Chamari Athapaththu livid vs India [Source: screengrab/x]The stakes were high in Japan as India Women and Sri Lanka battled for gold in the final of the 2026 Women’s Asian Games T20 event. With Sri Lanka’s hopes of winning the gold medal gradually slipping away, their captain Chamari Athapaththu was left absolutely livid following her dismissal against India.The incident occurred in the seventh over of the Sri Lanka Women innings at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Tuesday, September 22.Chamari Athapaththu vents out anger as match slips away vs IndiaWith match slipping away from Sri Lanka’s grasp against India Women in the final of the Women’s Asian Games T20 2026, Chamari Athapaththu vented out her frustration on the field.Opening the innings for Sri Lanka, Athapaththu whacked five cracking boundaries to club 29 runs off 21 balls before she mistimed one off Deepti Sharma towards Bharti Fulmali at long off.Also Read- Shafali Verma Tops Most Runs In Calendar Year In WT20Is During Women's Asian Games Final As Fulmali completed a neat catch, the Sri Lankan skipper smashed her bat and pads out of pure anger as he was making her way back to the sheds.Watch the video below:crictalk @crictalk7 Sep 22, 2026, 12:47 PM The incident made for a rare sight, with Athapaththu’s outburst coming completely out of character for the Sri Lankan skipper.Why did Chamari Athapaththu get angry against India Women?Modern-day great Chamari Athapaththu clearly appeared agitated as Sri Lanka reached the cusp of yet another final defeat to India. Apart from losing the Asian Games 2026 gold medal to Harmanpreet Kaur and co., the Sri Lanka cricket team also lost to India in the final of the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai just a week ago.Moreover, Athapaththu was also the captain of the Sri Lanka Women’s side that lost to India in the final of the previous Asian Games back in late-2023 in China. With rising expectations from her fans especially after defeating India Women in the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup final, the legendary Sri Lankan all-rounder has been desperate to end Sri Lanka’s run of defeats in multi-nation tournaments off late. Will Chamari Athapaththu be punished by ICC?While Chamari Athapaththu’s reaction and frustration was understandable and justified to some extent, the cricketer may face the wrath of the International Cricket Council (ICC) soon.The seasoned Sri Lankan pro might have to pay a certain fine and can even earn a demerit point, in accordance to the ICC Code of Conduct for players. In Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct that covers the “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match”, the cricketer can expect an official reprimand by tomorrow.However, it is also possible that Athapaththu might escape a punishment overall, considering in her case, the explosive top-order batter merely smashed her own bat and pad out of frustration instead of damaging any ground equipment.Also Read- Delhi Cricket Approaches BCCI In Vansh Bedi Fixing Approach In DPL
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