DAMBULLA, May 2: Opener Dedunu Silva scored 76 off 109 balls to take Sri Lanka to a convincing win over Pakistan in the opening match of the Women’s Asia Cup cricket tournament here on Friday.

Her half-century stands with Chamari Polgampola and Shashikala Siriwardene allowed Sri Lanka to set Pakistan a target of 226.

In reply, Pakistan crawled to 129 for eight in 50 overs.

Silva hit 12 fours in her innings and was run out in the 37th over after taking her side to 150.

Urooj Mumtaz, the Pakistan captain, top scored for her side with 33 and Sajjida Shah was the only other batsman to score over 30.

Left-arm spinner Suwini de Alwis picked up two wickets while Shiromala Weerakkody, Eshani Kaushalya and Polgampola took one each.

Sri Lanka play India and Pakistan face Bangladesh on Saturday.

Scoreboard

SRI LANKA:

L.D.V.V. Silva run out 76

P.R.C.S. Kumarihami c and b Almas 29

H.A.S.D. Siriwardene c Asmavia b Sajjida 35

S.P. de Alwis c Asmavia b Sana Mir 9

L.E. Kaushalya not out 37

C.R. Seneviratna run out 0

S.S. Weerakkody not out 16

EXTRAS (LB-2, W-21) 23

TOTAL (for five wkts, 50 overs) 225

FALL OF WKTS: 1-66, 2-150, 3-166, 4-168, 5-176.

DID NOT BAT: S.I. Galagedara, S.K. Dolawatte, H.M.D. Rasangika, M.A.D.D. Surangika.

BOWLING: Asmavia Iqbal 6-1-15-0 (5w); Qanita Jalil 10-0-55-0 (5w); Almas Akram 9-1-33-1 (1w); Sajjida Shah 10-0-40-1 (1w); Sana Mir 10-0-46-1 (6w); Urooj Mumtaz 5-0-34-0 (4w).

PAKISTAN:

Taskeen Qadeer c Galagedara b W’kody. 1

Bismah Maroof run out 8

Urooj Mumtaz run out 33

Sana Javed c Galagedara b de Alwis 13

Nain Abidi b de Alwis 3

Sana Mir run out 11

Sajjida Shah not out 31

Qanita Jalil b Kumarihami 0

Asmavia Iqbal c Seneviratna b Kaushalya 13

Batool Fatima not out 6

EXTRAS (B-3, W-5) 8

TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 129

FALL OF WKTS: 1-4, 2-21, 3-59, 4-64, 5-68, 6-98, 7-100, 8-120.

DID NOT BAT: Almas Akram.

BOWLING: Seneviratna 7-2-14-0 (1w); Weerakkody 7-0-13-1 (2w); Kumarihami 9-1-30-1 (1w); Kaushalya 7-1-16-1 (1w); de Alwis 10-0-30-2; Siriwardene 10-2-23-0.

RESULT: Sri Lanka won by 96 runs.