Air Force and Army lasses battle in T20 final today
View(s):Air Force and Army booked their berth to the final when they defeated Navy and Colts CC in the SLC Women’s T20 semi-final matches played at the Colts ground yesterday. Chamari Atapattu was the heroine for the Air Force’s win against their Navy counterparts when she cracked an unbeaten 77 in only 59 balls which included nine boundaries. In contrast Army’s win was a collective team effort with useful knocks coming from batswomen for them to make a score of 117 and then the bowlers combining to restrict their opponents to a score of 85. The final between Air Force and Army is scheduled to be played at the CCC ground.
Semi-final results:
At Colts: Air Force Women by 7 wickets Navy Women 108 for 9 in 20 overs (Hasini Perera 38, Lasanthi Madushani 31: Oshadi Ranasinghe 3 for 15, Chamari Polgampola 2 for 18, Chamari Atapattu 2 for 27) Air Force Women 111 for 3 in 18.3 overs (Yasoda Mendis 20, Chamari Atapattu 77 n.o.: Inoka Ranaweera 2 for 19)
At Colts: Army Women by 32 runs
Army Women 117 for 8 in 20 overs (Iresha Damayanthi 22, Damayanthi Silva 22, Imalka Mendis 21, Niluka Karunaratne 18, Lakmali Meththananda 18 n.o.: Poojani Liyanage 2 for 12)
Colts Women 85 for 7 in 20 overs (Deepika Rasangani 32, Amasha Anjali 15: Niluka Karunaratne 2 for 14, Damayanthi Silva 2 for 16)
- MSA