Navi Mumbai/Patiala, 21 October (Sports Desk)
🏏 Match Overview
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Match: Bangladesh Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 21st Match, Women’s World Cup 2025
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Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai.
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Result: Sri Lanka won by 7 runs.
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Player of the Match: Hasini Perera (Sri Lanka) for her 85-run knock.
📋 Innings Breakdown & Key Performances
Sri Lanka Innings (Bat first)
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Score: 202 all out in 48.4 overs.
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Top performances:
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Hasini Perera: 85 off 99 balls, anchoring the innings.
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Captain Chamari Athapaththu: 46 off 43 balls.
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Nilakshika de Silva: 37, supported the rebuilding after some early losses.
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Bangladesh bowling highlights:
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Shorna Akter: 3-27 in 10 overs.
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Rabeya Khan: 2-39.
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Match flow & notes:
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Sri Lanka lost their first wicket on the first ball of the innings (Vishmi Gunaratne out).
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The partnership between Perera and Athapaththu put Sri Lanka in a strong position.
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A middle-order collapse followed: Sri Lanka fell from ~174/4 to 182/8.
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The lower order put in some fight to cross the 200-mark.
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Bangladesh Innings (Chasing 203 approx)
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Score: 195/9 in 50 overs.
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Top performers:
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Nigar Sultana: 77 off 98 balls.
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Sharmin Akter: 64 off 103 balls.
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Sri Lanka bowling highlights:
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Chamari Athapaththu: 4-42 in 10 overs – also took the crucial wickets in the final over.
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Sugandika Kumari: 2-38.
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Match flow & turning point:
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Bangladesh looked in control, with a strong partnership for the 4th wicket between Nigar & Sharmin.
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With 9 needed off the last over, Bangladesh had 5 wickets in hand and looked favourites.
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Sri Lanka pulled off a stunning collapse—taking 4 wickets in 4 balls in the final over—under the captain’s spell, dramatically flipping the outcome.
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The final ball tally: Bangladesh came up 7 runs short.
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🔍 Significance & Analysis
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The match will be remembered for one of the greatest death-over collapses in women’s cricket—Bangladesh seemingly had victory in hand, then Sri Lanka’s fighting spirit turned it around.
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Hasini Perera’s unbeaten contribution laid the foundation and earned her the Player of the Match award. Her innings gave Sri Lanka a total they could defend.
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Chamari Athapaththu’s leadership with the ball in the final over highlighted her all-round value—scoring 46 then delivering with the ball under pressure.
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For Bangladesh: A heartbreaking defeat. Despite batting well and being in a dominant position, failure to close the chase cost them.
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For Sri Lanka: A crucial win that keeps their semi-final hopes alive. The psychological boost will be immense.
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This match will serve as a major lesson in handling pressure at the end of the innings, both in batting and bowling.
