West Indies Ladies skilled their first loss to Sri Lanka Ladies in seven encounters, succumbing to a six-wicket defeat within the opening One-Day Worldwide (ODI) of the three-match sequence on the Mahinda Rajapaksa Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
After being despatched in to bat, the Caribbean aspect struggled to 195 all out in 48 overs, a complete that proved inadequate to problem the hosts. Sri Lanka Ladies chased down the goal at the beginning of the thirty fifth over, powered by a high rating of 44 not out from Harshitha Samarawickrama.
Samarawickrama managed the chase expertly, including 73 for the fourth wicket with Hasini Perera (43) and an extra 24 in an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership with Nilakshika Silva (eight not out). Vishmi Gunaratne and captain Chamari Athapaththu additionally made important contributions, scoring 40 and 38 respectively, with a gap stand of 88 runs.
West Indies bowlers Aaliyah Alleyne (2-22) and Afy Fletcher (2-31) picked up two wickets every however couldn’t stop Sri Lanka from securing the win.
Poised for a aggressive whole
West Indies Ladies had been poised for a aggressive whole at 75 for one however suffered a middle-order collapse. Senior gamers Hayley Matthews (38), Stafanie Taylor (33), and Shemaine Campbelle (27) all received begins however didn’t convert them into substantial scores.
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“[It was] not our greatest recreation however, on the identical time, I feel there are nonetheless positives we will take from it,” stated captain Matthews. “I feel the very fact a few of our high order had been capable of get begins reveals a good signal, and I feel we had been undoubtedly set to placed on a extremely large rating early on and sadly misplaced wickets in clumps, which I feel hampered us.”
Rashada Williams (six) was the primary wicket to fall within the third over with solely seven runs on the board. Matthews and Campbelle then posted a 68-run partnership for the second wicket, reviving their aspect’s fortunes. Matthews struck six fours in her 53-ball knock whereas Campbelle counted 4 fours in her 51-ball keep on the crease.
Each fell within the nineteenth over to left-arm spinner Sugandika Kumari (3-30), sparking a collapse that noticed West Indies lose wickets at common intervals. Taylor, who confronted 56 balls and hit three fours, added 33 runs for the fourth wicket with Chedean Nation (six) and one other 22 runs for the sixth wicket with Alleyne (14).
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Not sufficient
Decrease-order contributions from Karishma Ramharack (14) and Shamilia Connell (9) helped West Indies attain 195, nevertheless it was not sufficient to place important strain on the hosts.
Sri Lanka’s chase was assertive from the beginning. Gunaratne and Athapaththu laid a strong basis with their 88-run opening stand. Nevertheless, a mini-collapse noticed Sri Lanka lose three wickets for 13 runs within the area of 20 balls, leaving them at 101 for 3. Alleyne and Fletcher’s strikes gave West Indies a glimmer of hope, however Perera and Samarawickrama’s partnership ensured there have been no additional hiccups.
Perera lashed seven fours in her 59-ball knock, whereas Samarawickrama completed unbeaten with 5 boundaries, guiding Sri Lanka to a snug victory and ending West Indies Ladies’s hopes of a win within the opening match.
