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SA-W vs SL-W 3rd T20I: Historic triumph for Sri Lanka Women
Sri Lanka Women created history by securing their series victory over South Africa Women for the first time in any format, after they defeated the proteas by four wickets in the third and final T20I match on Wednesday at Buffalo Park, winning the three-match series 2-1.
Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama shone in team’s victory, crashing (73) and (54*) respectively, and powering the side to a 4-wicket win with five balls to spare. This was Sri Lanka’s highest successful run chase in T20I cricket.
Earlier, South Africa Women, put to bat, made (155) in (20) overs for the loss of six wickets. Laura Wolvaardt and Nadine de Klerk scored (56) and (44) respectively, helping the side put up a valuable total.
In their chase, Sri Lanka suffered early loss in the form of Vishmi Gunaratne being dismissed by Nonkululeko Mlaba. But, Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu remained firm, alongside Harshitha Samarawickrama to take back control of the game for a historic win.
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LSG head coach Justin Langer details the chat between KL Rahul and LSG owner
In the wake of Lucknow Super Giants’ humongous defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 57th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League, LSG skipper KL Rahul and the owner Sanjiv Goenka had a heated chat that went viral in no time. SRH thrashed LSG by (10) wickets after chasing a total of (165) in (9.4) overs, with openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma blasting (89) and (75) respectively.
IRE vs PAK 3rd T20I: Babar, Rizwan star as Pakistan bring down Ireland
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Ireland, after being asked to bat, posted an impressive total of 178/7 in (20) overs with the help of Lorcan Tucker, who put on a great show
IPL 2024: DC decimate LSG, but a fruitless win
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“He's a very technical cricketer”: Matthew Hayden on Virat Kohli
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“It's got tighter finishes”: Ravi Shastri on ‘Impact Player’ rule
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