Sri Lanka women versus Ireland women : Though Vishmi Gunaratne became the second woman from Sri Lanka to hit an ODI century, Orla Prendergast incredible century overshadowed her performance.
The eighteen-year-old Gunaratne took over and raced to her first ODI century on a day when her opening partner Chamari Athapaththu was dismissed for a first-ball duck.
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Ireland is led by Orla Prendergast to set a record following Vishmi Gunaratne first-ever century.
Sri Lanka women versus Ireland women: Orla Prendergast shocked Sri Lanka with a scorching unbroken century to lead Ireland to their biggest run chase in women’s ODIs, but it was still insufficient to give Sri Lanka victory.
Prendergast led her team home in the opening match of this bilateral series, which is a part of the ICC Women’s Championship series, by coming in at No. 4 and going undefeated on 122 off 107 balls.
Earlier, Gunaratne was cautious at first, but as she launched herself for a six in the sixth over, the former U19 captain of Sri Lanka was unstoppable.Apart from Athapaththu, Gunaratne was the only other Sri Lankan woman to score an ODI century, which she accomplished in the 31st over.
Unfortunately, her knock on 101 was ended when she fell off the very next ball. The nine additional hundreds made by Sri Lankan women in the format have all originated from Chamari Athapaththu willow.
The Islanders overcame early setbacks and advanced toward a formidable total thanks to Gunaratne’s explosive start to the game. But Prendergast’s mastery in the run-chase proved to be too much for Sri Lanka, and they lost.
Highest totals by Sri Lanka women in T20?
184 / 4 runs against Malaysia women
182 / 4. runs against Scotland women
176 / 7. runs against Australia women
175 / 3. runs against Malaysia women
Highest score by Sri Lanka women in ODI?
284 /5 runs against INDIA at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on 5 February 2013
Highest run chase by Sri Lanka women in ODI history?
At Senwes Park in Potchefstroom, Sri Lanka made history by chasing down 302 runs in the third One-Day International to record the biggest successful run chase in women’s One-Day International history. Sri Lanka’s incredible pursuit destroyed a record that had stood for more than 11 years.
As the seventh player from Ireland to score a century in women’s ODI cricket, the batter made her first century in the format. “After realizing the finish line was near, I immediately went into a higher gear,” stated Orla Prendergast, who scored 41 runs in her final 21 balls, in the post-match interview.
Belfast is the venue for a three-ODI series between Ireland and Sri Lanka. A previous two-game T20I series between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.
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