Sri Lanka win First Medal in Asian Games 2022 in China

OCA 19th Summer Asian Games 2022 – China 03rd Day

Women’s T20 Cricket :
Bronze Medal Match : Bangladesh Wmn bt Pakistan Wmn by 05 wickets
Pakistan Wmn put into bat, 64 / 9 – ( 20 Overs ) Aliya Riyaz 17, Skipper Nidar Dar 14, Sadaf Shamas 13, Natalia Parvaiz 11 – 03 batters dismissed without scoring – Shorna Akter 3 / 16 – career best – Sajinda Meghla 2 / 11, Skipper Nigar Sultana 03 victims.

Bangladesh Wmn in reply, 65 / 5 – ( 18.2 Overs ) Shorna Akter 14no, Shamima Sultana 13, Shakthi Rani 13 – opening stand of 27 runs – then lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 30 runs – Nashra Sandhu 3 / 10.

Gold Medal Match : India Wmn beat Sri Lanka Wmn by 19 runs
India Wmn electing to bat, 116 / 7 – ( 20 Overs ) Smriti Mandhana 46 – ( 1×6, 4×4, 45 balls ), Jemima Rodrigues 42 ( 5×4, 40 balls ) – the pair put on 73 runs for the 02nd wicket – the last 06 wickets fell for the addition of 27 runs – Udeshika Prabodhani 2 / 16, Inoka Ranaweera 2 / 21, Sugandika Kumari 2 / 30, Anushka Sanjeewani 03 victims & 01 run out, Skipper Chamari Athapaththu 02 catches.

Sri Lanka Wmn in reply, 97 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Hasini Perera 25, Nilakshi De Silva 23, Oshadi Ranasinghe 19, Skipper Chamari Athapaththu 12 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 01 run – Hasini Perera / Nilakshi De Silva 36 runs for the 04th wicket, Nilakshi De Silva / Oshadi Ranasinghe 28 runs for the 05th wicket – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 10 runs – Titas Sadhu 3 / 06 – career best – Rajeshwari Gaekwad 2 / 20, Richa Gosh 02 victims.

Gold – India, Silver – Sri Lanka, Bronze – Bangladesh This is bettering the Bronze won in Incheon, South Korea at the 17th Summer Asian Games 2014.

Men’s Rugby Sevens :
Placement Matches 09th to13th Places
OCA Flag ( Sri Lanka ) bt Afghanistan 36 – 19 ( H / T 12 – 10 )
OCA Flag ( Sri Lanka ) bt Philippines 21 – 12 ( H / T 14 – 07 )

Quarter Finals
Hong Kong China bt Chinese Taipei 42 – 05
South Korea bt Malaysia 26 – 05
Japan bt United Arab Emirates 28 – 14
China bt Singapore 36 – 17

Swimming : Men’s 50 M Backstroke Heat 2 – Lane 2
04th – Akalanka Peiris – 26.01 Sec – New Sri Lanka Record – Improved on his previous record

Medal Tally at the End of Day 03 :

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
China	39	21	9	69
South Korea	10	10	13	33
Japan	05	14	12	31
Uzbekistan	04	04	06	14
Hong kong China	03	04	07	14

The 19th Summer Asian Games – Hangzhou, China is being supported by 11 Official Prestige Partners, 04 Official Sponsors, 16 Official Exclusive Suppliers & 144 Official Suppliers.

Report assisted by NOCSL Media
Photos by Thusith Wijedoru