India remain unbeaten with 29 run win over Sri Lanka

Chinthana Wasala in Dambulla

CRICKET: Sri Lanka were bowled out for 198 in the fifth ball of the last over as Indians scored a 29 run victory to remain unbeaten in the Women’s Cricket Asia Cup 2008 at the Rangiri Dambulla Cricket Stadium yesterday.India won the toss and elected to bat and laid steady platform by scoring 227 runs. Skipper Shashikala Sririwardene and Suwini de Alwis shared three wickets each.

India got off to a great start as K.V. Jain and J. Sharma built a 61 run partnership to lay a strong foundation for Indian innings. But Sharma could not stay for long and followed her opening partner to the pavilion after just five runs were added to the total.

The Indian skipper Mithali Raj hit a brilliant knock of 54 in 63 balls including nine boundaries to lift their score. She got involved in another convincing 62 run partnership for the fourth wicket with Priyanka Roy who made 41.

After that the Indians could not make any appreciable partnerships till the end of their innings. Devika Pulshikar was the only player to pass double figures (22).

Sri Lankans were looked confident from the beginning. Dedunu Silva looked much positive as she hammered 12 boundaries and a six in her 87 ball innings.

Neetu Davis dropped Chamari Polgampola at 6 and she could add another six runs to her score before she was caught at second slip by Goswami.

Dilani Maodara, the next one was out LBW without scoring. After a 51 run

partnership was built, opener Dedunu Silva was bowled by Rumeli Dhar after a brilliant knock of 74.

From that time the Indian total looked so big to be chased by the Lankans as the required run rate was climbing. The Lankans were not able to stand up with that obstacle in front of them. As the lower batting order collapsed from then on, ending their innings on 198.

BANGLADESH WIN

Bangladeshi women recorded a superb four wicket victory over Pakistan in their second appearance of the Women’s Cricket Asia Cup at Welagedera

Stadium in Kurunegala.

Pakistani women were not confident in front of the tournament debutants as they were bowled out for 134 runs in 47.4 overs.

Only four players were able to get beyond 12 runs.

Bismah Maroof top scored with 29 runs while Sajjida Shah and Sana Mir added 25 runs each to the Pakistani total.

Tithy Sarkar bagged four wickets for 25 runs.

Chasing the pretty much low score, they went ahead of it in the 46th over with skipper Salma Khatun scoring 53 not out.

Pakistan: 134 (Bismah Maroof 29, Sajjida Shah 25, Sana Mir 25, Salma Khatun 2 for 18, Tithy Sarkar 4 for 25)

Bangladesh: 136/6 (Salma Khatun 53 not out, Chamely Khatun 15, Sajjida Shah 2 for 19).

 

INDIA WOMEN INNINGS

Karu Jain b Siriwardene 			29
Jaya Sharma c Rasangika b Siriwardene  		27
Mithali Raj c & b Kumarihami      		54
Rumeli Dhar c & b de Alwis          		14
Priyanka Roy c Siriwardene b de Alwis 		44
Thirush Kamini st Surangika  b Siriwardene 	13
Devika Palshikar not out 			22
Amitha Sharma c Siriwardene b de Alwis 		 0
Jhulan Goswami run out               		 7
Neetu David not out 				 1

EXTRAS (B 2, LB 6, W 8)     		  	16
TOTAL (8 wickets; 50 overs) 			227
Did not bat: P Seema
FALL OF WICKETS0: 1-62 (Jain, 15.6 ov), 2-67 (J Sharma, 17.6 ov),
		  3-98 (Dhar, 24.5 ov), 4-160 (Raj, 38.4 ov), 
		  5-190 (Kamini, 43.5 ov), 6-209 (Roy, 47.1 ov),
		  7-209 (A Sharma, 47.3 ov), 8-225 (Goswami, 49.4 ov)
BOWLING: CR Seneviratna 8-1-32-0, SS Weerakkody 8-1-37-0, PRCS Kumarihami 10-1-39-1,
	 HASD Siriwardene 10-0-54-3, SP de Alwis 10-1-36-3, LE Kaushalya 4-0-21-0

SRI LANKA WOMEN INNINGS

Dedunu Silva b Dhar 				74
Chamari Polgampola c Goswami b Dhar 		12
Dilani Maodara lbw b Dhar 			 0
Shashikala Siriwardene st & b David 		24
Sewini de Alwis c Goswami b Seema 		25
Eshani Kaushalya c Goswami b David 		10
Seneviratna not out 				28
SS Weerakkody st Jain b Seema 			 7
SI Galagedara b Seema 			 	 3
SK Dolawatte run out (Roy/Jain) 		 3
HMD Rasangika b Goswami 			 0

EXTRAS (LB 3, W 7, NB 2) 			12
TOTAL (all out; 49.5 overs) 			198
FALL OF WICKETS:1-43 (Kumarihami, 11.4 ov), 2-49 (Surangika, 13.6 ov),
		 3-100 (Silva, 27.6 ov), 4-132 (Siriwardene, 37.4 ov),
		 5-150 (Kaushalya, 41.6 ov), 6-163 (de Alwis, 44.1 ov),
		 7-172 (Weerakkody, 46.3 ov), 8-186 (Galagedara, 48.1 ov),
		 9-198 (Dolawatte, 49.4 ov), 10-198 (Rasangika, 49.5 ov)
BOWLING:J Goswami 6.5-1-18-1, A Sharma 9 -0-56-0, Dhar 10-1-28-3-,
		 N David 10-3-35-2,  P Seema 9-0-41-3,  D Palshikar 5-0-17-0