In 1992 Sri Lanka men chased 312 against Zimbabwe. It was the first ever successful 300+ Chase in ODI history.
Today Sri Lanka women Chased 302 against South Africa. It is the first ever successful 300+ chase in women’s cricket.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field in Potchefstroom. South Africa made 302 for 5. Skipper Laura Wolvaardt made unbeaten 184. Kavisha Dilhari took 2 Wickets and Chamari Athapaththu took 1 wicket.
in reply Chamari Athapaththu’s unbelievable knock made the record breaking chase for Sri Lanka. She Scored unbeaten 195 runs and finished the game with massive Six. Nilakshika de Silva scored unbeaten 52 and made a 179 runs partnership with Chamari. It is the highest partnership for 5th wicket for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka level the series as 1-1. Laura Wolvaardt named as player of the series. She made 335 runs throughout the series. Chamari named as player of the match. She will become number 1 in women’s ODI batting rankings with this performance.