Sri Lanka Women beat New Zealand Women by 08 wickets on the DLS Method, Win the 03 match series 2 – 1
Sri Lanka Women beat New Zealand Women by 08 wickets on the DLS Method, Win the 03 match series 2 – 1 despite rain interrupted games won by the home team – a historic first ever series win after a first ever win in a match earlier
ICC Women’s Championship – New Zealand Women’s first tour of Sri Lanka 2023 – 03rd One Day International – Galle
New Zealand Women electing to bat, 127 / 2 – ( 31 Overs ) Suzannah Bates 63no, Skipper Sophie Devine 38no, Amelia Kerr 19 – Suzannah Bates / Amelia Kerr 46 runs for the 02nd wicket, Suzannah Bates / Sophie Devine 74 runs unbroken for the 03rd wicket – first 10 overs : 26 / 1, 20 overs : 69 / 2, 30 overs : 122 / 2.
Sri Lanka Women in reply, 196 / 2 – ( 26.5 Overs ) Skipper Chamari Athapaththu 140no ( 9×6, 13×4, 80 balls ), Nilakshi De Silva 48no – the pair involved in a 190 run unbroken stand for the 03rd wicket – first 10 overs: 61 / 2, 20 overs : 129 / 2, last 6.5 overs : 67 / 0 – Lea Tahuhu 1 / 29, Sophie Devine 1 / 32.
Player of the Match & Player of the Series :
Chamari Athapaththu – Sri Lanka
The first Sri Lanka player to be on top of the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s One Day International Player Rankings
The match was curtailed due to rain.
History made as Sri Lanka star claims No.1 batter ranking
Report assisted by srilankacricket.lk
Visuals courtesy SLC Media