Cricket-Years of sacrifice pay off for Sri Lanka with Women's T20 Asia Cup win
July 29 (Reuters) -Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu said years of sacrifice had finally paid off after they beat seven-times champions India by eight wickets in Dambulla on Sunday to win the Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup for the first time.
India, who had beaten Sri Lanka five times in previous finals, including the first four editions when the tournament was played in the 50-over format, posted 165-6 after deciding to bat first.
India's openers were both dismissed by all-rounder Kavisha Dilhari, who took 2-36.
In reply, Athapaththu (61) got hosts Sri Lanka off to a flying start in an 87-run partnership with player of the match Harshitha Samarawickrama for the second wicket.
Dilhari (30 not out) and Samarawickrama (69 not out) got Sri Lanka over the line with eight balls to spare at 167-2.
"We sacrificed a lot for the last 10-15 years. Finally we won this award, this trophy," said player of the series Athapaththu.
"We've played really good cricket the last 12 months. We beat England, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand. We won World Cup qualifiers, now we won Asia Cup."
Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford
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