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  "id": 5523123,
  "title": "Seven wickets in 21 balls: Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu scripts history with record-breaking spell",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/seven-wickets-in-21-balls-sri-lankas-chamari-athapaththu-scripts",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T08:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/seven-wickets-21-balls-sri-081700319.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Defending champions Sri Lanka secured the top spot in Group B of the Women's Asia Cup following a 75-run victory over Indonesia in Dubai on Thursday. Captain Chamari Athapaththu delivered a record-breaking seven-wicket spell, aided by Nilakshika Silva's half-century. Sri Lanka, set a modest target of 125 runs on a slow pitch, were initially struggling at 62/6 before Silva's 50 helped them reach 124/7. Indoneisan batter Rahmawati Pangestuti scored 10 runs while Ni Made Putri Suwandewi went unbeaten on 12. Indonesia's highest scorer was Ni Luh Dewi with 3/32. This win propelled Sri Lanka to the top of Group B. In Group A, India remains at the top, with Pakistan in second place. Meanwhile, India's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana made history by surpassing Mithali Raj to become the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket across all formats.",
  "summary": "Sri Lanka were defending a modest target of 125 on a slow-paced pitch, but Athapaththu turned the match around with one of the best bowling performances in women's T20 internationals.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Nilakshika fifty, Athapaththu seven-for rescue Sri Lanka against Indonesia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nilakshika-fifty-athapaththu-seven-for-rescue-sri-lanka-against",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:24:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Nilakshika fifty, Athapaththu seven-for rescue Sri Lanka against Indonesia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nilakshika-fifty-athapaththu-seven-for-rescue-sri-lanka-against-5186474",
        "published": "2026-09-02T21:56:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}