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Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu reluctantly leaves the field with rain falling
Pakistani openers Muneeba Ali and Omaima Sohail make a dash to the pavilion
as rain falls down
By Sa’adi Thawfeeq
It was another case of rain and bad weather affecting the final match of the Colombo leg in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and Pakistan which ended in a no-result at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium with only 4.2 overs being bowled.
It was frustrating and disappointing for the Lankan players who were looking forward to finishing their World Cup campaign which had all gone wonky with interference from the weather, with a win that would have given them a no. 5 or no. 6 position finish.
Having won their previous match played in India, against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka were keen to extend that run against Pakistan and finish on a high. But the weather had the final say.
The one point, Sri Lanka got from yesterday’s game they moved to fifth position in the standings displacing New Zealand who have 4 points with a game in hand against England on Sunday. If New Zealand wins they will finish fifth with 6 points and Sri Lanka sixth. If New Zealand lose to England, Sri Lanka will end up fifth.
However, whereas the prize money distribution is concerned both fifth and sixth placed teams will receive the same amount from the ICC – $ 700,000 each.
The weather gods have been rather unkind to the majority of Women’s Cricket World Cup matches played at Colombo’s R Premadasa Cricket Stadium that saw five of the 11 scheduled matches ending in a no-result, and two finishing with a result decided by the DLS rain rule. Only four matches were played without any interruption.
The results, however disappointing they may be, did not deter Sri Lanka from raking in a cool $ 984,314 (approx. Rs. 298,935,571) from the ICC for finishing fifth (or sixth) in the final league standings.
They will receive $ 250,000 (Rs. 75,924,850) as participation fee, $ 34,314 (Rs. 10,421,141) for their only win in the tournament against Bangladesh, and $ 700,000 (Rs. 212,589,581) for finishing fifth or sixth.
Considering the fact that Sri Lanka failed to qualify for a place at the last Women’s Cricket World Cup held in New Zealand in 2022, it was a commendable performance from Chamari Athapaththu’s team to finish the way they have. Pakistan ended their World Cup campaign as the only team without a single win.
