Sri Lanka Wins Women’s Asia Cup 2024
Chamari Athapaththu Shines and Looks Forward to Future Tournaments
Dambulla, Sri Lanka – July 29: Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu shared her thoughts on her future in international cricket after leading her team to victory over India in the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 final. The match took place at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday.
Outstanding performances from Harshitha Samawickrama and Chamari Athapaththu helped Sri Lanka win by eight wickets. Athapaththu expressed her desire to participate in two more ICC tournaments: the T20 World Cup this year and the 50-over World Cup next year in India.
“Hopefully I will still play until the next 50-over World Cup,” said Athapaththu.
She also expressed her happiness with the team’s performance and emphasized the importance of inspiring future generations of female cricketers. “I am feeling happy, I am happy about my team’s performance, especially the batting. A special thanks to Harshita and Dilhari for their performances. It is not a one-man show, the coaching staff has been great and finally we have won the Asia Cup. Special thanks to the Sri Lanka crowd, they supported our girls and I am really happy. This win is really good for our team, we have to inspire girls in the future, so it is special for Sri Lanka. It is my duty to lead from the front, that’s my duty for the country and my team,” she added.
India batted first and scored 165/6 in their 20 overs, with notable contributions from Smriti Mandhana (60 runs), Richa Ghosh (30 runs), and Jemimah Rodrigues (29 runs). For Sri Lanka, Dilhari was the standout bowler, taking two wickets. Udeshika Prabodhani, Sachini Nisansala, and Athapaththu each took one wicket.
Sri Lanka chased down the target of 166 runs in the 19th over, thanks to impressive knocks from Harshitha Samawickrama (69* runs) and Chamari Athapaththu (61 runs). Deepti was the only Indian bowler to take a wicket.
Harshitha Samawickrama was named Player of the Match, while Chamari Athapaththu was awarded Player of the Tournament for her 346 runs in five matches, including a century and two fifties, and three wickets.
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Sri Lanka -: Sri Lanka is a small island country located in the Indian Ocean, just south of India.
Women’s Asia Cup -: The Women’s Asia Cup is a cricket tournament where teams from different Asian countries compete against each other.
Chamari Athapaththu -: Chamari Athapaththu is a famous cricket player from Sri Lanka and the captain of the women’s cricket team.
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium -: This is a big stadium in Sri Lanka where cricket matches are played.
Harshitha Samawickrama -: Harshitha Samawickrama is another talented cricket player from Sri Lanka who played very well in the final match.
eight-wicket win -: In cricket, winning by eight wickets means the winning team had eight players left who did not get out.
T20 and 50-over World Cups -: These are two different types of cricket tournaments. T20 means each team plays 20 overs, and 50-over means each team plays 50 overs.
Player of the Match -: This award is given to the best player in a particular match.
Player of the Tournament -: This award is given to the best player throughout the entire tournament.
