Sri Lanka Vs South Africa Highlights, Women's Tri-Nation Series 2025: SL-W Chase Fourth-Highest Target In WODIs To Beat RSA-W By Five Wickets

Welcome to another live blog, today it바카라™s Sri Lanka Women vs South Africa Women in the 2025 Women바카라™s Tri-Nation Series, the third ODI, at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Friday, 2 May, starting at 10:00 AM IST. Stay tuned for live updates.

The live broadcast of the Sri Lanka Women Vs South Africa Women match is yet to be confirmed, whereas the live streaming will be available on the FanCode app and website.

South Africa Women Squad: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Lara Goodall, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon, Sinalo Jafta(w), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka, Karabo Meso, Miane Smit, Nondumiso Shangase, Seshnie Naidu

Sri Lanka Women Squad: Chamari Athapaththu(c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Manudi Nanayakkara, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Kavisha Dilhari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Achini Kulasuriya, Inoka Ranaweera, Hasini Perera, Hansima Karunaratne, Rashmika Sewwandi, Dewmi Vihanga, Piyumi Wathsala

Sri Lanka Women have won the toss and have opted to bowl against South Africa.

Sri Lanka Women (Playing XI): Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera

South Africa Women (Playing XI): Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Lara Goodall, Karabo Meso(w), Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka

The players are out in the middle and we're set to start. Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits take their positions, with Wolvaardt on strike. Malki Madara has the new ball in hand and will open the attack.

First up, a good length delivery angling into the pads, Wolvaardt swings across the line and misses, the ball lobs off the pad to the off-side. No run. Next ball, Madara oversteps on a fuller delivery wide outside off, left alone, but it바카라™s called a no-ball, which means a free-hit straightaway for South Africa.

RSA-W 8/0 (2)

Sugandika Kumari strikes early for the hosts, delivering a superb slider that kept coming back with the arm. Tazmin Brits, caught in the crease, went back to play it but missed completely, hearing the unmistakable sound of timber as the ball clattered into the stumps. Brits, who had scored a hundred in the last match, departs for just 14 off 14 balls, with two boundaries.

RSA-W 17/1 (4.1)

Malki Madara delivers a stunning ball to dismiss Laura Wolvaardt, clean bowled! It was a perfect slower leg-cutter, angling in before cutting away from the right-hander. Wolvaardt, looking to play the line, pushed her bat forward but was completely beaten as the ball curved past the outside edge and smashed into the off-stump. A dream delivery to send the South African captain back to the pavilion for just 10 off 21 balls, including one boundary.

Chamari Athapaththu delivers to Karabo Meso, and Meso takes a single, pushing the ball to backward square leg. On the next delivery, Athapaththu bowls a length ball on middle and leg, which skids after pitching. Meso, a bit late on the shot, successfully keeps it out with a solid defense, ensuring no run is scored.

Inoka Ranaweera tosses it up outside off, and Goodall is quick to pounce, she gets on the front foot, lines it up perfectly, and smashes it straight back over the bowler's head. A clean strike that races away to the boundary in no time.

Kavisha Dilhari drops it on a back of a length around middle and off, and Luus, looking lively since arriving at the crease, crouches low and swipes it hard. The timing is sweet, the placement even better, it races away through midwicket for four.

Chamari Athapaththu floats one up at the stumps, and Chloe Tryon drives it down to long-on for a single. On the next delivery, Athapaththu gives it more air on middle and leg, but Tryon can only work it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket, no run.

Malki Madara pitches it up on off, and Annerie Dercksen meets it with a straight bat, driving firmly but straight to mid-off, no run. On the following delivery, Madara strays down the leg side, beating Dercksen바카라™s attempted flick, and it's rightly called a wide.

De Klerk바카라™s playing this with care, leans in to smother the first one, then stays back to punch the next, but can바카라™t pierce the gap. Dewmi Vihanga바카라™s teasing her around that off stump, keeping things tight.

South Africa recovered from a shaky start to post a decent 235. Vihanga's double strike threatened, but Tryon and a composed Dercksen's fifty pushed the visitors. Madara and Vihanga starred for Sri Lanka, but dropped catches could hurt them in what looks like a tight chase.

Hasini Perera and Chamari Athapaththu are currently at the crease, with Perera facing the opening delivery from South Africa bowler Masabata Klaas as their chase gets underway.

South Africa strike early as Masabata Klaas removes Sri Lanka's dangerous Chamari Athapaththu for just 6. The crafty bowler deceived the batter with a clever slower bouncer, inducing a top-edge that was comfortably taken by Karabo Meso behind the stumps. A massive breakthrough for the Proteas, Klaas and her teammates are celebrating.

Vishmi Gunaratne stretches forward to a full one just outside off, there바카라™s a hint of shape in the air, but she meets it with a solid push towards cover.

Next ball, it바카라™s a bit shorter and seams away in the channel, Vishmi watches it closely, gets behind the line, and nudges it towards mid-wicket. No run either way.

Short of a good length and wide, Vishmi Gunaratne rises with the bounce and cracks it behind point. The dive's mistimed, the ball scoots past and crashes into the fence. Clean strike.

Vishmi Gunaratne plays it carefully, watching the flighted delivery on off-stump, but it바카라™s well defended, no run.

Luus bowls to Harshitha Madavi, she punches it towards cover, but Karabo Meso can't quite gather the awkward return, allowing the ball to slip away for a single.

Sri Lanka's innings suffered a crucial blow as Hasini Perera departs for 42, once again falling in the 40s after doing all the hard work. Looking to flick a flighted delivery from Sune Luus to the leg side, Hasini misjudged the turn and lofted the ball off the leading edge towards short midwicket. Laura Wolvaardt, stationed there, reacted swiftly바카라”diving forward and managing to get her fingers just under the ball, centimetres from the turf. While the umpires sent it upstairs for confirmation, replays showed it was a clean catch.

Drinks on the field as Harshitha Samarawickrama And Kavisha Dilhari stitch up a crucial and strong partnership of 66 runs for the fourth wicket, which can be difference in the result of the match.

What a way to bring up a fifty! Sadeera Samarawickrama showcased his class with a glorious drive to bring up his half-century. The delivery was full and angled in on middle and off, inviting the stroke바카라”and Samarawickrama obliged with perfect balance and timing. He leaned into the shot gracefully and sent the ball scorching past the stumps and the bowler in a straight line, splitting the field with surgical precision.

Nonkululeko Mlaba got the big wicket of Kavisha Dilhari, who departed after scoring 61 and a match winning partnership for Sri Lanka Women of 128 runs with Harshitha Samarawickrama.

There it is바카라”Kawalya Silva seals the deal in style as Sri Lanka cruise to their fourth-highest successful run-chase in women's ODIs! With the target well within reach, Silva picked the perfect moment to finish things off, whipping a full delivery on leg stump over midwicket with elegant wristwork. It was a fitting end to a dominant and composed batting display, as Sri Lanka showcased clinical precision throughout the chase.

Harshitha Samarawickrama and Kavisha Dilhari etched their names into Sri Lanka Women's cricket history with a record-breaking 128-run partnership for the fourth wicket in a WODI, surpassing the previous best of 111 set by Chamari Athapaththu and Hasini Perera.

At the halfway mark, South Africa's 235 seemed like a testing target, especially after the early dismissal of Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu. The pressure mounted briefly, but the hosts responded with a composed and clinical batting effort. Gunaratne and Hasini Perera steadied the innings initially, setting the stage for the standout partnership between Vishmi Gunaratne바카라™s replacement, Nilakshi de Silva, and Kavisha Dilhari.

The duo stitched together a commanding 128-run stand for the fourth wicket바카라”Sri Lanka바카라™s highest ever in Women바카라™s ODIs for that position. Both Samarawickrama and Dilhari notched up fluent half-centuries, combining elegance with smart strike rotation to grind South Africa down. Though neither saw the chase through, their effort ensured that the result was a mere formality by the time they departed. Silva fittingly sealed the win with a stylish whip over midwicket, capping off what turned into a dominant run-chase and Sri Lanka바카라™s fourth-highest successful chase in women바카라™s ODIs.

For South Africa, the early breakthrough offered promise, but their bowling lacked consistency and bite thereafter. Ayabonga Khaka was unusually wayward, while Masabata Klaas, after a good start, was puzzlingly held back until the 38th over바카라”by which time Sri Lanka had already wrested control. Nonkululeko Mlaba claimed two wickets, but the visitors바카라™ inability to take regular scalps proved costly. It was a day when Sri Lanka바카라™s collective batting resolve outshone a patchy South African bowling effort.

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