23/06Result
20th Match, Group 2, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Bristol, Jun 23 2026
SL Women won by 9 wkts (27b rem)
Player of the Match
Chamari AthapaththuSri Lanka Women
23/06Result
20th Match, Group 2, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Bristol, Jun 23 2026
SL Women won by 9 wkts (27b rem)
Player of the Match
Chamari AthapaththuSri Lanka Women

That's all from our side for this game. But don't go away. Our coverage for the Australia-Pakistan game has already started... See you there.

Chamari Athapaththu: I love Bristol. I played my natural game and scored a hundred, but more importantly we won. [Does she know how many T20I tons she has?] No, I am not counting. Young Mithali bowled well. We have one more game left and I want us to play our best game against Scotland. We cannot control other results. Unfortunately, we lost against WI. We are in a bit of trouble now but we keep smiling and play our best cricket.

Gaby Lewis: It's tough. We need to rebuild. The important thing was to build a partnership. Hope the girls will learn and come back stronger. The level of skills has gone up and it also makes you hungrier. How close we were to beating New Zealand and how well we played in patches. [on Athapaththu's knock] She is a world-class player. Brilliant knock. We have beaten them [West Indies] in the tri-series so the belief is there.

robert: "well, that beats Sindhu Sriharsha" - Athapaththu scored 79.10% of her team's runs (106 out of 134). But since it was not a "completed innings" - neither full allocation of overs were bowled nor the team got all out - it won't make it to that list.

V. Kalyani : "Chamari, it seems, took last match's defeat to her heart. What a way to lead from the front for her!Meanwhile, spare a thought for Gaby Lewis, who also played a captain's knock."

Chamari Athapaththu is the Player of the Match: Bristol is familiar for me. Whenever I come here, I score runs. Unfortunately, I got out early last game. I was disappointed about that but we won today and that's what matters to me as a player, as a captain. We needed to up our NRR, so I just played my natural game - I always attack. I tried my best to do my best. Young Mithali is amazing and other bowlers also bowled well. I am really happy with the bowling unit.

Sri Lanka now have four points, with a match against Scotland remaining. But their net run rate, despite this big win, is -0.973. Ireland, meanwhile, stay winless.

AJ: "Natalie's words broke me... You're not a failure Chamari... you're a champion <3"

5.20pm A thumping win for Sri Lanka, by nine wickets and with 27 balls to spare. After the defeat in the last match, Athapaththu said she had failed as captain. Today she played a captain's knock to lead her side to victory.

15.3
4
McBride to Athapaththu, FOUR, and it's fitting that Athapaththu hits the winning runs, with a shot that has brought her plenty of runs today. Uses her feet and goes over extra cover for four
15.2
0
McBride to Athapaththu, no run, short and angling down, Athapaththu pulls it down towards short fine leg
15.1
1
McBride to Silva, 1 run, down the track and hits it past short midwicket. Scores are level

END OF OVER:
15 | 9 Runs | SL-W: 129/1 (2 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.60, RRR: 0.40)

  • Chamari Athapaththu102 (59b)
  • Nilakshika Silva3 (4b)
  • Arlene Kelly3-0-27-0
  • Orla Prendergast4-0-22-1
14.6
2
Kelly to Athapaththu, 2 runs, backs away and pulls this short ball towards deep midwicket. Falls well short of the fielder
14.5
1
Kelly to Silva, 1 run, a low full toss. Digs it out towards long-off
14.4
0
Kelly to Silva, no run,
14.3
1
Kelly to Athapaththu, 1 run, And there it is - fourth T20I hundred for Athapaththu. And it comes at the same venue where she scored 178* against Australia at the 2017 ODI World Cup. Coming to the ball, it was floated on the stumps and Athapaththu drove it towards long-on for one. Off came the helmet and she pointed to her name on the back of her shirt
14.2
0
Kelly to Athapaththu, no run, a slower one. Athapaththu was looking to work it on the leg side but ends up hitting towards the non-striker
14.1
4
Kelly to Athapaththu, FOUR, Moves to 99! Full outside and Athapaththu smashes it through covers for four
14.1
1w
Kelly to Athapaththu, 1 wide, full and down the leg side. Good take by the keeper but it's a wide

Kelly, around the wicket with the keeper up

END OF OVER:
14 | 6 Runs | SL-W: 120/1 (11 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.57, RRR: 1.83)

  • Chamari Athapaththu95 (55b)
  • Nilakshika Silva2 (2b)
  • Orla Prendergast4-0-22-1
  • Aimee Maguire3-0-35-0

Time for a drinks break

13.6
1
Prendergast to Athapaththu, 1 run, Keeps the strike with a single. Full on the pads, flicked to deep midwicket
13.5
4
Prendergast to Athapaththu, FOUR, Moves to 94. Full around off and Athapaththu goes over covers for four. No protection in the deep in that area
13.4
0
Prendergast to Athapaththu, no run, Athapaththu walks down the track and steers this length ball towards covers. Three dots
13.3
0
Prendergast to Athapaththu, no run, a length ball on the pads. A bit skiddy and hit Athapaththu on the pads. Half an appeal for lbw but it was going down
13.2
0
Prendergast to Athapaththu, no run, length outside off. Goes for the cut but fails to connect
13.1
1
Prendergast to Silva, 1 run, short and pulled towards fine leg

SL need 17 to win, Athapaththu needs 10 for her hundred

END OF OVER:
13 | 16 Runs | SL-W: 114/1 (17 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 8.76, RRR: 2.42)

  • Chamari Athapaththu90 (50b)
  • Nilakshika Silva1 (1b)
  • Aimee Maguire3-0-35-0
  • Orla Prendergast3-0-16-1
12.6
0
Maguire to Athapaththu, no run, full on the pads. Swept to short fine leg

Around the wicket

12.5
4
Maguire to Athapaththu, FOUR, Athapaththu is moving towards a hundred here. Down the track and hits it over extra cover for four more
12.4
1
Maguire to Silva, 1 run, a full toss around off. Swept hard towards deep midwicket

Nilakshika Silva to face for the first time

12.3
1
Maguire to Athapaththu, 1 run, smashed flatter this time, straight towards long-off
12.2
6
Maguire to Athapaththu, SIX, full around off and Athapaththu goes over the bowler's head this time. Just clears the straight boundary