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Sri Lanka women’s cricket team captain Chamari Athapaththu entered her name into the history books on Tuesday (June 23) by becoming the first player in the world to score a century in run chase of a ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match.
The 36-year-old left-handed batter opened the innings for Sri Lanka in their chase of 131 runs against Ireland in a Group B match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the County Ground in Bristol on Tuesday and remained unbeaten on 106 off 61 balls. She smashed 17 fours and two sixes to guide Sri Lanka to a comfortable nine-wicket victory.
Before Athapaththu’s remarkable knock, the highest score in a successful run chase in a Women’s T20 World Cup match belonged to Shemaine Campbelle. The West Indies batter had
made an unbeaten 90 against New Zealand in Southampton on June 13, 2026, during the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.
Highest scores in run chase (Women’s T20 World Cup)
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | RUNS | BALLS | 4/6s | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamari Athapaththu | Sri Lanka | 106* | 61 | 17/2 | Ireland | Bristol | June 23, 2026 |
| Shemaine Campbelle | West Indies | 90* | 62 | 7/3 | New Zealand | Southampton | June 13, 2026 |
| Marizanne Kapp | South Africa | 81* | 45 | 7/4 | India | Manchester | June 21, 2026 |
| Sarah Taylor | England | 76* | 53 | 8/0 | Australia | The Oval, London | June 19, 2009 |
| Sophie Devine | New Zealand | 75* | 55 | 6/2 | Sri Lanka | Perth (WACA) | February 22, 2020 |
| Anneke Bosch | South Africa | 74* | 48 | 8/1 | Australia | Dubai | October 17, 2024 |
During her stay at the crease on Tuesday, Chamari added 98 runs in 72 balls for the first wicket with Imesha Dulani, who made 20 runs from 27 balls.
The century by Chamari in Sri Lanka’s fourth match of this year’s Women’s T20 World Cup match was her fourth triple-digit score in women’s T20Is. Only UAE batter Esha Oza has scored centuries than Chamari in the 20-over format of the game in women’s cricket.
Most 100s in Women’s T20Is
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | 100s |
| Esha Oza | UAE | 117 | 3403 | 5 |
| Chamari Athapaththu | Sri Lanka | 161 | 3891 | 4 |
| Rebecca Blake | Romania | 17 | 1027 | 3 |
| Fatuma Kibasu | Tanzania | 69 | 1623 | 3 |
| Hayley Matthews | West Indies | 124 | 3316 | 3 |
| Laura Wolvaardt | South Africa | 101 | 2836 | 3 |
| Danni Wyatt-Hodge | England | 183 | 3497 | 3 |
Athapaththu is the first Sri Lankan and the eighth player overall to score a century in a Women’s T20 World Cup match.
The record for the highest individual score in a Women’s T20 World Cup match is held by former Australia captain Meg Lanning, who smashed 126 runs off 65 balls against Ireland in the 2014 Women’s T20 World Cup in Sylhet.
