PAK-W vs SL-W Today's Match Expert Fantasy Tips & Player Stats, Womens Asia Cup T20

2nd Semi Final (B1 v A2) • Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium • Dambulla

Pakistan Women

140/4 (20)

Sri Lanka Women

141/7 (19.5)

SL-W won by 3 wickets

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Date & Time

26 Jul, 07:00 PM IST

Venue

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

TV/Streaming

FanCode

Match

2nd Semi Final (B1 v A2),

Umpires

Gayathri Venugopalan (India), Vrinda Rathi (India), Shathira Jakir (Bangladesh, TV)

Referee

GS Lakshmi (India)

Toss

Sri Lanka Women elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchSpinning Pitch

Pace BowlingSwing Favourable

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingSharp Turn

1st Innings

135Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

112.58Avg SR

2nd Innings

105Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

101.81Avg SR

Weather Update

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

SL-W

3- 7

PAK-W

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Sri Lanka Women

Pakistan Women

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Chamari Atapattu

SL-W . ALL

180 Runs

3 Matches

Gull Feroza

PAK-W . BAT

124 Runs

3 Matches

Muneeba Ali

PAK-W . WK

94 Runs

3 Matches

Top Bowlers

Kavisha Dilhari

SL-W . ALL

5 Wkts

3 Matches

Inoshi Fernando

SL-W . BOWL

4 Wkts

3 Matches

Sadia Iqbal

PAK-W . BOWL

4 Wkts

3 Matches

Player of the Match Chamari Atapattu

63(48)

0/11

Player of the Series Chamari Atapattu

PAK-W

SL-W

Info

Pakistan Women

140/4 (20)

Batters

Gull Feroza

104.17

c Silva b Prabodhani

Muneeba Ali

108.82

b Prabodhani

Sidra Ameen

76.92

c Prabodhani b Dilhari

Nida Dar

135.29

lbw b Dilhari

Aliya Riaz

106.67

Not out

Sana Fatima

135.29

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7)

140/4

Did not Bat

Tuba Hassan, Omaima Sohail, Syeda Aroob Shah, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal

Bowlers

EXT

Inoshi Priyadharshani

6.00

Udeshika Prabodhani

5.75

Achini Kulasuriya

11.67

Sugandika Kumari

4.00

Chamari Atapattu

11.00

Kavisha Dilhari

7.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Gull Feroza

c Silva b Prabodhani

1-61

9.1

Muneeba Ali

b Prabodhani

2-64

9.6

Sidra Ameen

c Prabodhani b Dilhari

3-94

14.1

Nida Dar

lbw b Dilhari

4-99

14.5

Sri Lanka Women

141/7 (19.5)

Batters

Vishmi Rajapaksha Gunaratne

0.00

lbw b Iqbal

Chamari Atapattu

131.25

b Iqbal

Harshitha Samarawickrama

92.31

lbw b Sohail

Kavisha Dilhari

94.44

c Shah b Iqbal

Nilakshi de Silva

0.00

c & b Iqbal

Anushka Sanjeewani

109.09

Not out

Hasini Perera

100.00

runout (Ali / (sub Diana Baig ))

Sugandika Kumari

111.11

b Dar

Achini Kulasuriya

50.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 0, NB: 1, W: 6)

TOTAL

(19.5 Ov, RR: 7.11)

141/7

Did not Bat

Inoshi Priyadharshani, Udeshika Prabodhani

Bowlers

EXT

Sadia Iqbal

4.00

Nida Dar

2.5

7.06

Omaima Sohail

5.33

Nashra Sandhu

8.75

Syeda Aroob Shah

8.50

Sana Fatima

7.33

Tuba Hassan

11.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Vishmi Rajapaksha Gunaratne

lbw b Iqbal

1-0

0.3

Harshitha Samarawickrama

lbw b Sohail

2-19

3.6

Kavisha Dilhari

c Shah b Iqbal

3-78

11.3

Nilakshi de Silva

c & b Iqbal

4-78

11.5

Chamari Atapattu

b Iqbal

5-120

16.4

Hasini Perera

runout (Ali / (sub Diana Baig ))

6-123

17.2

Sugandika Kumari

b Dar

7-138

19.2

Match Info

Date & Time

26 Jul, 07:00 PM IST

Venue

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

TV/Streaming

FanCode

Match

2nd Semi Final (B1 v A2),

Umpires

Gayathri Venugopalan (India), Vrinda Rathi (India), Shathira Jakir (Bangladesh, TV)

Referee

GS Lakshmi (India)

Toss

Sri Lanka Women elected to bowl

0 1 4 W 1 0

Over 17

Runs: 6

2 0 1 1 0 0

Over 18

Runs: 4

2 1 4 lb 0 4 1

Over 19

Runs: 12

0 W 0 1 1wd 1

Over 20

Runs: 3

All Overs

Player of the Match Chamari Atapattu

63(48)

0/11

Player of the Series Chamari Atapattu

Commentary

We have our 2024 Women's Asia Cup finalists. As was the case in the Men's edition last year, Sri Lanka will face a rampant Indian side in the final on home turf. Given current form and past records, India are firm favourites going into the game, but write this Sri Lankan side off at your own peril. This lot are capable of conjuring miracles - particularly with their skipper leading the scheme of things! Join us right here on Sportskeeda on Sunday for our coverage of the 2024 Women's Asia Cup final, and keep an eye on our tabs for a lot more! This is Rajarshi Das, signing off on behalf of Pragadeesh Shanmugam. Good night!

Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka captain) has been adjudged Player Of The Match for her match-winning knock of 63 off 48! Here's what she has to say: The game is very tight. We stuck with our plans. I got out a bit early, but our girls finished the game in our style. End of the day, we have to play our best cricket, and I hope our girls continue the good performance in the final. Was a good track, we have to be positive, it is important for this kind of wicket. We batted well, lost a couple of wickets but stuck with our plans. We executed them at the right time. I took my time because we lost a couple of wickets - as the captain and a senior player, I have to lead from the front. I changed by batting style, rotated the strike, hit the loose ball for a boundary. I tried to finish the game, but unfortunately I got out. My girls finished very nicely. (On the final) Very important game for us, but we do not want much pressure on our shoulders. Just another game, we have to enjoy the game and the moment. (Thanks the fans in Sinhalese).

Nida Dar (Pakistan Captain) - Totally heartbroken. If I see there is a lot of positives as our young players put in a good performance in front of the Sri Lankan crowd. we were 10-15 short and if you say the new technology had been there, the result could've changed. We could've defended the total but we dragged this to the last ball. The way the batters and bowlers played, credit should goes to them

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Match summary:

Sri Lanka win by 3 wickets with one ball to spare

Chamari Athapaththu 63 (48) | Udeshuka Prabodhani 2/23 (4)
Muneeba Ali 37 (34) | Sadia Iqbal 4/16 (4)

All eyes were on Chamari Athapaththu as Sri Lanka set out to chase 141 for a place in the final. The Sri Lankan skipper, as she has done so, so often throughout her elusive playing career, stepped up to the task, gathered the game by the scruff of the neck, and got her side to a commanding position, but she couldn't get her team over the line. The hosts were in need of assistance from the lower-order, and while there were a few hiccups, Anushka Sanjeewani held her nerve and got the job done.

Pakistan struck three balls into the chase as Sadia Iqbal trapped Vishmi Gunaraten in front with a straight one. Nida Dar let a few looseners through in the next over, allowing Harshitha Madavi find the boundary twice. Madavi's stay wasn't all that long - Omaima Sohail trapped her in front as she tried to sweep one from in front of the stumps. Pakistan were on the front foot at the stage.

Chamari Athapaththu proceeded to take control of the chase - she and Kavisha Dilhari played themselves in, finding the odd boundary on occasions. Sri Lanka, though, were being strangulated by the Pakistan spinners - they needed a big over to break free, and eventually got one towards the back-end of the first half of the chase.

15 runs came off the 9th - Dilhari ran down the wicket to Sandhu and missed it, but Muneeba misread the turn, bounce, let it through, and both batters collected a boundary each. 10 more came off the next over, and as soon as it seemed like the tide was turning, Sadia Iqbal was brought back, and thanks to a stunning catch from Syeda Aroob Shah, she broke the partnership, and followed that up with the wicket of Nilakshi de Silva two balls later.

Athapaththu desperately needed a partner to play second fiddle, and Anushka Sanjeewani stepped up to the task. Having rotated strike with Athapaththu, she broke the shackles with a six off Tuba Hassan, sparking a shift in momentum. Athapaththu cut loose as well, brought up a half-century of her own, and proceeded to bring the required rate down to almost a run-a-ball.

Sadia Iqbal found a way to go past Athapaththu and find the stumps, and the equation suddenly seemed a bit different. Panic set in among the hosts - Hasini Perera ran herself out, but a couple of gutsy shots from Sugandika Kumari brought the target down to single figures. With three needed off the last over, Nida Dar brought herself on, didn't concede a single run off the first three deliveries, cleaning up Sugandika in the process, but Sri Lanka managed to sneak through eventually. Presentations coming up in a bit...

Anushka Sanjeewani holds her nerve! The Sri Lankan team are chuffed to bits - out they rush to embrace their wicket-keeper! The hosts make their way into the final - they'll face India in front of their own fans!

19.5 Nida Dar to Anushka Sanjeewani, SRI LANKA ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL! Another memorable match between these two teams. The players run towards the ground to congratulate Anushka Sanjeewani. The emotions in the middle are unreal! Pitched up on middle stump, Anushka lofts it towards long-on and gets a single

It took her a wide, but the umpire spreads her arms. The scores are level!

19.5 Nida Dar to Anushka Sanjeewani, spears it down the leg-side, Anushka sweeps and it drifts down the leg-side. A late signal by the umpire

2 off 2. Chat between bowler and keeper.

19.4 Nida Dar to Achini Kulasuriya, tossed up and outside off, Achini drives it down to extra cover for a single

19.3 Nida Dar to Achini Kulasuriya, full toss and outside off. It's a hit-me delivery and Achini tries to go fancy and misses it completely

Tense faces in the Sri Lankan camp...

Achini Kulasuriya, LHB, walks in at number 9

Drama, drama and more drama! Surely, surely there's no twists remaining in the tale? Chamari Athapaththu seems really agitated with the choice of shot from Sugandika Kumari...

19.2 Nida Dar to Sugandika Kumari, BOWLED! We are in for more thrills and spills. Pitched up outside off and it's fuller, Kumari sweeps and gets an inside edge to drag it back onto her stumps

Sugandika Kumari b Nida Dar 10 (9b, 2x4, 0x6)

19.1 Nida Dar to Sugandika Kumari, flighted delivery angling outside off, Kumari drags it down the track as it comes from the inside half

Nida Dar (2-0-17-0) will bowl the final over herself

The hosts are three runs away from a spot in the final. Pakistan have exceeded the time limit to complete their overs, and so, they'll need to have an extra fielder inside the circle. Of course, the Pakistan skipper decides to take matters into her own hands.

overs

138 /6 score

1wd

runs

Sugandika Kumari *

10 (7)

Anushka Sanjeewani

23 (21)

Nashra Sandhu

0 /35

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