Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in Women’s T20 Asia Cup

Hosts Sri Lanka began their Ladies’s Twenty20 Asia Cup marketing campaign on a optimistic word by beating Bangladesh by seven wickets in Dambulla on Saturday. After proscribing Bangladesh to 111 for eight, Sri Lanka reached 114/3 in 17.1 overs with 17 balls to spare. Batting first, Bangladesh bought off to a poor begin and misplaced three wickets for simply six runs. It quickly turned 17/4, after which 48/5, with captain Nigar Sultana steadying the sinking ship with a 59-ball knock of 48 with 6 boundaries.

Decrease down the order, Shrana Akhter contributed a quickfire 25 off 14 balls as Bangladesh handed 100.

For Sri Lanka, Udeshika Prabodhani (2/20) and Inoshi Priyadarshani (2/17) took two wickets every, whereas Sugandika Kumari, Kabisha Dilhari and Chamari Athapathu took one every.

So far as Sri Lanka’s batting was involved, opener Vishmi Gunaratne was the highest scorer with 51 off 48 balls, hitting seven fours and a six in his knock.

Harshita Samarawickrama scored 33 runs off 31 balls to take his crew to the brink of victory.

Nahida Akhtar was the perfect bowler for Bangladesh, ending with spectacular figures of three/12 in her quota of 4 overs.

Thailand beat Malaysia

Thailand defeated Malaysia by 22 runs within the first match of the day.

Batting first, Thailand amassed 133 for six, with wicketkeeper Nannapat Koncharoenkai scoring 40 from 35 balls, whereas Fannita Maya scored 29 from 28 balls.

Mahirah Izzati Ismail was probably the most profitable bowler for Malaysia, returning a formidable 3/16 in 4 overs.

Mahira’s efforts failed as Thailand restricted their opponents to 111 for eight within the allotted 20 overs regardless of a half-century from opener Wan Julia (52 off 53 balls).

High-of-the-order skipper Winifred Duraisingam scored 22 off 28 balls as she shared a 68-run first-wicket partnership with Julia.

Malaysia’s batting, nonetheless, collapsed quickly after as Thailand produced a disciplined show with the ball to emerge victorious.