Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu produced a superb all-round performance for Falcons against Barmy Army at FairBreak Invitational T20 Tournament 2023, but she ended up on the losing side.
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Falcons skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill won the toss and invited the Barmy Army to take the first lease of the wicket. The decision turned out to be a good one as they managed to restrict Barmy Army to 143 thanks to Athapatthu’s outstanding bowling performance.
She picked up 4 wickets for 17 runs in her 4-over spell putting her side on top at the innings break. Athapaththu and Danni Wyatt opened the batting for the Falcons and the duo stitched together a 77-run stand for the first wicket.
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However, after the dismissals of the opening pair, Falcons lost their way and continued to lose wickets at regular intervals being restricted to 134/9 in the allotted 20 overs.
Athapaththu was the chief scorer for Falcons as she made 44 runs off 33 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 133.33. The 19-year-old Kavisha Egodage, Sri Lankan origin UAE player was the pick of the bowlers for Barmy Army as she snared 3 wickets for 17 runs.
Brief Scores
Barmy Army – 143/6 (20) Lauren Winfield-Hill 54, Nigar Sultana 40, Chamari Athapaththu 4/17
Falcons – 134/9 (20) Chamari Athapaththu 44, Danni Wyatt 38, Kavisha Egodage 3/17, Rumana Ahmed 3/23, Laura Cardoso 2/14
Result – Barmy Army won by 9 runs
