Sri Lanka bowlers landed a killer blow before Vishmi Gunaratne scored a half-century which guided them to a dominating victory against Bangladesh.
Thailand led by skipper Thipatcha Putthawong defeated Malaysia led by skipper Winifred Duraisingam by 22 runs in the 3rd match of the tournament.
The Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty won the toss and opted to bat first. Bangladesh got off to a horrible start, as they lost their top order inside the powerplay courtesy of a fierce spell of pace bowling from the Sri Lankan new-ball bowlers. Shorifa Khatun joined skipper Nigar Sultana Joty at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 31-run partnership for the 5th wicket to lead a decent recovery for Bangladesh.
Skipper Chamari Athapaththu cleaned up Shorifa Khatun to provide the 5th breakthrough for Sri Lanka. Rabeya Khan joined skipper Nigar Sultana Joty at the crease and the duo stitched a 17-run partnership for the 6th wicket. Sugandika Kumari picked up the wicket of Rabeya Khan to provide the 6th breakthrough for her side.
Shorna Akter joined skipper Nigar Sultana Joty at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 31-run partnership for the 7th wicket to take their side closer to the 100-run mark. Kavisha Dilhari picked up the wicket of Shorna Akter to provide the 7th breakthrough for Sri Lanka. She departed after a power-packed cameo with the bat. Bangladesh eventually ended up with a respectable total of 111/8 in their quota of overs.
Skipper Nigar Sultana Joty (48 off 59 balls), Shorna Akter (25 off 14 balls), and Rabeya Khan (10 off 13 balls), were the top performers with the bat for Bangladesh. Inoshi Priyadharshani (4-0-17-2), Udeshika Prabodhani (4-1-20-2), Sugandika Kumari (4-0-19-1), skipper Chamari Athapaththu (3-0-16-1), and Kavisha Dilhari (3-0-28-1) were the top performers with the ball for Sri Lanka.
Chasing a target of 112, the Sri Lankan openers Vishmi Gunaratne and skipper Chamari Athapaththu got the home side off to a good start. The duo put together a 32-run opening stand, scoring over five runs an over in the powerplay. Nahida Akter picked up the big wicket of the opposition skipper Chamari Athapaththu to provide the first breakthrough for Sri Lanka.
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Harshitha Samarawickrama joined Vishmi Gunaratne at the crease and the duo stitched a crucial 54-run partnership for the 2nd wicket to take their side closer to the victory. Nahida Akter came back and picked up the wicket of the opening batter Vishmi Gunaratne to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. She completed her well-deserved 3rd half-century before getting dismissed.
Kavisha Dilhari joined Harshitha Samarawickrama at the crease and the duo stitched a 22-run partnership for the 3rd wicket taking the home side on the cusp of victory. Hasini Perera joined Kavisha Dilhari at the crease and the duo took their side over the line with seven wickets in hand and 17 balls to spare.
Vishmi Gunaratne (51 off 48 balls), Harshitha Samarawickrama (33 off 31 balls), and Kavisha Dilhari (12 off 8 balls), were the top performers with the bat for Sri Lanka. Nahida Akter (4-0-12-3), and Marufa Akter (3.1-0-15-0) were the top performers with the ball for Bangladesh.
The 18-year-old young sensational Sri Lankan opener Vishmi Gunaratne was awarded the Player of the Match for her brilliant match-winning performance (51 off 48 balls) with the bat for her side.
