were streets ahead of India and were backed up by a well disciplined bowling line up.

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