DUBAI: Tournament favourites, Sri Lanka, confirmed their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier Group A semi-final spot with a dominant, 67-run victory over Uganda at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.
The Netherlands dashed Zimbabwe’s hopes of semifinal contention, with a hard-fought, 14-run win at Tolerance Oval in Wednesday’s afternoon matches.
Opener Vishmi Gunaratne (player of the match) and the Sri Lankan spinners were the stars for the table-toppers from Group A.
Netherlands produced a solid, all-round performance with captain Babette de Leede, leading from the front and producing a player-of-the-match-winning performance with the bat in their crucial Group B encounter, which kept their semifinal hopes alive, while ending Zimbabwe’s. (ICC)
