Fit Document – SA-W vs SL-W third ODI, April 17, 2024

Sri Lanka 305 for 4 (Athapaththu 195*, de Silva 50*, Khaka 2-54) beat South Africa 301 for five (Wolvaardt 184*, Dilhari 2-47) by way of six wickets

Sri Lanka had by no means scored 300 in an ODI prior to, a lot much less chased that a lot however on a flat pitch with a quick outfield, Athapaththu fancied their possibilities. She hit the ball cleanly, was once brutal immediately down the bottom and fast between the wickets and that was once after opening the bowling and turning in a complete quota of ten overs with a go back of one for 59.

She was once the senior spouse in her opening stand with 18-year-old Vishmi Gunaratne and took the struggle to South Africa. They placed on 90 inside of 16 overs prior to Gunaratne was once given out lbw to Delmi Tucker, who was once additionally taken with the second one wicket. She took a excellent catch at backward level to disregard Prasadani Weerakkody off Nadine de Klerk’s bowling and South Africa sensed a chance to make inroads into Sri Lanka’s center order.

Wolvaardt introduced again Ayabonga Khaka, taking part in in her one hundredth ODI, and he or she had rapid good fortune. She had Hansima Karunaratne stuck in the back of, chasing a large one, off the primary ball of her fourth over and Kavisha Dilhari stuck in the back of down the leg aspect two balls later. Sinalo Jafta took each catches however the second did her grimy as her shoulder hit the bottom awkwardly and he or she needed to go away the sphere. Uncapped 16-year-old Karabo Meso changed her in the back of the stumps and idea she had wicket off De Silva’s first ball however umpire Jacqueline Williams was once unmoved. Sri Lanka have been 126 for 4 within the twenty first over and Athapaththu was once nonetheless there.

The Sri Lankan captain was once unfazed by way of the mini-collapse and easily saved batting. She introduced up 100 off 78 balls within the twenty sixth over and saved Sri Lanka not off course as South Africa unraveled. Their fielding was once sloppy; overthrows have been introduced aplenty and importantly, Athapaththu was once dropped on 128 by way of Sune Luus in deep mid-wicket off Nonkululeko Mlaba within the thirty second over. On the time, Sri Lanka nonetheless wanted 106 runs from 18.3 overs.

Athapaththu made essentially the most of her let-off and persisted to breeze her means throughout the chase with Silva offering sturdy give a boost to and South Africa dropping their means. They despatched down 19 wides and two no-balls in general and Sri Lanka cashed in. Athapaththu and de Silva mixed boundary hitting with remarkable strike rotation and reached the objective with five-and-half-overs – 33 balls – to spare to proportion the trophy

Wolvaardt’s moment successive ton in useless

Previous, South Africa would had been assured of saying it after Wolvaardt scored her quickest – off 100 balls – and moment successive hundred within the collection in opposition to Sri Lanka. Within the absence of Tazmin Brits – who underwent surgical procedure on a meniscus tear in her left knee nowadays – Wolvaardt has embraced the duty of each anchoring and accelerating the innings. She was once the dominant spouse within the opening partnership of 116 with Lara Goodall and scored 83 off 74 balls, whilst Goodall, taking part in in her fiftieth ODI, contributed 31 off 55.

South Africa’s innings stuttered throughout the center duration because the Sri Lankan spinners squeezed them. Goodall, Tucker and Luus have been brushed aside for 8 runs within the house of 18 balls, however recovered due to their maximum dependable allrounder Marizanne Kapp. She and Wolvaardt shared a run-a-ball partnership of 63, and Kapp was once on the different finish when Wolvaardt reached her hundred prior to she was once run-out on the finish of the thirty fifth over. South Africa have been 187 for 4 on the time and the coming of de Klerk introduced an larger depth.

De Klerk and Wolvaardt placed on 92 in 80 balls for the 6th wicket, with de Klerk simply setting up herself as a finisher, it was once Wolvaardt who was once competitive within the stand. She hit her subsequent 84 runs in 47 balls and South Africa scored 114 runs of their closing 15 overs, at 7.6 runs an over, which perceived to set them up smartly till Athapaththu had the overall say.