Captain Chamari Atapaththu slammed her seventh ODI century as Sri Lanka thrashed New Zealand in their rain shorten first ODI at Galle international Cricket Stadium.
She shared 159 for the first wicket with Vishmi Gunaratne (50) as they chased down the target of 171 with two overs to spare. The hard hitting opener remained unbeaten on 108 off 83 balls and hit five sixes and 10 boundaries to go one up in the three-match series.
Batting first after heavy rains reduced the match to 29 overs a side, New Zealand scored 170 for the loss of five wickets.
New Zealand 170 for five in 28 overs (Amelia Kerr 40, Maddy Green 38 not out; Surangika Kumari, Kavisha Dilhari, Inoka Ranaweera picked up 1 wicket each)
Sri Lanka 172 for one in 27 over (Chamari Athapaththu 107 not out, Vishmi Gunaratne 50)
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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