Athapaththu stretchered off with cramps vs England though she returned to bat in the 23rd over after losing third wicket.
Athapaththu stretchered off with cramps during Sri Lanka’s chase against England.
Serious worries were raised for the Sri Lankan camp after skipper Chamari Athapaththu was carried off the pitch early in their innings against England. But when Sri Lanka had lost their third wicket, she came back to bat in the twenty-third over.
She had only been experiencing cramps, but the fact that she was taken off the pitch instead of assisted implies Sri Lanka is not taking any chances with her, especially considering their busy World Cup schedule. Their hopes of winning the event depend on Athapaththu.
In any event, Athapaththu was fired for a jogged, mostly unimpressive song. Athapaththu started to hobble as she walked to the other end after dragging a delivery from Linsey Smith to deep midwicket in the sixth over. As soon as she got to the non-striker’s crease, she fell to the ground and laid face down till the physiotherapist from Sri Lanka could come and help.
However, the stretcher and more medical personnel were required after a few minutes of stretching and treatment. Following her initial collapse, Athapaththu never got back up.
Athapaththu batted again and scored eight more runs before Sophie Ecclestone knocked him out for 15 in the 29th over.
In addition to bowling five overs for 21, Athapaththu had been on the pitch for the whole of England’s innings. Over the previous few weeks, Colombo has experienced exceptionally humid conditions, which is typical for this season.
On the eve of the game, the support personnel was also observed giving Sri Lanka’s captain additional stretching help during practice.
After a Nat Sciver-Brunt hundred put England at 253 for 9, they were chasing 254.