Chamari Athapaththu led from the front as Sri Lanka completed a dominant 3-0 series whitewash over Bangladesh, winning the rain-curtailed third and final Women’s Twenty20 International by three runs in Sylhet yesterday. In a shortened nine-over-a-side contest, the Tigresses fell short in their chase of 88 runs. Athapaththu, who was named both player of the match and player of the series, delivered an outstanding all-round performance, scoring 41 off 27 balls and taking two wickets for 15 runs. The T20I series defeat for Nigar Sultana Joty and her teammates comes on the heels of a 2-1 loss in the preceding Women’s ODI series held in Rajshahi. Reflecting on the tour, Sri Lanka skipper Athapaththu said, “I’m really happy with my team’s performance throughout this tour. With the World Cup coming up, we needed to improve in a couple of areas, especially power-hitting and fielding.”