Athapaththu century

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu produced one of the finest knocks of the Women’s T20 World Cup, smashing an unbeaten 106 off 61 balls to guide her side to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Ireland in Match 20 at the County Ground in Bristol on Tuesday.

Chasing a modest target of 131, Sri Lanka made light work of the task as Athapaththu dominated the Irish bowling attack from the outset and powered her side to 134/1 in just 15.3 overs. The victory was built around the skipper’s breathtaking century, her fourth in T20 Internationals, which included 17 fours and two sixes.