Sri Lankan Chamari Athapaththu said a courageous methodology was critical to her team upset three-run success against South Africa in the initial match of the Ladies’ T20 World Cup at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday.
Chamari Athapaththu said a brave methodology was critical to her team upset three-run success against has South Africa in the initial match of the ‘ T20 World Cup at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. “Nobody anticipates that Sri Lanka should win,” she said. “We had no strain so we could play valiant cricket. In this organization rankings is only a number.” Athapaththu’s 68 off 50 balls empowered Sri Lanka to make 129 for four after they were sent in to bat.
Sri Lanka confined South Africa to 126 for nine with precise sluggish bowling supported by great handling.
Left-arm bowler Inoka Ranaweera took three critical wickets and yielded just 18 runs in four overs, while individual left-armer Sugandika Kumari and off-spinner Oshadhi Ranasinghe took two wickets each as South Africa couldn’t assemble any significant organizations. Skipper Sune Luus was the top-scorer with 28.
The left-given Athapaththu hit 12 fours and shared a second-wicket organization of 86 with 17-year-old Vishmi Gunarathne, who made 35.
They needed to retain early tension and Sri Lanka scored just 40 runs in the initial 10 overs before the two players took the assault toward the South African bowlers.
“Vishmi is a remarkable new youthful genius,” said Athapaththu.
Luus said the distinction between the sides was that Sri Lanka had a major organization while South Africa had none. Their best stand was 29 for the primary wicket between Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits.
Ranasinghe made the advancement when Brits was gotten at cover and the South African innings began to unwind when Ranaweera had driving hitters Kapp and Laura Wolvaardt trapped in her initial two overs.
At the point when Kumari had the enormous hitting Chloe Tryon trapped in the profound and bowled Anneke Bosch two balls later South Africa were in some hot water at 72 for five.
Athapaththu said she accepted Sri Lanka been able to arrive at the semi-finals in spite of being in a similar gathering as Australia and New Zealand. “Yet, presently our attention is on our next game against Bangladesh.”
Sri Lanka play Bangladesh at Newlands on Sunday as a component of an all-Asian twofold header which likewise includes India and Pakistan.
South Africa are confronted with a colossal errand in the event that they are to rise out of the gathering stage. Their next match is against New Zealand in Paarl on Monday. “The World Cup actually has far to go,” said Luus.
