South Africa Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard SA-W vs SL-W, Match 18, ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, 2025, R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
South Africa Women vs Sri Lanka Women MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
CRICKET MATCH TEAMS
South Africa Women vs Sri Lanka Women MATCH INFO
- Toss:Sri Lanka Women, who chose to bat
- Series:ICC Women's CWC, 2025
- Venue:R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Umpires:Gayathri Venugopalan (IND), Vrinda Rathi (IND) and Eloise Sheridan (AUS)
- Match Referee:GS Lakshmi (IND)
- Match Date:Fri, 17th Oct 2025
SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN Team Players
SRI LANKA WOMEN Team Players
- 4
14.4: Piumi Wathsala to Tazmin Brits, EDGED, FOUR! Tazmin Brits moves to 49! Serves on a fuller length, on off. Tazmin Brits wildly swings across the line and gets a leading edge. The ball races between the keeper and the short third fielder for a boundary.
- 1
14.3: Piumi Wathsala to Laura Wolvaardt, Back of a length, around off, Laura Wolvaardt stands tall and knocks it to deep extra cover for a single.
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14.3: Piumi Wathsala to Laura Wolvaardt, FIVE WIDES! Oh, dear! That has gone massively wrong. Piumi slips this way down leg. Laura Wolvaardt misses to flick, but the ball keeps sliding down leg and beats Anushka Sanjeewani's dive to her left. The ball races to the deep fine leg fence. Just 7 needed to win now.
- 1
14.2: Piumi Wathsala to Tazmin Brits, Leg cutter, on a length, around off. Tazmin Brits shimmies ahead and pushes it down to long on for a single.
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14.1: Piumi Wathsala to Tazmin Brits, Piumi Wathsala is into the attack. She lands it full and on the middle stump line. Tazmin Brits whips it uppishly towards wide long on for a couple of runs.
- End of over 14
- SA-106/0
- SA-W Batting L Wolvaardt 59(46) T Brits 42(38)
- 2
13.6: Chamari Athapaththu to Laura Wolvaardt, Drags the length, on the leg stump. Laura Wolvaardt heaves it off the back foot, between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of more runs. South Africa Women need just 15 runs to win off 36 balls.
- 1
13.5: Chamari Athapaththu to Tazmin Brits, Serves it outside off, on a fuller length. Tazmin Brits shuffles across and slogs it uppishly, but the ball lands on the bounce towards deep mid-wicket. They cross for a single.
- 1
13.4: Chamari Athapaththu to Laura Wolvaardt, Tossed up, full and on the leg stump line. Laura Wolvaardt steers it away to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.
- 1
13.3: Chamari Athapaththu to Tazmin Brits, Around off, on a fullish length. Tazmin Brits lofts it over mid off for a single at long off.
- 1
13.2: Chamari Athapaththu to Laura Wolvaardt, Short from Chamari, Laura Wolvaardt heaves it to long on for a single.
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13.1: Chamari Athapaththu to Laura Wolvaardt, FOUR! Marvellous! On a length, on the leg stump line. Laura Wolvaardt stands tall and pulls it to the deep square leg region. The fielder from deep mid-wicket runs to her right and puts in a slide, but all in vain as the ball hugs the boundary cushions. 100 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN!
- End of over 13
- SA-96/0
- SA-W Batting T Brits 40(36) L Wolvaardt 51(42)
- 4
12.6: Kavisha Dilhari to Tazmin Brits, FOUR! LOVELY SHOT! Kavisha serves it into the slot, on middle with some flight. Tazmin Brits charges down to the pitch of the ball and drills it gun-barrel straight down the ground for another boundary. Runs are coming at will and at ease for the Proteas.
- 4
12.5: Kavisha Dilhari to Tazmin Brits, FOUR! Powered away! Full and on middle and leg, Tazmin Brits dances down the track, gets the bat under the ball and smashes it straight down the ground, beating long on to her left, for a boundary.
- 1
12.4: Kavisha Dilhari to Laura Wolvaardt, Tossed fuller on the leg stump. Laura Wolvaardt flicks with soft hands to the right of mid-wicket for a single.
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12.3: Kavisha Dilhari to Laura Wolvaardt, FOUR! FIFTY FOR LAURA WOLVAARDT! Off 41 deliveries. Her 37th ODI half-century and second in this year's World Cup. Drops it full, and on middle and leg. Laura Wolvaardt gets low and slogs it over mid-wicket for a boundary. The Proteas captain is leading from the front.
- 1WD
12.3: Kavisha Dilhari to Laura Wolvaardt, WIDE! Huge drift down leg, on a fuller length. Laura Wolvaardt tries to sweep, but misses. A good, sharp take by the keeper, low to her left.
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12.2: Kavisha Dilhari to Laura Wolvaardt, Very full, on off, Laura Wolvaardt shimmies ahead and tries to drill it straight down the ground, but inside edges it onto the front pad and the ball rolls back to the bowler.
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12.1: Kavisha Dilhari to Laura Wolvaardt, FOUR! Excellently played! A low, dipping full toss, around off. Laura Wolvaardt creates room and smashes it to the right of extra cover and beats the chasing long off fielder to her left for a boundary.
- End of over 20
- SL-105/7
- SL-W Batting V Gunarathne 34(33) P Wathsala 0(0)
- 0
19.6: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Vishmi Gunarathne, OUT! CAUGHT! A fantastic final over by Nonkululeko Mlaba. Bowls a flighted delivery, on a length, outside off. Gunaratne rocks back to cut, but only manages a faint edge. Karabo Meso is alert behind the stumps and takes a sharp catch. Nonkululeko Mlaba completes her 3-for. SRI LANKA WOMEN FINISH ON 105/7.
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19.5: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Vishmi Gunarathne, OUT! ANUSHKA SANJEEWANI IS RUN OUT! Another excellent display of fielding by Anneke Bosch. Tossed up, full on leg at 71.5 kph. Gunaratne skips down the track and drives it off the inner half towards deep mid-wicket. She’s quick to call for two, but Bosch at the boundary covers ground swiftly and fires a throw on the bounce to Mlaba at the bowling end, who gathers cleanly and flicks it onto the stumps. Sanjeewani is running at the danger end and is caught short of her crease by a fair distance.
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19.4: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Anushka Sanjeewani, Around off and middle, on a fractionally fuller length. Anushka Sanjeewani gets low to sweep, but top edges and the ball lands safely in thereabouts of the backward square leg region for a single.
- 0
19.3: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Nilakshika Silva, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! The pressure was on the batters after a flurry of dots and something had to give. Nonkululeko Mlaba slides this on the middle stump line, from around the stumps. She keeps the length a yard behind fuller length and offers some flight on it. Nilakshika Silva advances down the track and tries to smash it over deep mid-wicket, but does not generate enough power and timing and the ball sails straight into the hands of the substitute fielder, Anneke Bosch, stationed at deep square leg. She didn't have to move a miuscle there. Nilakshika Silva departs for 18 (17) and Sri Lanka Women are 103/5.
- 1
19.2: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Vishmi Gunarathne, Fired on the middle and leg stump line, on a fuller length. Vishmi Gunarathne charges down the track and tries to whip it over the leg side, but gets off the inner half of the bat towards widish deep mid-wicket for a single.
- 1
19.1: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Nilakshika Silva, Full and outside off, Nilakshika Silva reverse sweeps it to the left of short third for a single. Good running!
- End of over 19
- SL-101/4
- SL-W Batting V Gunarathne 32(30) N Silva 17(15)
- 0
18.6: Nadine De Klerk to Vishmi Gunarathne, Half an appeal for stumping, but not entertained. A yard behind fuller length, outside off. Vishmi Gunarathne tries to loft it inside out over cover, but misses to lay bat on ball. The keeper collects the ball and whips the bails off in a flash, but Vishmi's back leg never lifted from the crease. But an excellent penultimate over from Nadine De Klerk. Just 3 runs from it.
- 1
18.5: Nadine De Klerk to Nilakshika Silva, Fuller ball, on the stumps, Nilakshika Silva drills it to long on for a single.
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18.4: Nadine De Klerk to Nilakshika Silva, Spotting Silva creating room by backing away, De Klerk fires it very full and keeps away from the off stump. All Silva could do is just extend her arms and shovel off the toe end to the bowler.
- 1
18.3: Nadine De Klerk to Vishmi Gunarathne, Full and outside off, Vishmi Gunarathne carves it hard to the left of extra cover, where Laura Wolvaardt moves and dives to stop the ball. A single taken. 100 UP FOR SRI LANKA WOMEN!
- 1
18.2: Nadine De Klerk to Nilakshika Silva, Touch full and around off, Nilakshika Silva gets down on her knee and slogs it to long on for a single.
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18.1: Nadine De Klerk to Nilakshika Silva, Yorker, on middle, Nilakshika Silva digs it out back to the bowler.
- End of over 18
- SL-98/4
- SL-W Batting V Gunarathne 31(28) N Silva 15(11)
- 4
17.6: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Vishmi Gunarathne, FOUR! Much better! Drops it full and down leg, Vishmi Gunarathne shuffles across and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
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17.5: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Vishmi Gunarathne, EDGED, FOUR! The Lankans won't mind one bit. Mlaba darts one on a fullish length, outside off. Vishmi Gunarathne charges down the track and tries to whack it downtown, but the ball stays low and it scuttles off the under edge and runs behind to the deep third fence.
- 0
17.4: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Vishmi Gunarathne, Sliding on the leg stump, Vishmi Gunarathne inside edges on the pads, while trying to sweep.
- 0
17.3: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Vishmi Gunarathne, Length ball, on middle, Vishmi Gunarathne tries to cut it but the ball bounces and she ends up chopping off the inside edge. Luckily for her, the ball dribbles over the stumps and the keeper collects it.
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17.2: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Vishmi Gunarathne, Too full, drifting on middle. Vishmi Gunarathne shimmies down the track and yorks herself and ends up drilling it back to the bowler.
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17.1: Nonkululeko Mlaba to Vishmi Gunarathne, BEATEN! Tossed up, outside off, skidding through the deck. Vishmi Gunarathne shapes up to cut off the back foot, but is beaten.
14.5: Piumi Wathsala to Tazmin Brits, SIX! FIFTY FOR TAZMIN BRITS! Piumi Wathsala bowls it on a good length and keeps it outside off. Tazmin Brits advances down the track and heaves it powerfully over deep mid-wicket for a six. SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN WIN BY 10 WICKETS BY DLS METHOD!