Chamari Athapaththu's unbeaten 195 helps Sri Lanka record highest run-chase in women's ODI cricket

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Sri Lanka Women captain Chamari Athapaththu on Wednesday (April 17) scored unbeaten 195 off 139 balls in Potchefstroom as her side registered the highest successful chase in women's ODI cricket.

Sri Lanka Women chased down a 302-run target in just 44.3 overs. The Asian side lost just four wickets as Nilakshika Silva also chipped in with unbeaten 50 off 71.

South Africa Women captain Laura Wolvaardt scored 184 runs off 147 balls at the top, and stitched a 116-run partnership with her opening partner Lara Goodall. Off-spinner Kavisha Dilhari chipped in with two wickets for 47 runs in 10 overs.

In reply, Chamari Athapaththu's record knock saw Sri Lanka chase the record total in just 44.3 overs. The innings consisted of 26 fours and five sixes. Silva, scored with a strike rate of 70.42, and no other batter from the team crossed the 30-run mark.

Highest Successful Run Chase in Women's ODI

• Sri Lanka vs South Africa: 302 in 2024
• Australia vs New Zealand: 289 in 2012
• Australia vs India: 283 in 2023
• New Zealand vs India: 280 in 2022
• Australia vs India: 278 in 2022

Athapaththu's 195 is also the third-highest individual score in women's cricket. Another five runs would have made the 34-year-old only the third women's player to hit an ODI double hundred.

Highest indivudal score in women's cricket

• Amelia Kerr: 232* vs Ireland, 2018
• Belinda Clark: 229* vs Denmark, 1997
• Chamari Athapaththu: 195* vs South Africa, 2024
• Deepti Sharma: 188 vs Ireland, 2017
• Laura Wolvaardt: 184* vs Sri Lanka, 2024

The win helped Sri Lanka Women level the 3-match series 1-1. Sri Lanka Women also won the preceding 3-match series 2-1.