Lanka wants revenge

By Sa’adi Thawfeeq

Women’s cricketers coach Chitral Mendis (Pix by Ravindra Dharmatillake)

Revenge is what Sri Lanka will be looking for in their opening match of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 fixture against Pakistan at Taunton on June 12 which can be termed a grudge battle.
Sri Lanka are still smarting from their first-ever defeat (by 57 runs) at the hands of Pakistan nearly three months ago in Canberra in the ICC Women’s World Cup which deprived them of a place in the Super Six. For a large part Sri Lanka had only themselves to blame for that stunning loss because they allowed Pakistan off the hook with some indisciplined bowling which contributed to 18 wides and terrible running between the wickets that accounted for three run outs.
“Despite our disappointing performances in the Women’s World Cup, the morale of the girls is very high. They are very keen to make amends when they meet Pakistan again in the Twenty20 version. You need to depend on luck also to win this type of game,”

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