Srilankan Vetran opener Chamari Athapaththu registered herself in history books with a phenomenal 195* in a run chase.
Chamari Athapaththu
helped the Sri Lankan team chase their highest ever Odi score as they chased 302 against South Africa in 44.3 overs.
Chamari Athapaththu smashed 29 fours and five sixes in her innings, scoring 195 of just 135 deliveries. She overtook South Africa’s Skipper Laura Wolvaardt with 184 of just 147 deliveries in the women’s Odi run chase.
Chamari Athapaththu’s 195 is the second highest individual score in the ODI run chase. She is only behind Glenn Maxwell’s 201 against Afghanistan. She registered the highest Odi score in women’s cricket in a run chase.
HIGHEST SCORES IN WOMEN’S ODIS
Amelia Kerr: 232 not out vs. Ireland in 2018
Belinda Clarke: 229 not out vs. Denmark in 1997
Chamari Athapaththu: 195
not out vs. South Africa in 2024
Deepti Sharma: 188 vs. Ireland in 2017
Laura Wolvaardt: 184 not out vs. Sri Lanka in 2024
Chamari Athapaththu also became the first batter in women’s Odi history to score 175 runs more than once. The Sri Lankan skipper had earlier scored 178 against Australia in the 2017 World Cup.
Sri Lanka have already won the T20 series by 2-1, and with this victory, they have also leveled the Odi series.
