'Cannot believe it': Bangladesh lose four wickets in final over as Sri Lanka keep World Cup hopes alive
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Bangladesh lost four wickets off the final six balls in a stunning collapse as they slipped to a seven-run defeat to Sri Lanka at the women's ODI World Cup.
With nine runs needed off six balls, Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu took three wickets in four balls as Bangladesh went from 6-194 to 9-194, also including a run-out, to spoil its hopes of recording a first win against Sri Lanka.
Athapaththu’s burst – 4-42 from 10 overs – restricted Bangladesh to 9-195 in 50 overs, falling short of Sri Lanka's total that looked like it wasn't going to be enough.
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Bangladesh players were shocked by the loss Amazon Prime
"The impossible for Bangladesh - how did they commit this? They needed a run a ball from the last two overs with six wickets left," Ian Bishop said on commentary.
"Somehow, they have contrived to lose four wickets. They cannot believe it."
As a result of the horror loss, Bangladesh became the first team to be eliminated from the tournament after a fifth loss in six games.
Sri Lanka earned their first win of the tournament to stay alive on four points, including two from no-results against Australia and South Africa.
The co-hosts will take on Pakistan in their final league game in Colombo on Friday.
Sri Lanka's dugout react to the win Amazon Prime
Sri Lanka opted to bat and was bowled out for 202 runs, with Hasini Perera scoring 85 off 99 balls and Athapaththu adding 46 off 43 balls.
“We knew we had to keep fighting till the end and we handled the pressure until the last over,” Perera said.
“We made many mistakes as a batting unit and it wasn’t our best game ... but we were lucky enough to win.”
