Athapaththu’s 45 sets up squeeze
Chamari Athapaththu turned a skiddy 9-over contest with a 27-ball 45, then helped close it out as Sri Lanka Women held Bangladesh Women off by 3 runs. After Sri Lanka posted 87/6, Bangladesh’s chase briefly looked on track in a frenetic powerplay, but the required rate kept climbing as wickets fell in pairs. Even Sultana Khatun’s late burst with the ball couldn’t be matched with a finishing surge, and Bangladesh ran out of time and options at 84/6.
Middle overs choke the chase
The game swung in the middle phase. Bangladesh flew to 57/3 in the powerplay, but managed only 27/3 across overs 4–9, never landing the boundary run that would have flipped the equation. Sri Lanka, by contrast, recovered from 53/4 in their powerplay to add 34/2 in the middle overs, with a decisive 42-run stand between Athapaththu and Player 562 stabilising the innings and pushing the total beyond a par scramble.
Captain leads, Khatun fights back
Athapaththu was the difference: her 45 at a strike rate of 167 gave Sri Lanka a cushion, and her 2/15 ensured Bangladesh couldn’t settle. Sultana Khatun kept Bangladesh alive with 3/8 in two overs, repeatedly dragging the target back into reach, but Sobhana Mostary’s 21 off 15 and a 30-run stand with Ferdous were the last sustained push before Sri Lanka’s bowlers shut the door.
Form lines up with finish
Pre-match indicators pointed Sri Lanka’s way on recent results and head-to-head momentum, and the match followed that script in the moments that matter in short games: composure after early damage and cleaner execution under pressure. Bangladesh’s fast start showed they could disrupt the pattern, but Sri Lanka’s ability to take wickets through the chase and keep the ball out of the arc meant the early advantage never became control.
BABangladesh W
132/5
SLSri Lanka W
154/4
BABangladesh W
136/7
SLSri Lanka W
161/4
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105/5
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104/8
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201/6
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95/9
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145/2
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144/3
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123/7
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124/6
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87/10
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134/5
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157/7
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169/5
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135/6
INIndia W
156/5
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68/7
INIndia W
122/6
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132/5
SLSri Lanka W
154/4
BABangladesh W
136/7
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161/4
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119/5
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121/1
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101/9
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102/6
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175/7
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160/7
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221/2
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191/6
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115/2
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112/7
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129/3
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128/9
INIndia W
122/2
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121/6
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117/3
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113/7