Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in a do-or-die fixture at the ongoing Women's World Cup in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt admitted that there was plenty of relief after her team secured a 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a game marked by a long rain delay, as per a media release from ICC.
Persistent rain in Colombo on Tuesday saw Sri Lanka's match against New Zealand in the ongoing ICC Women's Cricket World Cup abandoned, leaving the island nation with just two points from their first four encounters at the tournament.
After Sri Lanka had won the toss, they had opted to bat first and posted 258/6 in their 50 overs. Sri Lanka has two points now, both coming from washouts, and they have lost two matches. NZ, who have just one win in their four matches, having lost two. While NZ is at the fifth place, Sri Lan
Sri Lanka marched to 258/6 in their 50 overs against New Zealand, with Nilakshi and skipper Chamari Athapaththu contributing useful half-centuries. Silva's fifty came in 26 balls, as she broke her own record of reaching the milestone in 28 balls against India earlier this year.
England continued its unbeaten run and leapfrogged to the top of the table with an emphatic 89-run victory over Sri Lanka at the ongoing World Cup on Saturday in Colombo.
During the match, India was put to bowl first and put 269/8 on the board. In the run chase of 271 runs in this 47-overs-a-side match, which saw action being interrupted by rain, Sri Lanka did look good in patches, however, Deepti's three-wicket haul (3/54) and assists from spinners Sneh Rana
Sri Lanka Women's skipper Chamari Athapaththu on Tuesday won the toss and elected to bowl first against India Women in the opening clash of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, which is being played at Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium.
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur expressed her excitement and determination ahead of the ICC ODI Women's World Cup 2025, saying that leading her country in the tournament is a special moment for her.
With the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 just around the corner, starting in less than two weeks, let's take a look at the top-ranked players from each nation in the ICC Women's Rankings, as the stage is set for thrilling action in India and Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu believes the fact that the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will be played on the sub-continent will prove advantageous for her side, as per the official website of ICC.