Chamari Athapaththu scripts history, becomes first Sri Lankan woman to play 150 T20Is

Published - December 29, 2025 01:15 am IST - Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu in action during India vs Sri Lanka’s 4th Women's T20I cricket match at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on December 28, 2025 | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Sri Lanka women’s captain Chamari Athapaththu scripted history as she became the first player to play 150 T20I matches for her country, according to ESPNcricinfo. The veteran cricketer achieved this historic feat during the fourth T20I of the five-match series against the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India Women in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday (December 28, 2025). In Women’s T20I cricket, Athapaththu has notched up 3507 runs at an average of 25.23 and a strike rate of 109.97, including three centuries and 13 half-centuries.