Sri Lanka Women beat Hosts, South Africa Women by 03 runs in the Tournament Opener
ICC 08th Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup Championship 2023 – South Africa – Match 01 – 01st Day
Sri Lanka Wmn put into bat, 129 / 4 – ( 20 Overs ) Skipper Chamari Atapattu 68, Vishmi Gunaratne 35 – the pair added 86 runs for the 02nd wicket – Marizanne Kapp 1 / 15, Shabnim Ismail 1 / 22.
South Africa Wmn in reply, 126 / 9 – ( 20 Overs ) Skipper Sune Luus 28, Laura Wolvaardt 18, Sinalo Jafta 15, Tazmin Brits 12, Marizanne Kapp 11, Chloe Tryon 10, Extras 12 – Laura Wolvardt / Tazmin Brits involved in an opening stand of 29 runs – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 72 runs, the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 25 runs – Inoka Ranaweera 3 / 18, Oshadi Ranasinghe 2 / 20, Sugandika Kumari 2 / 28, Nilakshi De Silva 03 catches.
Player of the Match : Chamari Atapattu – Sri Lanka Wmn