Ireland Women Vs Sri Lanka Women: Laura Delany Hails Chamari Athapaththu As 'Main Threat' Ahead Of The Series

Ireland Women Vs Sri Lanka Women: As the sides gear up for the upcoming white-ball series, Laura Delany had words of praise for opposition skipper Chamari Athapaththu. Here are the details.

Laura Delany had words of respect and acknowledgement for Sri Lanka Women's legendary player and captain, Chamari Athapaththu

Source : @ICC / X

Ireland Women Vs Sri Lanka Women: Ireland Women are ready to host Sri Lanka Women in the five-match white ball series, with them involving two T20I's and 3 ODI's. The series starts tonight and the home side skipper (Laura Delany) laid praise upon Sri Lanka Women's team and especially their captain and legendary all-rounder, Chamari Athapaththu.

Get ready for an exciting clash as Sri Lanka takes on Ireland in the Women's T20I series! 🏏🔥#SLvsIRE #WomensCricket #SriLankaCricket pic.twitter.com/meEnAgDGdk

— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) August 11, 2024

"We know Chamari Athapaththu is the key player for them. But when you look at their batting lineup, and how they’ve played over the last four-five games, they’ve had a number of players contributing. We know there’s not just one or two players in their side, that we’ll have to look out for. We expect a very competitive game," said Laura Delany, Ireland Women skipper, as reported by ICC.

"We Will Play Fearless Cricket": Ireland Women Skipper

As reported by ICC, Laura Delany, in a recent interview, stated that her sidehas been playing a fearless brand of cricket and that, they will be ready for Sri Lanka in the upcoming series.

Here's what she said:

"I think as a squad we’ve improved hugely over the last 12 to 18 months, and we’ll be going out there on Sunday to put it in practice. I think as a group we’ve shown that we want to play aggressive and fearless nature [of cricket], and at times, you’ll cop the other end of the stick, and you’ll get out for not many runs. And as a squad, we certainly faced that challenge against Scotland."

"We want to play the style that we know we can play. And when we play that style of cricket, we will beat the likes of Australia, which we did in the [Women’s T20] World Cup [2023] warm-ups. A couple of years ago, we beat South Africa at home and we’ve won a series against Pakistan."

"It’s sticking to our strengths, and knowing that if we play that style of cricket, then hopefully we come up on the other side."