Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu's century earns Sri Lanka a consolation win

KARACHI: Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu led from the front with 101 off 85 balls, leading her team to a commanding 93-run win over Pakistan in the third and final ODI of the series at Southend Club on Sunday.

Despite the loss, Pakistan had an unassailable lead in the series and won by 2-1.

After Chamari's blitz took Sri Lanka to 260/7, the tourists then bowled out Pakistan for 167 in 41.4 overs. From the series, which is a part of the ICC Women's Championship, Pakistan now have four points while Sri Lanka collected two points from Sunday's win, ending their tour on a high after losing T20I series 3-0 and first two ODIs.

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 260/7 in 50 overs (Chamari Athapaththu 101, Harshitha Madavi 75; Anam Amin 2/43, Fatima Sana 2/51) beat Pakistan 167 all out in 41.4 overs (Aliya Riaz 56, Omaima Sohail 40; Chamari Athapaththu 2/20, Oshadi Ranasinghe 2/29) by 93 runs. IANS

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