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Sri Lanka won the target of 302 runs with 33 balls remaining.
Chamari Atapatu played an unbeaten inning of 195 runs.
Glenn Maxwell scored a double century in the World Cup
New Delhi. Sri Lanka has set a world record in women’s one-day international cricket. In the third and last ODI match of the series, the visiting team defeated host South Africa by 6 wickets with 33 balls remaining. For the first time in women’s ODI cricket, a team has chased a score of 300 or more. Captain Chamari Atapatu played an important role in Sri Lanka’s historic victory, who played an unbeaten inning of 195 runs. This score of Atapatu is the second highest score while successfully chasing runs in ODI cricket (women/men). Earlier, Glenn Maxwell had given Australia a memorable victory by playing an unbeaten inning of 201 runs while chasing the target against Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup last year.
This is the highest run chase in women’s ODI cricket. The Sri Lankan team destroyed an 11 year old record. Earlier, Australia had successfully achieved 289 runs in 2012, which was the record for the highest run chase in women’s ODI. Then Jody Fields played a memorable innings for Australia. 34 year old Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu also broke his personal record during this period. She is third in the list of overall batsmen who have scored the most runs in women’s ODI cricket. He scored unbeaten 195 runs on 139 balls. Atapatu hit 26 fours and 5 sixes in his marathon innings.
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Laura Walwart played an inning of 184 runs
Chamari Atapatu’s earlier personal best score was 178 not out, which she made against Australia on 29 June 2017 in Bristol. Earlier, South Africa scored 301 runs for 5 wickets with the help of captain Laura Valvaart’s unbeaten 184 runs. Walvaart played the fifth highest innings in women’s ODI cricket. Walvaart hit 23 fours and 4 sixes. Laura made a partnership of 116 runs with opening partner Lara Goodball. Goodwell scored 31 runs on 55 balls.
5 teams will get ODI World Cup tickets
The 3-match series ended in a 1-1 draw. Sri Lanka scored important points from this match. Sri Lanka has reached seventh place in the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25 table. The teams finishing in the top 5 will qualify directly for the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, including host India.
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Tags: South Africa, sri lanka, women cricket
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 18, 2024, 16:26 IST