A couple of Sri Lankan women players have recieved a boost in the latest ICC Women's ODI rankings. Sri Lanka recently hosted Bangladesh for a three-match ODI series in Colombo and it was the home side that came away victorious despite some intervention from the weather throughout the series.
With this win, New Zealand has climbed up to second place in the points table with two wins in four matches and two losses. They have a total of four points. Sri Lanka also has the same statistics but is in third place due to its inferior net-run rate
With this win, Australia has topped Group 1 with three wins in three games and six points. SL is at second with two wins in three matches and four points
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): Cycle Pure Agarbathi, owned by NR Group, was announced as the Official Team Sponsor of the Sri Lanka Women's Team for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 to be held in South Africa.
Deepti Sharma was named as the 'Player of the Tournament'. In eight matches, she scored 94 runs in 5 innings, with a fifty. She also finished as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with a total of 13 wickets,
The day was extremely memorable for India as tight bowling from bowlers, Renuka Singh (3/5) in particular, restricted Sri Lanka to 65/9 in 20 overs. The target of 66 was chased down with very little inconvenience and it was Smriti Mandhana who top-scored with an unbeaten 51* off 25 balls<
Electing to bat first, Sri Lanka was off to a horrendous start. Pacer Renuka Singh was absolutely terrorising on the field, running out skipper Chamari Athapaththu (6) and dismissing Harshitha Madavi (1) and Hasini Perera (0).