Fit Record - SA-W vs SL-W second ODI, April 13, 2024

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South Africa 233 for three (Wolvaardt 110*, Kapp 80*) beat Sri Lanka 229 (Athapaththu 51, de Klerk 3-23, Khaka 3-28) by means of seven wickets

Laura Wolvaardt‘s 3rd century since taking up the captaincy, and 6th total, led South Africa to the easiest a hit chase in a ladies’s ODI in Kimberley and an unassailable 1-0 lead within the three-match collection in opposition to Sri Lanka. Within the procedure, Wolvaardt was South Africa’s main run-scorer in ODI cricket, in her 94th sport.

Crucially, South Africa have secured two extra issues at the ladies’s championship to solidify their spot in 2nd position. Sri Lanka stay out of doors the automated qualification zone for the 2025 Global Cup, in 8th spot.

Wolvaardt was once supported by means of Marizanne Kapp, who introduced up her 3rd half-century in seven innings, and shared in a 143-run fourth-wicket partnership together with her captain. On a pitch with low leap at one finish, each batters had been sturdy down the bottom and Sri Lanka’s assault lacked the danger to purpose them any critical issues.

The tone was once set within the afternoon, when South Africa’s opening bowlers gave away little or no within the opening exchanges and Sri Lanka simplest scored 15 runs within the first overs earlier than Ayabonga Khaka were given an early praise. She got rid of Vishmi Gunaratne for 7 within the 6th over. Kapp stored the power on with a gap spell of 5-0-8-0, together with 22 dot balls.

The exchange bowlers had been not able to handle the similar stranglehold, particularly in opposition to the enjoy of Chamari Athapaththu. She hit the primary ball she confronted from Eliz-Mari Marx for 4 and went on to attain 5 extra obstacles off her, together with 4 successive fours within the 14th over. Athapaththu and Hasini Perera, who was once dropped by means of Sune Luus at slip, placed on 58 for the second one wicket earlier than Perera was once stuck by means of Delmi Tucker off Nadine de Klerk’s bowling.

Athapaththu went directly to deliver up her sixteenth ODI half-century off 66 balls however was once additionally brushed aside by means of de Klerk, with greater than half of the Sri Lankan innings final. Hansima Karunaratne and Kavisha Dilhari blended for 61 off 69 balls for the fourth wicket, and Karunaratne hit the one six of the innnings, and Sri Lanka had been on the right track for 250-plus on 152 for three after 35 overs.

Wolvaardt introduced Khaka again and Karunaratne was once brushed aside and Sri Lanka discovered the going tricky once more. Nonkululeko Mlaba took two wickets in her 6th over, and Sri Lanka misplaced 3 for 20 in lower than 4 overs. A seventh-wicket partnership of 41 off 51 between Oshadi Ranasinghe and Nilakshika Silva driven them over 200 and so they had been bowled out with a ball final for 229. That left South Africa with the duty of finishing the easiest a hit chase in Kimberley, once they claimed the former very best once they hunted down 223 in opposition to New Zealand in 2016.

Regardless that scoring charges have higher since then, South Africa needed to do it with out two of the frontline batters. Opener Tazmin Brits was once dominated out of the collection with a meniscus tear and sprained ligament on her left knee. She’s going to go through surgical treatment subsequent week and might be in a race in opposition to time to regain health forward of the T20 Global Cup. And Anneke Bosch was once additionally compelled out of the stumble upon with a light concussion after being hit at the head at Friday’s coaching.

Lara Goodall, who has now not performed an ODI since September was once introduced into the XI and seemed tentative on her go back. She was once out lbw to a complete Achini Kulasuriya ball within the 7th over. Through then, Sri Lanka must have lengthy been rid of Wolvaardt, who was once dropped on 0 by means of Anushka Sanjeewani. The Sri Lankan wicket-keeper who went for the catch off Wolvaardt’s out of doors edge one-handed whilst riding to her proper and may just now not dangle on.

Sri Lanka’s fielding now not simplest value them Wolvaardt’s runs however in addition they allowed Luus – given a lifestyles on 11 off a top-edge and went on to attain 21 – and Kapp – dropped by means of Athapaththu in her practice thru on 25 – to break out.

Lightning moves had been visual right through the night and were given nearer to the event venue as South Africa’s innings went on. The gamers had been taken off the sphere after 34.2 overs, with the rating at 157 for, with South Africa 25 runs forward of the DLS. They returned quickly afterwards to finish the chase. Wolvaardt introduced up her century off 133 balls within the forty fourth over, with South Africa wanting 22 runs to win. They were given there with 14 balls to spare.

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