Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu was stretchered off the field early in their innings against England , raising serious concerns for the Sri Lanka camp. However, she returned to bat in the 25th over after Sri Lanka had lost their fourth wicket.

She had merely been cramping, but her having been carried away - rather than helped off the field - suggests Sri Lanka are not taking any risks with her, given their heavy World Cup schedule coming up. Athapaththu is vital to their chances in the tournament.

In any case it was a largely unremarkable, jogged single that put Athapaththu out of commission. Having dragged a Linsey Smith delivery to deep midwicket in the sixth over, Athapaththu began to limp as she made her way to the other end. Almost immediately upon reaching the non-stri

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