With a 69-ball 119*, Athapaththu cleared the path for Sri Lanka. She won the Women’s T20 Asia Cup and became the first centurion in history.
After putting up 184/4, the Lankans bowled out Malaysia for a mere 40.
We examine Athapaththu’s notable WT20Is records here.
First player with this accomplishment in Asia Cup
Athapaththu scored the very first 100 years, both as a player and commander in the Ladies’ T20 Asia Cup.
She piled up 119* off 69 balls, a thump bound with 14 fours and 7 sixes.
India’s Mithali Raj, who scored a 69-ball 97* against Malaysia in the 2018 experience, is the main other player to enlist a 90 or more score in the opposition’s set of experiences.
Athapaththu’s third WT20I ton
While this was Athapaththu’s third ton in WT20Is, no other full-part group hitter has multiple tons in the organization.
In the mean time, the SL star has approached Tanzania’s Fatuma Kibasu and UAE’s Esha Oza as far as most WT20I tons (3 each).
Every one of Athapaththu’s three tons in the arrangement have come while driving the Lankans.
Second-most elevated score in a terrible reason
A splendid 113 from Athapaththu went to no end as SL couldn’t pursue down 215 against Australia in the 2019 North Sydney WT20I.
This is the second-most noteworthy individual score in the organization in a terrible reason.
The SL star is just behind Australia’s Beth Mooney, who pummeled 117 against Britain in the 2017 Canberra game.
No other hitter claims 100 years in such manner.
Second-most runs as commander in WT20Is
2,532 of Athapaththu’s WT20I runs have come while driving SL in 90 games. Just Australia’s Meg Lanning (2,619) has more runs as a commander in WT20Is.
Britain’s Charlotte Edwards (2,529) is the main other captain with north of 2,500 runs.
In the mean time, India’s Harmanpreet Kaur (116), Lanning (100), and Edwards (93) are the main commanders with more WT20I covers than Athapaththu.