Sri Lanka Captain Breaks 20-Year-Old Record With Historic Hundred In Women's Asia Cup

 Chamari Athapaththu, the captain of Sri Lanka, broke a 20-year-old record and made a historic 100-plus score in the Women’s Asia Cup 2024. Read the given article that covers all the details about Athapaththu making this amazing record while playing against the Women Malaysia team on the 22nd of July (Monday).

Sri Lankan Captain’s Record in Women’s Asia Cup 2024

The Women’s Asia Cup 2024 is witnessing many new records. The tournament started on the 19th of July and is expected to finalize by the 28th of July. Women’s teams from different nations are performing their best this season and this competition brings many fresh records. 

Chamari Athapaththu, the great captain of the Women's Sri Lankan side, recently became the first women's batter in this tournament’s history to hit a hundred. Athapaththu became the first women cricketer to score a WT20I century in Sri Lanka. She overshadowed Mithali Raj, the former Indian Women Cricket team captain, who scored 97 runs in the Asia Cup history. 

While creating history, Chamari Athapaththu scored 119 runs in just 69 balls. The score supported team Women Sri Lanka to win this match against Women Malaysia.

Chamari Athapaththu Record Match Details

Chamari Athapaththu made this record last Monday, July 22. The complete details of this thrilling match between Malaysia Women and Sri Lanka Women are given below. 

• Date of Match - 22nd July, 2024 (Monday)
• Partaking Teams - Malaysia Women & Sri Lanka Women
• Venue - Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium 
• Time - 02:00 PM
• Toss Time - 1:30 PM 

Sri Lankan Women’s Team Performance 

Women Sri Lanka scored 184 runs for 4 wickets in 20 Overs. When it comes to batting, Chamari Athapaththu, Anushka Sanjeewani, and Harshitha Samarawickrama performed well as they scored 119, 31 & 26, respectively. When it comes to bowling, Shashini Gimhani, Kavisha Dilhari, and  Kawya Kavindi were noticeable as they took 3, 2, & 2 wickets, respectively.

Malaysian Women’s Team Performance 

Women Malaysia scored only 40 runs in 19.5 Overs. When it comes to batting, Elsa Hunter, Aina Najwa, and Mahirah Izzati Ismail scored 10, 9 & 7, respectively. When it comes to bowling, Winifred Duraisingam, Mahirah Izzati Ismail, and Suabika Manivannan took 2, 1, & 1 wickets, respectively.

Result - Sri Lanka won this match against Malaysia with 144 runs. Chamari Athapaththu & Shashini Gimhani supported the Sri Lankan side in winning this match. 

Who is Chamari Athapaththu?

Chamari Athapaththu, the Women Sri Lanka Captain, performed extremely well in the match against the Women Malaysia on 22nd July (Monday). She was born on 9th February 1990 and is a Batting all-rounder. She plays right-hand bat and right-arm off-break ball. She recently scored 119 runs in just 69 balls and made this record of becoming the first women's batter in the Asia Cup tournament’s history to hit a hundred.

Chamari Athapaththu WT20I Stats

Her full name is Atapattu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani and she made her WT20I debut on 15th June 2009 against India. To date, she has played 136 matches and scored 3153 runs with her best score being 119. Her average in this format is 24.44 with a strike rate of 109.74. She has also taken a total of 54 wickets in the WT20Is.

Chamari Athapaththu's Performance in the Record-Breaking Match

Chamari Athapaththu started calmly and smoothly taking the pace with the game flow. Till 6th over, she performed steadily and after that, she smashed back-to-back sixes. She was supported well by her co-players. 

Conclusion

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