Bristol, June 23 (IANS) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against Ireland in the 20th match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Bristol County Ground on Tuesday.Chamari Athapaththu’s team have found the tournament tough. After an enormous defeat against England in their opening game, Sri Lanka produced an inspirational triumph over New Zealand.But it has been a case of ‘win, lose, lose’ in the ensuing weeks, with the five-wicket collapse against West Indies proving to be a co…
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Colombo, April 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka Women’s captain Chamari Athapaththu has underlined the team’s focus on developing power-hitting under new head coach Jamie Siddons as they departed for Bangladesh on Friday for a crucial three-match ODI and T20 series, which will commence on April 20. Athapaththu stressed that the tour carries significant importance, with valuable points at stake that could help Sri Lanka avoid the uncertainty of going through the qualifying playoffs for the forthcoming ODI…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 23 (IANS) Superb spells by spinners N. Shree Charani (2-23) and Vaishnavi Sharma (2-32) helped India reduce Sri Lanka Women to 128/9 in 20 overs at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.Having opted to bowl first, the hosts struck early and maintained pressure throughout the innings, picking up wickets at regular intervals. Sri Lanka had managed 121 in the first T20I and showed only marginal improvement this time with a total of…