Lankan women lose first ODI to Windies

Chinthana WASALA in Dambulla

West Indies women posted a convincing 40 run victory over the Sri Lankan women in the opening match of the five match series which was played at the Rangiri Dambulla International cricket stadium yesterday.

West Indies women’s innings well supported by a brilliant knock from Stacy Ann King’s 70, was enough for them to trounce the Lankans. After winning the toss, Lankan Skipper Shashikala Siriwardena decided to bowl first.

Lankan women got off to a good start, not letting the visitors to swell their total that much. Windies lost their first wicket very early as Deandra Dottin (05) whe shewas lbw to Sripali Weerakkody her very first over. The newcomer Juliana Nero could not remain at the wicket for so long. She too was out for of eight caught by Chamari Polgampola off the bowling of Chamani Senevirathne. Stefanie Taylor (19) was the next to go off the bowling of Weerakkody.

Then she picked up her third as Nadine George, when the Windies skipper departed after scoring just seven runs off the bowling of Weerakkody caught by Senevirathne. Charlene Taitt followed soon without scoring with Lankan skipper getting the wicket, caught by Polgampola. The sixth wicket fell at 81 as Danielle Small was dismissed for 11.

After the sixth wicket, Kirbyina Alexander joined Stacy-Ann King who was going on well with two sixes. After a 55 run partnership between them, Alexander departed for 13. The visitors could not carry on with a big partnership after that and lost wickets without that much of runs being added to the total. Anisa Mohammed was out for one run caught and bowled by Suwini de Alwis.

Windies suffered their biggest blow after that when she picked up the wicket of the in form batswoman Stacy-Ann King, caught by Dedunu Silva for 70 runs. Afy Fletcher was the last to go for four to end up their innings at 167 with five balls remaining.

Sri Lankan women started off with a good sense with Dedunu Silva and Chamari Polgampola. Dedunu, the most attacking player from the home side, paved the way for a good start when compared to the visitors.

The first wicket fell at 39. Dudunu Silva who was 23, with four boundaries departed caught by Anisa Mohammed off the bowling of Afy Fletcher. The Sri Lankan skipper Shashikala Siriwardena could not stay for long and was lbw for five runs. Fletcher picked up the wicket. Chamari Polgampola (29), the other woman inform was the next to return to the pavilion lbw to Mohommed when the total read 91. From then on, the wickets fell at regular intervals.

Hiruka Fernando departed at 21 after giving a return catch to Anisa Mohammed. Eshani Lokusuriya and Suwini de Alwis were out with the total on 109. Lokusuriya scored 10 and Alwis got out in the next boll for seven. The rest of the wickets

fell for just 18 runs with no other batswoman reaching double figures and giving a 40 run victory to the visitors.

WEST INDIES 

D. Dottin lbw  b Weerakkody			 5
S. Taylor c Silva b Weerakkody			19
J.Nero c Polgampola b Seneviratne		 8
S.A. King c siriwardena b Alwis			70
N. George c Senevirathne b Weerakkody		 7
C. Taitt c Polgampola b Siriwardena		 0
D. Small c Siriwardena b Polgampola 		11
K. Alexander lbw Alwis 				13
A. Mohammed c & B Alwis				 1
S. l Daley not out 				16
A. Fletcher St. Manodara b Wickramasinghe	 4

EXTRAS: (b-1, lb-2, w-10)  			13
TOTAL						167

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-5, 2-27, 3-41, 4-50, 5-50, 6-81, 7-136, 8-145, 9-148,
Bowling: C. Senevirathne 8-0-33-1, S. Weerakkody 10-5-26-3, C. wickramasinghe 5.5-2-8-1,
	 S. Siriwardena 10-3-32-1, S. De Alwis 10-2-33-3, C. Polgampola 4-0-21-1, E. Lokusuriya 1-0-6-0, H. Fernando 1-0-5-0

SRI LANKA

Dedunu Silva ct Mohommed b Fletcher		23
Chamari Polgampola lbw b Mohommed		29
Shashikala Siriwardena lbw b Fletcher 		 5
Hiruka Fernando ct & b Mohommed			21
Suwini de Alwis b Stefanie Taylor		 7
Eshani Lokusuriya c Taitt b Taylor		10
Chamani Senevirathne run out			 0
Dilani Manodara b Fletcher			 8
Chamika Bandara run out	3
Sripali Weerakkody b Taylor			 0
Chandi Wickramasinghe not out			 3

EXTRAS:						17
TOTAL 						127

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-39, 2-51, 3-91, 4-94, 5-109, 6-109, 7-111, 8-116, 9-117, 10-127
BOWLING: D. Small 3-0-19-0, S. Daley 3-0-18-0, C. Taitt 10-01-19-0,
 	A.Fletcher 7.4-2-21-3, A. Mohammed 10-1-33-2, S. Taylor 8-2-10-3, S.A. King 1-0-3-0