Sri Lanka women recorded a dominant 10-wicket win over New Zealand Women in the third and final T20I in Colombo today (12).
An unbeaten 80 from captain Chamari Athapaththu and 49 not out from Harshitha Samarawickrama gave them a consolation win in the series won by the touring team 2-1.
Chasing 141 for victory, the two put on a record unbroken partnership, the highest for Sri Lanka women for any wicket, taking them to victory in 14.3 overs.
Earlier, New Zealand women were restricted to 140 for nine in 20 overs.
Harshitha Samarawickrama and Chamari Athapaththu
Scores:
New Zealand women 140 for 9 in 20 overs (Sophie Devine 46, Suzie Bates 37, Inoka Ranaweera 3/15, Sugandika Kumari 2/23)
Sri Lanka women 143 for no loss in 14.3 overs (Chamari Athapaththu 80 n.o., Harshitha Samarawickrama 49 n.o.)
