Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Sri Lanka - 123/4 (20 overs) - Vishmi Gunaratne 25, Hansima Karunaratne 25*, Harshitha Samarawickrama 23, Nilakshika Silva 21

USA - 105/6 (20 overs) - Disha Dhingra 28, Sindhu Sriharsha 27, Pooja Shah 20*, Chamari Athapaththu 3/14

In a thrilling match at Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi, Sri Lanka secured their fourth consecutive victory in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024, defeating USA by 18 runs.

Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka faced an early setback as Skipper Chamari Athapaththu departed for just 4 runs in the opening over. However, Vishmi Gunaratne and Harshitha Samarawickrama stabilized the innings with a 49-run partnership for the second wicket. Despite losing quick wickets, Hansima Karunaratne and Nil...