Shashikala pilots SL Women to an exciting win

Sri Lanka Women's skipper Shashikala Siriwardene made a run-a-ball 52 runs as Sri Lanka chased down the India Women's 148-run target with one ball to spare in first Twenty20 match played at Vizianagaram, India yesterday.

Siriwardene smashed five fours and a six while Oshadhi Ranasinghe, who excelled with the ball taking two wickets, hammered 19 off 19 deliveries hitting three fours to give Sri Lanka Women a thrilling win in the series opening encounter.

Sent into bat, India Women scored 147-3 in 20 overs. Mithali Raj top scored with 67 from 66 balls with nine fours and two sixes while Harmanpreet contributed with a run-a-ball 40 including two fours and two six.

India Women: 147-3 in 20 overs (Mithali Raj 67, Harmanpreet Kaur 40 n.o, Oshadi Ranasinghe 2-27)

Sri Lanka Women:148-7 in 19.5 overs (Shashikala Siriwardene 52, Oshadi Ranasinghe 19, Chamari Kumarihami 19, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 3-24, Soniya Dabir 2-23, Ekta Bisht 2-37)