BIPIN DANI
Sri Lanka’s women’s team captain Chamari Athapaththu who recently played the women’s exhibition matches in Pakistan will now be playing the Cricket Hong Kong FairBreak Invitational 2023 tournament next month, it is learnt.
The tournament is scheduled to be held at the Kowloon Cricket Club (Hong Kong) between April 3 and 16.
The 33-year-old batting all rounder was a part of the tournament last year, when it was held in the UAE.
“So far, she is the only player from Sri Lanka to have been a part of the tournament”, one of the top sources in the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed.
Interestingly, 90 women cricketers from 36 countries are to take part in this tournament. The tournament has the backing of Cricket Hong Kong and the FairBreak Invitational is another step towards greater recognition and the development of the outstandingly talented players in Asia also from the UAE, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Bhutan, Kuwait and Hong Kong.
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