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(Daily Mirror) - An unbroken 94-run partnership between Chamari Athapaththu and Vishmi Gunaratne helped Sri Lanka Women saunter into the semi-finals of the Women’s Asia Cup T20, with an emphatic 10-wicket win over Thailand Women in Dambulla on Wednesday.
Nannapat Koncharoenkai made 47, the sole contribution of significance for Thailand, who were restricted to 93 for 7 in their 20 overs, with all but one of Sri Lanka’s bowlers among the wickets.
In response, Sri Lanka Women needed just 11.3 overs to reach the target, captain Athapaththu falling a run short of a half-century.
Gunaratne was also unbeaten, on 39.
Sri Lanka will face Pakistan in the semi-finals on Friday, at 7:00 p.m.
Thailand Women 93 for 7 in 20 overs (Nannapat Koncharoenkai 47, Kavisha Dilhari 2/13, Inoshi Priyadharshani 1/10, Chamari Athapaththu 1/15)
Sri Lanka Women 94 for no loss in 11.3 overs (Chamari Athapaththu 49 n.o., Vishmi Gunaratne 39 n.o.)