Dambulla (Sri Lanka), July 20 (Petra) – In a kind gesture, Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana gifted a mobile phone to a wheelchair-bound girl after the team's match in the ongoing women's T20 Asia Cup tournament here.

Adisha Herath, who came to the stadium with her mother in a wheelchair, was pleasantly surprised when Mandana came to meet her and gave her the phone.

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Adisha Herath's love for cricket pushed her to take to the field despite all the challenges. The highlight of the day was a surprise meeting with her favourite cricketer Smriti Mandhana, who gifted her a mobile phone as a token of appreciation, the Sri Lanka Cricket Association said in a tweet.

In the video posted with the tweet, Mandana can be heard asking the girl's name.

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“You like cricket, that’s good. You enjoyed the match today. “I brought you a gift from all of us,” Mandana told the girl, before shaking her hand and taking a photo with her.

The girl's mother said it was an unexpected gift.

“We came to watch the match unexpectedly as my daughter wanted to go. We met Ms Mandhana from the Indian team and my daughter got a call from her. It was unexpected and my daughter was very lucky to get this gift from him,” he added.

India beat arch-rivals Pakistan by seven runs on Friday in their opening match and will face the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.

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