SCO-W vs SL-W 5th Match Report: How Gunaratne's 49 Won It for Sri Lanka Women
Sri Lanka Women beat Scotland Women by 4 wickets.
Sri Lanka Women beat Scotland Women by 4 wickets in 5th Match of ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- SCO-W Over 16.5 — Darcey Carter out for 47 (46), b sp sandeepani by Sathya Sandeepani. 85/6
- SCO-W Over 18.5 — Darcey Carter brings up a fifty off 48 balls
- SL-W Over 12.5 — Harshitha Samarawickrama out for 24 (26), c kl gordon b c abel by Chloe Abel. 77/3
- SL-W Over 14.4 — Abtaha Maqsood completes a 3-wicket haul
- SL-W Over 17.6 — Vishmi Rajapaksha Gunaratne out for 49 (41), st sj bryce b k fraser by Katherine Fraser. 109/6
- SL-W Over 18.1 — Kaushani Nuthyangana finished it off with a six off Kathryn Bryce
How the runs came
Scotland Women were 37 after 10 overs and finished on 111/7. Sri Lanka Women were 55 after 9 overs and finished on 115/6.
Phase by phase
| Phase | SCO-W | SL-W |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 23/3 (RR 3.83) | 43/1 (RR 7.17) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 53/2 (RR 5.89) | 42/4 (RR 4.67) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 35/2 (RR 7.00) | 30/1 (RR 9.47) |
In the powerplay, Sri Lanka Women scored 20 more than Scotland Women. In the middle overs, Scotland Women scored 11 more than Sri Lanka Women.
Scotland Women innings: over by over
Scotland Women faced 37 dot balls (31%), hit 5 fours and 0 sixes, and got 4 extras. The best stand was 35 off 32 balls between Darcey Carter & Megan McColl.
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (Katherine Fraser, 0.5), 8-2 (Sarah Bryce, 2.3), 22-3 (Kathryn Bryce, 4.5), 27-4 (Pippa Sproul, 7.6), 50-5 (Priyanaz Chatterji, 11.3), 85-6 (Darcey Carter, 16.5), 98-7 (Kirstie Gordon, 18.1)
Sri Lanka Women innings: over by over
Sri Lanka Women faced 38 dot balls (35%), hit 6 fours and 2 sixes, and got 8 extras. The best stand was 40 off 35 balls between Vishmi Rajapaksha Gunaratne & Imesha Dulani.
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (Hasini Perera, 0.2), 43-2 (Imesha Dulani, 6.1), 77-3 (Harshitha Samarawickrama, 12.5), 83-4 (Kavisha Dilhari, 14.2), 83-5 (Nilakshi de Silva, 14.4), 109-6 (Vishmi Rajapaksha Gunaratne, 17.6)
Our view
Sri Lanka Women secured a 4-wicket victory over Scotland Women after chasing down 112 with two overs to spare. Scotland struggled to build momentum and finished on 111/7, with Darcey Carter providing resistance. Sri Lanka’s bowlers kept the scoring in check, while Abtaha Maqsood claimed an important three-wicket haul to put pressure on the chase.
Sri Lanka also lost wickets at regular intervals, but Vishmi Rajapaksha Gunaratne’s 49 kept them in contention. Even after her dismissal at 109/6, Kaushani Nuthyangana held her nerve and sealed the win with a six. In our view, Scotland’s inability to post a bigger total proved costly, while Sri Lanka showed better composure in the closing overs to get over the line.
Top performers
- Darcey Carter — 62 (55 balls)
- Vishmi Rajapaksha Gunaratne — 49 (41 balls)
- Harshitha Samarawickrama — 24 (26 balls)
- Abtaha Maqsood — 3/18 (4 ov)
- Sugandika Kumari — 2/15 (4 ov)
- Sathya Sandeepani — 2/18 (4 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Scotland Women vs Sri Lanka Women
