Sri Lanka, the co-hosts of the Women's World Cup 2025 were as-it-is having a disastrous campaign, and now, on Saturday against England, their captain Chamari Athapaththu got injured. This occurred in the course of Lanka's 254-run pursuit, and the opener sustained a hamstring injury, after which she collapsed on the ground and was stretchered off. Even prior to that as well, it was a genuine battle for Athapaththu, who could muster only 7 runs in 20 balls, featuring only a single boundary. To say the least, she is Sri Lanka's greatest batter, and all their expectations are resting on her scores. The rest of the batting line-up can only make contributions, if Athapaththu delivers big. The level of skipper's injury is not yet known, but by the appearance of things, the team might be in big trouble, against England, and the coming matches as well. They are second-last placed in the current points table, and another defeat can only push them to the bottom. Also Read | 2025 Women's ODI World Cup: Mlaba punished for cheeky goodbye celebration to Harleen Deol Watch here: Chamari Athapaththu is being carried off the field on a stretcher, and this is a massive blow for Sri Lanka.#ENGvSL #cricket #CWC2025 pic.twitter.com/8fjliQZ1MA — CREX (@Crex_live) October 11, 2025 SL is yet to play New Zealand, South Africa, Bangladesh and Pakistan in the Women's World Cup, and would be hoping that Chamari Athapaththu recuperates soon, and plays all the games. In the meanwhile, the bowlers had an acceptable day at the office, where they kept the opposition to just 253, when at one stage they were cruising along at 109/2 in 21 overs. Inoka Ranaweera was superb and came back with returns of 3/33 in her 10 overs. Coming to the English batting, Nat Sciver-Brunt yet again got a hundred, and joined the list of most World Cup centuries, going past Charlotte Edwards' 4 in 29 innings. Brunt now has 5 in 19 innings at a mere average of nearly 60.