Chamari, Nipuni steer Sri Lanka into Super Six

Chamari Polgampola and Nipuni Hansika associated in a valuable 65-run stand for the second wicket to help Sri Lanka Women coast to an easy seven-wicket win over Thailand Women in their last Group A encounter of the ICC Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament played at the MCA ground yesterday.

The pair’s partnership enabled Sri Lanka Women, in pursuit of 123 runs for victory, to reach the target in the 35th over which saw them end with three wins to take second slot in the group.

A five-wicket haul by spinner Poonam Yadav paved the way for India Women to cruise through to a convincing nine-wicket win against Zimbabwe Women in another match of the same group played at P. Sara Stadium.

The win saw the Indian women’s side recording their fourth victory from as many matches to end up as the top team in Group A.

South Africa Women too ended with four wins out of four when they outclassed the hapless Papua New Guinea Women by ten wickets in a Group B match played at the NCC ground. South Africa with this win finished at the top.

Pakistan Women thanks to a five-wicket haul by skipper and left arm spinner Sana Mir recorded a six-wicket win against Scotland Women in the match played at the CCC ground.

The completion of the league matches saw India, Sri Lanka and Ireland from Group A and South Africa, Pakistan and Bangladesh from Group B qualify to play in the Super Six segment which begins tomorrow. Results: At MCA Thailand Women 122 for 8 in 50 overs (Nattaya Boochatham 50, Naruemol Chaiwai 18 n.o.: Eshani Kaushalya 2 for 15, Inoka Ranaweera 2 for 19, Sripali Weerakkody 2 for 22) Sri Lanka women 123

for 3 in 34.4 overs (Chamari Polgampola 49, Nipuni Hansika 38, Chamari Atapattu 16) At P. Sara Stadium Zimbabwe Women 60 in 28.5 overs (Mary-anne Musonda 26: Poonam Yadav 5 for 19, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2 for 18) India Women 61 for 1 in 9 overs (Veda Krishnamurthy 29, Mona Meshram 21 n.o.) At NCC Papua New Guinea

Women 76 in 32.4 overs (Brenda Tau 30, Pauka Siaka 17: Shabnim Ismail 2 for 13, Sune Luus 2 for 13, Yolami Fourie 2 for 18) South Africa Women 77 for 0 in 13.5 overs (Laura Wolvaardt 43 n.o., Lara Goodall 28 n.o.) At CCC Scotland Women 91 in 39.1 overs (Kathryn Bryce 15: Sana Mir 5 for 14, Nashra Sandhu 3 for 13) Pakistan Women 94 for 4 in 27.1 overs (Nain Abidi 21, Nahida Khan 20, Javeria Khan 35 n.o., Rabiya Shah 16 n.o.: Kirstie Gordon 4 for 29)