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The first match Sri Lanka faced in the Asia Cup Women’s T20 tournament was held yesterday. It was against the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Batting first, the Sri Lankan bowling force managed to dismiss all the wickets of the UAE team for 79 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mithali Ayodhya took 3 wickets for 14 runs, Chetana Vimukthi took 3 wickets for 16 runs and Sugandhika Kumari took 2 wickets for 18 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highest score by a player for the UAE team was 18 runs by captain Esha Osa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chasing an easy target of 80 runs, the Sri Lankan batsmen won the match in the 8th over, losing only one wicket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chamari Atapattu scored an unbeaten 48 runs while Imesha Dulani was run out for 25 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sri Lanka’s next match is scheduled to be against Indonesia on the 2nd.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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