Women’s T20 World Cup: The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has a highly anticipated match between India and Pakistan on Super Sunday, but before that, the host team South Africa suffered a major setback. They were defeated by Sri Lanka in the opening match, which is hard to accept for South Africa. This loss was unexpected, and it has been 20 years since they have faced such a defeat in an ICC event. It’s worth mentioning that 20 years ago, in 2003, South Africa hosted the Men’s ODI World Cup, and they lost their first match back then as well. Interestingly, they lost to the West Indies by 3 runs in 2003 and now, in the Women’s T20 World Cup, they have once again lost by 3 runs to Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Beats South Africa by 3 Runs in Opening Match
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup’s first match saw Sri Lanka batting first and scoring 129 runs while losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. This was aided by captain Chamari Atapattu’s 68 runs in 50 balls. South Africa, in their chase of 130 runs, scored 126 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 3 runs.
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Captain’s innings and Soundarya Kumari gave victory to Sri Lanka
In a recent cricket match, the Sri Lankan team beat South Africa in a surprising turn of events. While the Sri Lankan captain scored 68 runs and was named the player of the match, it was the Sri Lankan bowler Soundarya Kumari who turned the game around by taking the wickets of two strong South African batsmen in a single over. The Sri Lankan team is elated with their unexpected victory, while it remains to be seen how South Africa will perform in future matches.
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