Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Skipper Chamari Athapaththu's last over heroics in which she took 4 wickets for one run guided Sri Lanka to a thrilling seven-run win against Bangladesh in their women's cricket World Cup match played at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai on Monday.

Bangladesh were cruising to victory and only nine runs were needed off the final over with five wickets in hand, having mustered just three runs off the penultimate over, the experienced, Chamari Athapaththu, took the ball herself and turned the game on its head. Four wickets tumbled in four balls as Bangladesh collapsed, losing five wickets for only two runs. Athapaththu, calm amid the storm, finished with career-best figures of four for 42 also passed her 50 ...