Pitch and Weather
The DY Patil surface is expected to look a bit dry but firm, and the spinners will likely gain some grip later in the day.
The weather in Navi Mumbai on Monday will be hot and humid, with a slight breeze across the ground and the temperature hovering around 32 degrees Celsius. Dew is unlikely to play a big role in this game.
Toss
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first.
Lineups
Bangladesh Women XI: Fargana Hoque, Rubya Haider, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (C & WK), Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Nishita Akter Nishi, Fariha Trisna.
Sri Lanka Women XI: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (C), Hasini Perera, Harshita Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (WK), Piumi Wathsala, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera.
Match Report
After opting to bat first, Bangladesh Women faced an early blow at the team score of just 19 runs in 4.3 overs, losing Rubya Haider (12) off Malki Madara. Following her dismissal, Fargana Hoque and Sharmin Akhter could add only 22 runs for the second wicket before the latter fell prey to Inoka Ranaweera on the first ball of the 10th over, at the individual score of just eight runs. Furthermore, Hoque and skipper Nigar Sultana added 25 runs for the third wicket, but this partnership ended when the former was dismissed by Sugandika on the fourth ball of the 21st over. Hoque scored 42 runs off 71 balls, with four fours. Later in the innings, Sultana went on to score a crucial half-century, hitting 53 runs off 65 balls, with six fours, followed by Sobhana Mostery’s 27 (33). On the back of these contributions, Bangladesh Women managed to post a total of 188/9 on the board in the allotted 50 overs of the first innings. Malki Madara and Inoka Ranaweera scalped three wickets each for Sri Lanka Women, alongside two wickets picked by Sugandika Kumari. These bowling performances played a vital role in restricting the Bangladesh Women to the 200-run total.
Sri Lanka had a decent opening start of 43 runs, by the opening pair of Vishmi Gunaratne and skipper Chamari Athapaththu. Fariha Trisna provided Bangladesh Women their first breakthrough, dismissing Gunaratne at the individual score of 28 (41) on the second ball of the ninth over. Furthermore, Athapaththu added 25 runs for the second wicket with Hasini Perera (9), which ended when the latter was dismissed by Rabeya Haider on the fifth ball of the 15th over. Then came a decisive and match-winning partnership of 61 runs for the third wicket between Athapaththu and Harshita Samarawickrama. Athapaththu scored 74 runs off 83 balls, with nine fours and three sixes, followed by Samarawickrama’s unbeaten half-century of 51* runs off 68 balls, with six fours. These knocks helped Sri Lanka Women chase down the target comfortably in 42.3 overs, scoring 189/4. Fariha Trisna, Fahima Khatun, and Rabeya Khan scalped a wicket each for Bangladesh Women, but their efforts went in vain. With this win, Sri Lanka Women have registered their first success in the tournament’s current edition.
Player of the Match
Sri Lanka Women’s Chamari Athapaththu won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for her excellent and anchored knock of 74 runs off 83 balls to help her side execute a successful run chase. Besides that, her partnership with Samarawickrama also played a vital role in Sri Lanka Women’s win.
Scorecard