Sri Lanka women beat India in first T20
Shashikala Siriwardena hit a superb half-century as Sri Lanka notched a thrilling three-wicket victory against India in the first T20 of the three-match series in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
India batted first and postesd 147 for three wickets in its 20 overs, Sri Lankan Ladies achieved the target in 19.5 overs, losing seven wickets in the process. Shashikala blazed 52 off 39 balls with five fours and Chamari Polgampola remained unbeaten on 19 off 16 balls.
- Brief Scores:
- India Women 147/3 (M Raj 67, H Kaur 40, O Ranasinghe 2/27)
- Sri Lanka Women 148/7 in 19.5 ovs ( S Siriwardena 52, C Atapattu 21, S Gayakward 2/24)
- Sri Lanka Women won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)