Chamari Atapattu signs to play at first FairBreak invitational tournament

By Bipin Dani

Sri Lanka’s women’s team captain Chamari Atapattu will play in the FairBreak Invitational 2022 tournament this year.  Atapattu has been a mainstay in Sri Lanka’s batting attack for over a decade. According to sources in Malaysia, where she is participating in the ICC’s Women’s Commonwealth Games Qualifiers, the organizers of the invitational tournament have recently signed her for this six-team tournament. There will be nineteen matches played for 15 days. 

The tournament is sanctioned by the ICC.  It will take place from May 1 to 15 this year in Dubai in collaboration with Cricket Hong Kong. 

Owing to the current pandemic, Hong Kong airport is not operational for airlines from all countries and therefore the decision has been taken to play the matches in Dubai.  

Interestingly, this is the world’s first privately funded tournament in women’s cricket history.