Sri Lanka crowned champions of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 as they registered a comfortable win over India in the final played today (28th July) at Dambulla International Cricket Stadium.
Having won the toss, India opted to bat first and managed to put on a solid batting performance with a score of 165/6 on the board.
Opening batter Smriti Mandhana was the standout for India, marching on to her 26th fifty in T20Is. Richa Ghosh (30) and Jemimah Rodrigues (29) also chipped in with crucial cameos down the order. Off-spinner Kavisha Dilhari was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka, grabbing 2 wickets for 36 runs.
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In reply, Sri Lanka lost their opening batter Vishmi Gunaratne for just 1 run in the second over of the innings. However, skipper Athapaththu and No. 3 batter Harshitha Samarawickrama revived the innings, adding 87 runs for the second wicket.
Samarawickrama and Kavisha Dilhari took control of the game, sharing an unbeaten 73-run stand to put the home side over the line. This was Sri Lanka’s highest successful run chase in Women’s T20Is.
Samarawickrama made an unbeaten 69 runs off 51 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes, while Athapaththu contributed 61 runs off 43 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes.
Sri Lankan skipper Athapaththu won the Player of the Tournament award, while Samarawickrama won the Player of the Final award for her heroics with the bat in the summit clash.
Brief Scores
India – 165/6 (20) Smriti Mandhana 60, Richa Ghosh 30, Jemimah Rodrigues 29, Kavisha Dilhari 2/36
Sri Lanka – 167/2 (18.4) Harshitha Samarawickrama 69*, Chamari Athapaththu 61, Kavisha Dilhari 30*
Result – Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shafali Verma | lbw b Kavisha Dilhari | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 84.21 |
| Smriti Mandhana | c Chamari Athapaththu b Kavisha Dilhari | 60 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 127.66 |
| Uma Chetry | lbw b Chamari Athapaththu | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | c Nilakshi de Silva b Sachini Nisansala | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | run out (Anushka Sanjeewani) | 29 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 181.25 |
| Richa Ghosh | c Anushka Sanjeewani b Udeshika Prabodhani | 30 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 214.29 |
| Pooja Vastrakar | not out | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Radha Yadav | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 4 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 1, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 165/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.25) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inoshi Priyadarshani | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | |
| Udeshika Prabodhani | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 | |
| Sugandika Kumari | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | |
| Kavisha Dilhari | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | |
| Sachini Nisansala | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10.00 | |
| Chamari Athapaththu | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishmi Gunaratne | run out (Richa Ghosh) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Chamari Athapaththu | b Deepti Sharma | 61 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 141.86 |
| Harshitha Samarawickrama | not out | 69 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 135.29 |
| Kavisha Dilhari | not out | 30 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 187.50 |
| Extras | 6 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 167/2 (18.4 Overs, RR: 8.95) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renuka Singh | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 | |
| Pooja Vastrakar | 3.4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 8.53 | |
| Deepti Sharma | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | |
| Tanuja Kanwar | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | |
| Radha Yadav | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 11.75 | |
