Sri Lanka women score first win over England

CHELMSFORD: Chamari Athapaththu struck a half-century after a superb bowling performance as Sri Lanka Women defeated England Women by eight wickets with 40 balls to spare in the second T20I match on Saturday. This is Sri Lanka women's first-ever victory over England. The Sri Lanka bowlers led by Udeshika Prabodhani (2-19), Inoshi Priyadharshani (2-16), Inoka Ranaweera (2-25) and Kavisha Diilhari (2-17) came up with superb performances as England were restricted to 104 all out in 18 overs.

Brief scores: England Women 104 all out in 18 overs (Charlie Dean 34; U Prabodhani 2-19, I Priyadharshani 2-16, Inoka Ranaweera 2-25, Kavisha Diilhari 2-17) lost to Sri Lanka 110/2 in 13.2 overs (Chamari Athapaththu 55, Harshitha Samarawickrama 30 not out; Danielle Gibson 1-9). IANS

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