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Published: 05:38 27 July 2024
India has already secured the women's Asia Cup final by defeating Bangladesh. Sri Lanka reached the final after defeating Pakistan by 3 wickets in the second semi-final on Friday. India-Sri Lanka will meet in the final in Dambulla on Sunday.
Pakistan showed hope for once in a match full of drama. When Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapatthu was playing with 63 runs from 47 balls, they needed 20 runs from 21 balls to win. Sadia Iqbal also created a possibility for Pakistan by bringing the breakthrough there and returning the Lankan captain.
Batting first after losing the toss in Dambulla, Pakistan scored 140 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. The highest score of the innings was 37 runs from the bat of Muniba Ali. The Sri Lankan girls did not get off to a good start in replying. Vismi Gunaratne departs before opening his account of runs. Harshita Wickramasinghe (12) returned for 19 runs.
However, the captain Chamari Atapattu, who has become the savior of the Sri Lanka women's team in many disasters, pulled the team to victory by keeping one edge. He got out after scoring 63 runs off 48 balls but Sri Lanka won with 1 ball and 3 wickets in hand.
Sri Lanka was under pressure after Chamari Atapattu's departure. However, Anushka Sanjeevani brought the team to the port of victory by scoring 24 unbeaten runs off 22 balls. Pakistan's Sadia Iqbal took 4 wickets with 16 runs.
Sri Lanka need just 3 runs to win in the last over with 4 wickets in hand. Nida did not give any run in the first 3 balls. On the contrary, Sugandhita Kumari's wicket was picked up with the second ball. Now need 3 runs from 3 balls. 1 run on the next ball and a wide on the fifth ball tied the match. If 1 run is taken in the next ball, Sri Lanka's victory is confirmed with 1 ball to spare.
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