Sri Lanka held their nerve in a nail-biting ICC Girls’s ODI World Cup 2025 match to register a seven-run win and knock Bangladesh out of the match at Dr DY Patil Sports activities Academy in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
Defending 203, Bangladesh wanted eight runs off the ultimate over however Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu rose to the event in gorgeous style to limit the opposition to 195/9. Bangladesh misplaced 4 wickets within the first 4 balls of the over with Athapaththu claiming three of them to seal a dramatic win.
Nigar Sultana Joty (77) top-scored for Bangladesh with worthwhile help from Sharmin Akter (64 not), however their efforts weren’t sufficient because the crew faltered underneath stress on the demise.
Athapaththu (4/42) emerged as Sri Lanka’s standout performer with the ball along with her heroics within the remaining over sealing the win and making her the best wicket-taker of the match. Sugandika Kumari (2/29) and Udeshika Prabodhani (1/29) additionally offered essential help.
The outcome retains Sri Lanka’s semi-final hopes alive whereas Bangladesh’s marketing campaign involves an finish following their fifth defeat of the match.
Bangladesh seemed nicely heading in the right direction to win at one stage. After a poor begin that noticed Rubya Haider fall for a duck and after they had been left reeling at 44/3, the chase was revived by an excellent 82-run partnership between Sharmin Akhter and skipper Nigar Sultana Joty.
Sharmin and Joty stored the scoreboard ticking to place Bangladesh in management. At 176/4, they wanted solely 27 runs from the ultimate 5 overs and seemed to be cruising. However Sri Lanka had different plans and their bowlers held their nerve brilliantly with simply 12 wanted of the ultimate two overs.
Athapaththu led from the entrance with eight runs to defend within the remaining over, conceding only a single run whereas claiming the essential wicket of Joty amongst her three scalps. Bangladesh had been left heartbroken, falling agonizingly in need of what as soon as appeared a sure victory.
Earlier within the first innings, Bangladesh’s bowlers delivered a collective effort to bowl out Sri Lanka for 202. Sri Lanka had cruised to 174/4 after a strong begin from the highest order however common wickets within the demise overs meant they only managed to cross the 200-run mark.
Hasini Perera (85) top-scored for the hosts whereas Chamari Athapaththu (46) and Nilakshika Silva (37) additionally contributed worthwhile runs. Perera, the final of the trio to fall, discovered little help on the different finish as Bangladesh continued to strike at common intervals.
Shorna Akter (3/27) was the standout performer with the ball nicely supported by Rabeya Khatun (2/39) whereas Marufa Akter, Nishita Akter and Nahida Akter chipped in with a wicket every.
Sri Lanka will subsequent be in motion on October 24 after they tackle Pakistan whereas Bangladesh tackle India on October 26 of their remaining group match of the 2025 Girls’s ODI World Cup.