ICC Women's World Cup 2017, Sri Lanka vs Australia: 5 Talking Points

Modified Jun 30, 2017 11:21 IST

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 22: Meg Lanning of Australia leads her team onto the field during the Women's Twenty20 International match between the Australia Southern Stars and the New Zealand White Ferns at Adelaide Oval on February 22, 2017 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images) — Australia have now won both their games in the women’s World Cup

#4 A tale of two sensational batting efforts

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 03: Chamari Atapattu of Sri Lanka bats during the First Women's One Day International match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln University on November 3, 2015 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Photo by Martin Hunter/Getty Images) — Chamari Atapattu played one of the best innings of all time

There are some games which are overpowered by some individual performances, and those happen very rarely. But that was exactly on display in Bristol as two centuries by two of the most talented batters in women's cricket currently will get more headlines than an eight-wicket win for Australia in the World Cup.

Both Atapattu and Lanning were in brilliant nick yesterday with the bowlers getting absolutely thrashed left, right and centre. The pitch was a bit on the slower side but the experienced campaigners adjusted brilliantly and made the most out of their time in the middle.

Words will fall short of describing the two knocks which will undoubtedly go down in the history books as being two of the best ever knocks in women's cricket history.

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