Sri Lanka, co-hosts for the Women’s World Cup 2025 were as-it-is having a poor campaign, and now, on Saturday against England, their skipper Chamari Athapaththu suffered an injury. The incident happened during Lanka’s 254-run chase, and the opener picked up a hamstring injury, after which she fell flat on the ground and had to be stretchered off.
Chamari Athapaththu Injured
Before that too, it was a real struggle for Athapaththu, who only managed to score 7 runs in 20 deliveries, hitting only one boundary. It goes without saying that she is the best Sri Lankan batter, and all their hopes are pinned on her scores. The rest of the batting unit can only chip in, if Athapaththu scores big.
The extent of the injury to the skipper is not known, but by the looks of it, the team could be in deep trouble, against England, and the upcoming matches too. They are placed second-last in the points table so far, and another loss could only take them to the last position.
Tough Times for Sri Lanka in Women’s World Cup
SL is yet to face New Zealand, South Africa, Bangladesh and Pakistan in the Women’s World Cup, and would be hoping that Chamari Athapaththu recovers soon, and plays all the matches. Meanwhile, the bowlers had a decent day in the office, where they restricted the opposition to only 253, when at one stage they were going smooth at 109/2 in 21 overs.
Inoka Ranaweera was exceptional and returned with figures of 3/33 in her 10 overs. As far as the English batting is concerned, Nat Sciver-Brunt scored yet another ton, and became the player with most World Cup centuries, surpassing Charlotte Edwards’ total of 4 in 29 innings. Brunt has 5 in 19 innings only at an average of almost 60.
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