By a margin of 10 wickets, Sri Lanka defeated Thailand to advance to the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 semifinals. The team captained by Chamari Athapaththu once again performed admirably at the bat and bowl, putting up a tight show at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla.
Thailand was slow to get going, bat first. Nattaya Boochatham, the seasoned opener, was out of the game with the first ball. Nannapat Koncharoenkai and Aphisara Suwanchonrathi attempted to form a partnership, however the former was removed after making 12 runs. But Nannapat made sure the scoreboard never stopped. She demonstrated that she was a one-woman army with hardly any assistance from the other end. Thailand scored a decent 93 runs in the first innings thanks to the 23-year-old’s 47 runs off 53 deliveries.
Kavisha Dilhari, a bowler from Sri Lanka, had a respectable performance, taking two wickets in her four overs while only allowing 13 runs to be scored. One wicket apiece was taken by Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, and skipper Athapaththu.
The hosts had it too easy when it came to the chase. Vishmi Gunaratne and Athapaththu appeared unbreakable as they completed the task with total ease. Sri Lanka won easily, and none of Thailand’s strategies proved to be an obstacle. Athapathu, who recently made history by becoming the first female cricket player to score a century in the T20 Asia Cup, amassed 49* runs in 35 deliveries, while Gunaratne, who is 18 years old, made 39* runs in 34 deliveries.
In the meanwhile, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will square off in the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 second semifinal. Bangladesh will be played by Harmanpreet Kaur’s India, on the other hand. The final is set to take place in Dambulla on Sunday, July 28. Both semi-finals are slated to take place on July 26.
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Here’s how the fans reacted to Sri Lanka vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2024 game:
Chamari Athapaththu on a role!
Leading SLW to another Win.#SLTHA #AsiaCup2024— ഫാന്റം ഒന്നാമൻ™ (@thoughtscreates) July 24, 2024
Only 1 batter features in the top 3 run getters in both ODIs & T20Is in 2024
Chamari Athapaththu (most runs in T20Is & 3rd most in ODIs)#AsiaCup2024 #WomensAsiaCup #WomensAsiaCup2024 #SLvTHA
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) July 24, 2024
Most runs & wickets in Asia Cup 2024 group stage
Most runs
180 Chamari Athapaththu
158 Shafali Verma
130 Murshida KhatunMost wickets
8 Deepti Sharma
The 4 standout players from the group stage#AsiaCup2024 #WomensAsiaCup #WomensAsiaCup2024 #SLvTHA
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) July 24, 2024
Sri lanka women’s beat Thailand by 10 wickets.
#WomensAsiaCup2024#Cricsl
— මදුරුවා
(@Maduruwaonline) July 24, 2024
Sri Lanka Women Beats Thailand Women by 10 wickets. @AsiaCup2024 pic.twitter.com/7SuO1M0T1B
— Akaran.A (@Akaran_1) July 24, 2024
Congratulations to the Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Team for making it to the semi-finals of the Asia Cup 2024
Your hard work and dedication are truly inspiring. Best of luck in the upcoming matches!#AsiaCup2024 #SriLanka #WomenInCricket pic.twitter.com/jIqSy5dq6m
— Vimukthi Dushantha
Sri Lanka in to Semi Finals of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024. #sportspavilionlk #WomensAsiaCup2024 #danushkaaravinda pic.twitter.com/Al3JfN2RWD
— DANUSHKA ARAVINDA (@DanuskaAravinda) July 24, 2024
– Beat Bangladesh womens by 7 wickets.
– Beat Malaysia womens by 144 runs.
– Best Thailand womens by 10 wickets.Sri Lanka
have qualified into the Semi final of the Women’s T20I Asia Cup 2024.
#AsiaCup2024 pic.twitter.com/xZpRq7KqJG
— Thurunu Jayasiri (@ThurunuJ) July 24, 2024
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