Sri Lanka 129 for 3 (Harshitha 69*, Marufa 3-23) beat Bangladesh 126 for 8 (Mostary 29, Ranasinghe 3-23, Athapaththu 2-19) by seven wickets
Harshitha’s magic
Within the powerplay, she confronted solely 13 balls, however her impact on this match quickly turned clear. The place Athapaththu took it upon herself to boost the run price, Harshitha’s job was to man watch the wickets column.
She did simply that. On the finish of the powerplay, she was 8 off 9 balls. By the midway stage she was 22 off 22.
The 2 placed on a partnership value 124 – de Silva making 41 of these runs. She had made a severe contribution too.
Marufa’s burst
If there’s any Bangladesh participant who ought to really feel aggrieved at a snug Sri Lanka win, it is Marufa. After her first two overs, Bangladesh might in actual fact have had enormous hopes of defending their modest complete. She moved two balls away from Sri Lanka’s star batter Athapaththu, earlier than bringing one again in on the left-hander and having her caught at mid-on – a basic dismissal.
Subsequent over, she took two Sri Lanka wickets in two balls, and helped push the battle in direction of her aspect. In the long run, she completed with 3 for 23 from her 4 overs.
Sri Lanka’s spinners leash the opposition
By this stage, it needs to be clear to opponents that some pitches are merely enjoying to sort. However maybe this was simply good bowling.
Bangladesh acquired to 48 for two after six overs, and as such, may have been primed to get previous 150. As a substitute the Sri Lanka spinners started to choke them.
