Athapaththu 102 assists Sri Lanka with fixing T20 World Cup Qualifier Final

Captain Chamari Athapaththu's 102 off 63 balls helped Sri Lanka win the final of the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier against Scotland in Abu Dhabi. Thus, Sri Lanka will space into Gathering A close by Australia, India, New Zealand and Pakistan, while Scotland will be essential for Gathering B close by South Africa, Britain, West Indies and Bangladesh On the planet Cup legitimate in October. After Scotland requested that Sri Lanka bat, Athapaththu lost her initial accomplice Vishmi Gunaratne in the third finished. Harshitha Samarawickrama was the following one to withdraw in the 6th over, in the wake of being stuck in front by Katherine Fraser. Kavisha Dilhari at No. 4 then contributed 15 off 13 balls prior to being confused off Abtaha Maqsood. Athapaththu, in the mean time, kept on heaping on the runs without any help, contributing 83 runs in her 106-run stand with Nilakshika Silva. She raised her 100 years in the nineteenth over, off 60 balls. Athapaththu hit 13 fours and four sixes in her 63-ball stay prior to tumbling to Rachel Slater with four balls staying in Sri Lanka's innings. A six by Silva off the penultimate ball then set Scotland an objective of 170. Consequently, Scotland got off to a fair beginning in the pursuit, with openers Saskia Horley and Megan McColl hitting three fours between them before the breakdown started. After Horley was run-out in the third finished, left-arm medium pacer Udeshika Prabodhani created a twofold wicket lady in the fourth. Sri Lanka's spinners then, at that point, dominated, smothering Scotland in the center overs. Priyanaz Chatterji contended energetically with a 34-ball 30, yet didn't track down a lot of help at the opposite end, as Scotland ultimately fell 68 runs low. Before they met on Tuesday, both Sri Lanka and Scotland had proactively booked their spot at the T20 World Cup legitimate, set to be played in Bangladesh in the not so distant future, subsequent to beating UAE and Ireland, separately, on Friday.