In what was supposed to be an easy run chase turned out to
be a cracker of a contest between India and Sri Lanka on Wednesday in the
second T20 that was played at Ranchi. Winning the toss and electing to bat
first, the visitors put on board an innocuous 107-8 in 20 overs, with Dilani
Manodara (27), Shashikala Siriwardena (26) and Chamari Athapaththu (22) being
the major contributors. The Indian spin twins Ekta Bisht and Poonam Yadav ran
through the Sri Lankan batting line-up as they picked up three wickets apiece.
After winning their first game, the India eves were
confident and had their tails up in this match. A flurry of wickets did them no
good as they were stranded at 27-4 in 6.5 overs. Young Anuja Patil came in to
bat when the chips were down. She did not sink into the pressure and handled
the pressure-cooker situation extremely well. India captain Mithali Raj who had
opened the batting was still hanging there. Patil and Raj stitched a strong
partnership of 77 runs in 11 overs and set the team in a winning position. Mithali
(51 not out off 52 balls) reached her half century and Anuja played a useful
knock of 34 runs (33 balls). India chased down the target in 19 overs with five
wickets in hand.
The last match of the series which is just of academic
importance will be played on Friday at Ranchi. The hosts have taken an
unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three match T20 series.
Brief Scores: Sri
Lanka Women 107-8 in 20 overs (D Manodara 27, S Siriwardena 26; E Bisht 3-22, P
Yadav 3-17) lost to India Women 108-5 in 19 overs (M Raj 51*, A Patil 34; I
Ranaweera 3-10) by 5 wickets
Mithali Raj
Source:espncricinfo.com
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