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Best performances - Batsmen

A Dercksen
A Dercksen
104(84) 9x4 - 5x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 21 runs
  • 0x4 - 3x6
13 1 8 21 14 26 13 8
CL Tryon
74(51) 4x4 - 5x6
Control %90%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 15 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
0 0 10 4 10 10 19 21

Best performances - Bowlers

CL Tryon
O8
M1
R34
W5
Eco4.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
2W
D Vihanga
O9
M0
R43
W5
Eco4.77
RHB
OFFLEG
3W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Sri Lanka Women , elected to field 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

9 May 2025 (50-over match)

Women's ODI debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

South Africa Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Madushka Balasuriya

And with that it's a wrap from us. We will see you again on Sunday for the final between Sri Lanka and India, and remember, for this in Sri Lanka, this match will be free entry so it's not one to be missed. Till then though, on behalf of Srinidhi and the rest of the team, this is Madushka signing out!

Laura Woolvardt: "Nice to get that last win, and everyone played so well. It doesn't happen that we score 300 twice in a row, so we're definitely doing something right with the bat. Dercksen is having a breakthrough season, and it's great to see the youngsters turning up as well. Nice to see some more spinners coming through as well. We have a few days now, so looking forward to relaxing and hanging around here [in Sri Lanka] as well."

Player of the match goes to Chloe Tryon for her 74 and 5 for 34: "We were in a bit of trouble, and we just wanted to take it as deep as possible. I knew I just had to be there till the end. I knew I had plenty of time, Annerie was hitting the ball so sweetly, so I knew I could take my time and just rotate the strike. I woke up under the weather, so I don't know how I did it today. Just an unforgettable day."

Chamari Athapaththu: "First 25 overs we did really, but the last 25 overs we struggled as a bowling unit - we dropped a few catches, and that cost us. I'm confident of our bowling unit, that's why we bowled first. We can't predict the toss, but last 10 games when we have won it's been because we've chased good. We know India has good players, but we know that we just have to play our best game."

Time for the post-match presentation....

Prakash : "What just happened here? I just moved away thinking that a good partnership is growing and can give Sri Lanka a chance to chase this down. Tryon has just killed every Sri Lankan hope here." --- Tryon, trying and succeeding.

5.01pm So a not-so-ideal warm-up for the final for Sri Lanka, but a deserved series send-off for a valiant South Africa side. The player of the match adjudicators will have their work cut out for them, with several South African performances warranting consideration. Annerie Dercksen struck a game-changing century to bring South Africa back from the brink, but Chloe Tryon struck 74 as well, including a five-for with the ball - one that also included a hat-trick. South Africa were certainly the better side in all departments, but Sri Lanka will know they had their moments to really take a chokehold of the game. Most notably when they had South Africa reeling at 85 for 5, but also in the chase, where too many batters weren't able to capitalise on their starts put together the sort of partnerships needed in a big chase like this. The big positive though for the Lankans though is that their skipper, Chamari Athapaththu, seemed to have found some form during a 57-ball 52. Dewmi Vihanga also picked up a maiden five-for, a performance that deserves praise even if it has been somewhat overshadowed today.

42.5
W
Dercksen to Sanjeewani, OUT, And is that the game?! Looks like! A chaotic end to this innings, as Sanjeewani gets an inside edge into the pads, looking to heave this away. Sanjeewani wants the run to keep the strike for the start of the next over, but there's a bit of yes-no-yes hesitation, and by the time Fernando decides to come along for the single the keeper has had ample time to pick up the ball and break the stumps. SA win by 76 runs!

SIP Fernando run out 0 (7m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

42.5
1w
Dercksen to Sanjeewani, 1 wide, Another short one, but this is deemed to be too short. Tough call this, as Sanjeewani was on her knees looking for a premeditated sweep
42.4
0
Dercksen to Sanjeewani, no run, short and pulled/swatted down to deep square leg. No single taken
42.3
2
Dercksen to Sanjeewani, 2 runs, full on off, sliced away and is that four more? Third umpire has a look, as this was stopped right at the last from Naidu. Great work in the field there, looks like.
42.2
4
Dercksen to Sanjeewani, FOUR, Inventive stuff! Short, just outside off. Makes room and carves this over backward point. Just clears the fielder and it's four more
42.1
4
Dercksen to Sanjeewani, FOUR, full on the stumps, heaved down to deep midwicket

SL Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st52GWHM PereraRMVD Gunaratne
2nd16H SamarawickramaRMVD Gunaratne
3rd56AMCJK AthapaththuH Samarawickrama
4th36AMCJK AthapaththuNND Silva
5th11NND SilvaM Nanayakkara
6th20MAA SanjeewaniM Nanayakkara
7th36MAA SanjeewaniD Vihanga
8th0MAA SanjeewaniBMSM Kumari
9th0MAA SanjeewaniM Madara
10th12SIP FernandoMAA Sanjeewani