Womens ODI World Cup: It can be a miracle if we will make it to the semis, says Sri Lankan captain Chamari

Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu stated it could be a “miracle” if her group is ready to seal a semifinal berth within the Women’s World Cup regardless of notching an exciting seven-run victory in opposition to Bangladesh, in Navi Mumbai on Monday (October 20, 2025).

Sri Lanka might need earned two essential factors to take their tally to 4 — the identical as India and New Zealand — however their extraordinarily dismal internet run fee (NRR) places them in an obstacle as they compete with the opposite two groups to safe a last-four berth.

Australia, England and South Africa have already made it to the knockouts.

“One more game left, we’ll try our best to win and (it) will be a miracle if we can make the semis,” stated Athapaththu, who produced a dream final over during which she took three wickets and in addition effected a run out to show the tables on Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka had been capable of defend 202, one thing which seemed troublesome when Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana (77) and Sharmin Akhter (64 retired harm) had been on the crease.

Athapaththu stated it got here all the way down to dealing with stress and her gamers lived as much as expectations.

“We dealt with the stress until the final over. Knew we needed to maintain preventing until the tip. Did many errors as a batting unit, not our greatest recreation however we had been fortunate sufficient to win.

“We performed 4 video games in Sri Lanka however sadly two video games (had been) washed out. Too arduous to foretell the climate. As knowledgeable group, we won’t blame these issues.

“Hasini (Perera, 85 runs) and myself (46 runs) had a good partnership, and then I got out. Have to learn from the Bangladesh team how they batted in the middle overs. We made so many mistakes as a batting unit.” Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana was left heartbroken following the loss, saying the group should actually work arduous on dealing with stress on the large stage.

“From the start I feel it was our recreation. Me and Sharmin (Akter, 64 not out) had been batting effectively. Momentum shifted when she went off (the bottom) with cramp.

” We kept losing wickets at crucial moments. We’ve been playing three games like this. Heartbreaking definitely. We kept losing wickets and couldn’t hold our nerves. We can’t take this pressure and we need to think about it,” the skipper added.

“We actually have a very good fielding side but somehow we dropped catches in crucial moments. It’s a mental thing. Need to work on that. Have one more game and need to rectify those mistakes to finish on a good note,” stated Sultana.