Skipper Inoka, Chamari steer Sri Lanka
Chamari Atapattu
Sri Lanka Women skipper and left arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera along with Chamari Atapattu and Chamari Polgampola helped Sri Lanka record an easy eight wicket win over Zimbabwe in a Group A match of the ICC Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament played at the NCC ground.
Inoka ended with impressive figures of 4 for 18. Support came from two Chamaries as pair who together shared four wickets between to bowl out Zimbabwe for 149.
Sri Lanka Women in their run chase was given a sound start by openers Chamari Atapattu who made 58 and Nipun Hansika. They added 77 runs in just 15 overs. Later an unbroken partnership of 57 runs for the third wicket between Prasadani Weerakkody and Chamari Polgampola helped them reach the target in the 37th over to record their second win of the tournament having earlier secured a win against Ireland.
The South Africa Women, the only other unbeaten team along with India who has so far won all their matches recorded their third successive win. They defeated Bangladesh by six wickets in a Group B encounter at the P. Sara Stadium.
Bangladesh taking first lease of the wicket was bundled out for a low score of 100.
Results
- At NCC: Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets
Zimbabwe 149 in 50 overs (Mary-Anne Musonda 32, Ashley Ndiraya 24, Loren Tshuma 16, Precious Marange 29 n.o.: Inoka Ranaweera 4 for 18, Chamari Polgampola 2 for 21, Chamari Atapattu 2 for 21)
Sri Lanka 153 for 2 in 36.5 overs (Chamari Atapattu 58, Nipuni Hansika 26, Prasadabi Weerakkody 33 n.o., Chamari Polgampola 27 n.o.: Loren Tshuma 2 for 31)
- At P. Sara Oval: SA beat by Bangladesh by 6 wickets
Bangladesh 100 in 46.5 overs (Rumana Ahmed 39, Salma Khatun 16: Shabnim Ismail 3 for 14, Sune Luus 3 for 17, Dane van Niekerk 2 for 22)
South Africa 101 for 4 in 25.2 overs (Lizelle Lee 34, Laura Wolvaardt 30)
- At CCC: Ireland beat Thailand by 46 runs
Ireland 218 for 7 in 50 overs (Kim Garth 98, Laura Delany 50, Cecilia Joce 35: Ratanporn Padunglerd 2 for 25, Suleeporn Laomi 2 for 56)
Thailand 172 for 9 in 50 overs (Nattaya Boochatham 44, Sornnarin Tippoch 42, Nannapat Koncharoenkai 18: Lucy O’Reilly 3 for 28, Amy Kenealy 2 for 12, Ciara Metcalfe 2 for 25)
- At MCA: Scotland beat PNG by 7 runs
Scotland 169 in 50 overs (Rachel Scholes 35, Elizabeth Priddle 31, Kari Anderson 26, Fiona Urquhart 24, Olivia Rae 22: Pauka Siaka 6 for 19)
Papua New Guinea 162 in 50 overs (Brenda Tau 46, Tanya Ruma 32, Sibona Jimmy 23: Kari Anderson 3 for 35, Priyanaz Chatterji 2 for 22, Kirstie Gordon 2 for 27)