KURUNEGALA, May 6: A fine all-round performance by Eshani Kaushalya, who top-scored with 44 before taking three for 25, took Sri Lanka to a 45-run win over Pakistan in a second-round Women’s Asia Cup match here on Tuesday.
Pakistan lost their openers early chasing 195, but captain Urooj Mumtaz, who scored a 106-ball 57 with six boundaries, added runs with all-rounder Sajjida Shah (27) to keep them in the hunt. They fell in quick succession as Pakistan then lost their last six wickets for 40, with Chamari Kumarihami taking career-best figures of 4 for 26. Sri Lanka fell to 57 for three after being put in to bat, before captain Shashikala Siriwardene scored 34 to keep them afloat.
But Pakistan’s bowlers maintained a tight lease on the game, forcing Sri Lanka to 118 for six. Kaushalya then changed the course of the innings with 44. Urooj claim four wickets with her leg-spin.
Scoreboard
SRI LANKA:
L.D.V.V. Silva lbw b Asmavia 16
P.R.C.S. Kumarihami c Batool b Almas 8
H.A. Siriwardene c Batool b Sajjida ...34
S.P. de Alwis c Sana Mir b Sajjida 5
C.R. Seneviratna lbw b Urooj 18
L.E. Kaushalya run out 44
M.A.D.D. Surangika c Javeria b Urooj 0
S.S. Weerakkody c and b Urooj 13
S.I. Galagedara st Batool b Urooj 7
S.K. Dolawatte not out 5
H.M.D. Rasangika not out 16
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-5, W-21) 28
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 194
FALL OF WKTS: 1-27, 2-27, 3-57, 4-82, 5-113, 6-118, 7-153, 8-161, 9-174.
BOWLING: Asmavia Iqbal 6-0-37-1 (2w); Almas Akram 4-0-19-1 (5w); Sajjida Shah 10-1-29-2 (2w); Sana Mir 10-2-35-0 (4w); Javeria Khan 10-0-36-0 (3w); Urooj Mumtaz 10-1-31-4 (3w).
PAKISTAN:
Tasqeen Qadir lbw b Kumarihami 7
Bismah Maroof lbw b Seneviratna 1
Sajjida Shah run out 27
Urooj Mumtaz c Rasangika b Kaushalya 57
Sana Javed c Siriwardene b Kaushalya 19
Nain Abidi c and Kumarihami 18
Almas Akram st Surangika b Kumarihami 1
Sana Mir not out 6
Asmavia Iqbal lbw b Kumarihami 1
Javeria Khan run out 3
Batool Fatima b Kaushalya 0
EXTRAS (W-9) 9
TOTAL (all out, 45 overs) 149
FALL OF WKTS: 1-3, 2-12, 3-86, 4-109, 5-133, 6-135, 7-139, 8-140, 9-145.
BOWLING: Seneviratna 5-0-20-1; Weerakkody 1-0-9-0; Kumarihami 10-1-26-4 (1w); Siriwardene 8-1-22-0; de Alwis 8-0-28-0 (2w); Dolawatte 5-1-19-0 (2w); Kaushalya 8-0-25-3 (2w).
RESULT: Sri Lanka won by 45 runs.
—Agencies