West
Indies women stood gallant in their fight-back to restrict
Sri Lanka to 157 and level the 5-match one-day series
2-all by recording a close 13-run victory at the R.
Premadasa Stadium yesterday. Despite a heroic comeback
by skipper Shashikala Siriwardene (46) and Chandi Wickramasinghe
(27) who put up a 70-run partnership for the fifth wicket,
Sri Lanka women cricketers fell 13 runs short in chasing
a victory target of 171 runs set by the Caribbean women.
Sri Lanka were cruising at fiveruns per over at one
stage but tight bowling spells by pacies Shanel Daley,
Anisa Mohammed and Stefanie Taylor left the Lankan women
struggling at 55 for 4 halfway through the innings.
Then Siriwardene and Wickramasinghe settled in giving
glimpses of hope for a series win when they took Sri
Lanka from 55-4 to 125-5 in the 40th over.
