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Best performances - Batsmen

T Brits
T Brits
109(107) 13x4 - 3x6
Control %91%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 22 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
12 4 5 10 21 21 24 12
Pratika Rawal
78(91) 7x4 - 1x6
Control %92%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 21 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
2 8 16 8 18 6 2 18

Best performances - Bowlers

S Rana
S Rana
O10
M0
R43
W5
Eco4.3
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
N Mlaba
N Mlaba
O10
M0
R55
W2
Eco5.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

India Women , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.10, Interval 13.10-13.40, Second Session 13.40-17.10

Match days

29 April 2025 (50-over match)

Women's ODI debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

India Women 2, South Africa Women 0

Scorer: Harshith Gowda | Commentator: Fidel Fernando (@afidelf)

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Harmanpreet Kaur: "We fielded really well and saved a lot of runs. South Africa were doing well for 25 overs, but then we got that breakthrough. The way we were batting on this pitch we knew we could get close to 270. Maybe 10-15 runs here could have given us a better cushion. When Brits left the field we looked at it as an opportunity. We thought about bowling dot balls, and if we can get wickets in between that would be great."

Sneh Rana is Player of the Match: "I was just thinking about my variations. I just relied on them and the pace-off deliveries worked really well. This pitch was tougher than the first match we played. But we talked to the management and we agreed to take the pace off and bowl variations. I did that well."

Wolvaardt: "We'd been set up nice and early, but lost our way towards the end. It's unfortunate what happened with Tazmin, but it's really hot, what can you do? She could barely get up the stairs. She did a good job, it should have been up to the others."

***

India get another victory under their belt to kick off the tri-series. South Africa, though, will kick themselves that they could not turn a fantastic start into a winning chase. The heat in Colombo (and even by Colombo standards, this is SERIOUS heat), meant that Brits couldn't carry on long after she completed her ton. And though the likes of Annerie Dercksen and Sune Luus striking boundaries in the late going, South Africa didn't have enough firepower lower down to get themselves across the line.

Sneh Rana's three-wicket over is what sealed the game. South Africa needed 25 from 18 balls and had five wickets in hand when that over began. But for the second game in a row, she produced a match-turning performance, dismissing de Klerk, Dercksen, and Brits.Her 5 for 43 is easily the best bowling analysis in the game.

A sad ending to this game for Brits, whose cracking start had put South Africa on track to hunt this score down. But we've seen this many times in Khettarama, which tends to be a very tough ground to chase down big scores on. Spinners often end up deciding games here.

49.2
W
Gautam to Mlaba, 1 run, OUT, goes for another hit on the off side, but gets run out attempting to get back on strike, This was fullish again, and Mlaba has made some space to repeat the shot from the previous ball. But she's only hit it with the outside half of the bat, and it goes off towards deep point, where the fielder runs in, fires a throw into Richa Ghosh, and catches Mlaba well short.

N Mlaba run out 8 (7m 6b 0x4 1x6) SR: 133.33

49.1
6
Gautam to Mlaba, SIX, Mlaba's got some power! That's some clean hitting. This was full, outside off and she gets underneath it beautifully and smokes it over wide long off for six. Another couple of those and SA are in business. again

END OF OVER:
49 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | SA-W: 254/9 (23 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.18, RRR: 23.00)

  • Ayabonga Khaka0 (1b)
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba1 (4b)
  • Arundhati Reddy9-0-59-1
  • Sneh Rana10-0-43-5
48.6
0
Reddy to Khaka, no run, was that a catch? It came off the outside edge as Khaka attempted to crash it straight. Harman at short third dived forward and collected it cleanly, but it must have bounced just short
48.5
1
Reddy to Mlaba, 1 run, full on the pads, flicked through square leg and Mlaba can finally get off strike
48.4
0
Reddy to Mlaba, no run, full delivery, goes off the inside edge towards square leg
48.3
0
Reddy to Mlaba, no run, fuller one outside off, Mlaba plays and misses

SA Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st140T BritsL Wolvaardt
2nd11L GoodallT Brits
3rd19T BritsK Meso
3rd11S LuusK Meso
4th26CL TryonS Luus
5th33CL TryonA Dercksen
6th10N de KlerkA Dercksen
7th1T BritsA Dercksen
8th1M KlaasT Brits
9th1M KlaasN Mlaba
10th8A KhakaN Mlaba