Sri Lanka women win first T20
by Sajeewa Jayakody
Sri Lanka Women’s edged out their West Indian counterparts by five
runs on the Duckworth/ Lewis method in the rain-hit first Twenty /20
cricket match in the three-match series, played at the R Premadasa
Stadium, Colombo yesterday.
The home team were 88-6 in 15.2 overs, when rain hampered the
proceedings around 1.30pm.
Chasing a 110-run target in 20 overs, Sri Lanka Women lost Yasodha
Mendis for nought due to lack of communication between the two
batswomen.
One down batswoman Dilani Manodara, played a match-winning 21-ball 28
runs, hitting three fours and a six. Wicket-keeper Manodara, who is good
at pulling and cutting, added a brisk 46 runs for the second wicket with
skipper Atapattu.
After a resourceful stand from the duo which turned the match in Sri
Lanka’s favourthe Lankan lasses slumped to 5-60, losing four wickets for
nine runs.
The visitors struck twice in successive balls in the ninth over.
Manodara was trapped in front after the right- hander played across the
line. Vice captain Eshani Lokusuriya scored a rapid 17 from 19 balls
including two fours. Former skipper Shashikala Siriwardene (17 not out)
and Sripali Weerakkody (3 not out) batted sensibly till the end.
Earlier, after being put into bat, the tourists were restricted for
109 runs before it rained in the last ball. Opener Stafanie Taylor was
the top scorer of the match (40 off 41 balls). Taylor hit four
boundaries. Sripali Weerakkody, who took the first two wickets, put West
Indies Women under pressure in the first over, removing in-form Deandra
Dottin (4) and opener Kycia Knight (4), who was clean bowled.
SCOREBOARD
West Indies Women innings
Kycia Knight b Weerakkody 04
Stafanie Taylor c Lokusuriyage b Kumari 40
Deandra Dottin c Hansika b Weerakkody 04
Britney Cooper c Mendis b Prabodhani 17
Stacy-Ann King lbw b Lokusuriyage 01
Merissa Aguilleria not out 28
Chinelle Henry c Mendis b Siriwardene 11
Extras (lb 1, w 3) 04
TOTAL (6 wickets; 20 overs) 109
Did not bat: Subrina Munroe, Anisa Mohammed, Tremayne Smartt, Afy Fletcher.
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Knight, 0.2 ov), 2-8 (Dottin, 0.4 ov), 3-40 (Cooper
8.2 ov), 4-45 (King, 9.3 ov), 5-90 (Taylor, 16.3 ov)
6-109 (Henry, 19.6 ov)
Bowling: Weerakkody 3-0-13-2
Prabodhani 4-0-19-1
Samuddika 4-0-24-0 (1w)
Lokusuriyage 2-0-11-1 (1w)
Kumari 3-0-21-1 (1w)
Siriwardene 4-0-20-1
Sri Lanka Women innings
Chamari Atapattu c & b Mohammed 17
Yasodha Mendis run out (Mohammed/Aguilleira) 00
Dilani Manodara lbw b Fletcher 28
Nipuni Hansika b King 00
Shashikala Siriwardene not out 17
Hasini Perera c & b King 00
Eshani Lokusuriyage c Henry b Mohammed 16
Sripali Weerakkody not out 03
Extras (b 1, w 5, nb 1) 07
TOTAL (6 wickets; 15.2 over) 88
Did not bat: Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, Maduri Samuddika.
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Mendis, 1.3 ov), 2-52 (Atapattu, 7.6 ov)
3-52 (Manodara, 8.1 ov), 4-60 (Hansika, 9.3 ov)
5-60 (Perera, 9.5 ov), 6-81 (Lokusuriyage, 12.6 ov)
Bowling: Smartt 3-0-15-0 (1nb)
Taylor 3-0-15-0
Munroe 1-0-12-0
Mohammed 3.2-0-15-2
Fletcher 2-0-14-1
King 3-0-16-2 |
