Sri Lanka Women’s skipper Chamari Athapaththu continued to scale new heights with a stunning 69-ball 119* against Malaysia in the Women’s Asia Cup 2024.
Her unbeaten 119 is now her highest individual score in the shortest format, surpassing her 113 against Australia in North Sydney in 2019.
Athapaththu also made history by becoming the first-ever centurion in the Women’s Asia Cup, surpassing Mithali Raj’s 69-ball 97* against Malaysia. Her 21 boundaries are the most by any batter in a single innings in the tournament’s history.
This was her third century in the shortest format, tying her with the United Arab Emirates’ Esha Oza and Tanzania’s Fatuma Kibasu for the most in women’s cricket. Additionally, Athapaththu holds the highest ODI score for a Sri Lankan women’s cricketer, an unbeaten 195 against South Africa earlier this year.
