‘I’m a failure as captain’: Athapaththu’s pain spills out as SL stare at T20 WC exit

“Actually, it’s a sadness beyond words,” Athapaththu, who is playing her tenth T20 World Cup, said after the defeat. “I think I played around 18 years for the national team and I could never get a chance to take my team into a semi-final of a World Cup.”