there it is - Silva hits the winning runs, and Sri Lanka coast to their fourth-highest successful run-chase in women's ODIs! In the slot on leg stump. Silva brings her wrists into play and whips it over mid wicket. A fitting blow to cap off what turned out to be a very clinical and comprehensive run-chase!
SA Women vs SL Women, 3rd Match at Colombo, Women's Tri-Series (SL), May 02 2025 - Match Result
RESULT
3rd Match, Colombo (RPS), May 02, 2025, Sri Lanka Women's ODI Tri-Series
235/9
(46.3/50 ov, T:236) 237/5
SL Women won by 5 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
Harshitha and Dilhari's 128-run partnership is SL-W's highest for the 4th wicket in WODIs, breaking the record of 118 between Abeysinghe and Chamani Seneviratna
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Scores: K Vairavan | Comms: Shashwat KumarScorecard summary
South Africa Women • 235/9(50 overs)
61* (60)
4/50 (10)
46 (63)
3/41 (10)
Sri Lanka Women • 237/5(46.3 overs)
77 (93)
2/44 (10)
61 (75)
1/32 (8.3)
5:15pm That brings us to the end of our coverage for this game. We hope you enjoyed it and would love your company for more cricket lined up today, tomorrow and for the foreseeable future. Until next time, from Chetan, Fidel, Vairavan and myself (Shashwat), this is goodbye!
Harshitha Samarawickrama, the Player of the Match, says that she is very happy that she could contribute to the score and help the team win. Vishmi and Hasini had a good launching pad, and then she and Kavisha Dilhari scored five-odd runs per over. The wicket was a bit slow and they adjusted and adapted to it.
Chamari Athapaththu, Sri Lanka captain: (On the decision to bowl first) We backed our skills and we have an experienced bowling line-up. Madara is bowling really well, we know her potential. The selectors and coaching staff is backing me to make decisions. We have good spinners. I know this track is a bit slow and low, so we decided to go with just one fast bowler. We have good youngsters. Happy to see these young girls, and as a captain, I am really proud of them. I hope these girls play their best cricket in this tournament and the future as well.
Laura Wolvaardt, South Africa captain: We just did not have enough runs on the board. (On the pitch) Ended up being slower and sticky up front and maybe flattened out later. Did not have enough runs on the board and did not bowl well enough in the second half. We just needed to be a bit braver with the bat for longer periods of time and more consistent with the ball. A lot of their runs were scored square of the wicket and that was not where we wanted to bowl. Some of the Sri Lankan girls were bowling really slow and that was hard to get away.
4:57pm At the half-way stage, 235 felt like a competitive total that would challenge Sri Lanka. Then, Athapaththu fell early and the hosts, at that stage, seemed under strife. But the rest of their batting unit stood up, and they stood up in some style. Gunaratne and Perera offset the early departure of their skipper, before the main act, with Samarawickrama and Dilhari as protagonists. Both of them registered half-centuries and found the fence at will during the middle overs, while also rotating strike adeptly. Neither could stick around till the crossing of the finish line, but a 128-run stand was enough to knock South Africa off their stride.
Speaking of South Africa, they made an early inroad, but could not follow it up with more incision. Khaka was uncharacteristically expensive and Klaas, despite picking up a wicket inside the powerplay, did not return to the bowling crease until the 38th over, by which time Sri Lanka had built up a head of steam. Mlaba bagged two scalps, but a failure to consistently pick up wickets let South Africa down.
46.3
4
de Klerk to Nilakshika, FOUR runs
46.2
1
de Klerk to Sanjeewani, 1 run
into the blockhole outside off. Sanjeewani jams down on it and squeezes it out to deep third. Off the mark with a single
Anushka Sanjeewani is the new batter in
46.1
W
de Klerk to Harshitha, OUT
oh dear - Samarawickrama falls with the finish line in sight! Full outside off and Samarawickrama cannot resist the temptation to have a pop at it. She thinks she can launch this over mid off and seal a famous win in style but ends up cutting across it too much. A slice straight to Mlaba at mid off, and that brings to an end a terrific knock under pressure!
Harshitha Samarawickrama c Mlaba b de Klerk 77 (93b 8x4 0x6 113m) SR: 82.79
Just four more needed now
end of over 468 runs
SL-W: 232/4CRR: 5.04 • RRR: 1.00 • Need 4 from 24b
Nilakshika Silva7 (11b 1x4)
Harshitha Samarawickrama77 (92b 8x4)
Nonkululeko Mlaba 10-1-44-2
Nadine de Klerk 8-1-27-0
45.6
•
Mlaba to Nilakshika, no run
tossed up full on middle and leg. Silva comes forward and defends
45.5
1
Mlaba to Harshitha, 1 run
on a length outside off. Samarawickrama takes a step across her stumps, gets down on one knee and hoicks it to deep mid wicket
45.4
1
Mlaba to Nilakshika, 1 run
back of a length on leg stump. Silva gets inside the line and helps it towards fine leg
45.3
1lb
Mlaba to Harshitha, 1 leg bye
back of a length on middle and leg. Skids off the surface and Samarawickrama, just in the nick of time, gets some bat on it. Off the inside edge towards short fine leg. Well, given as leg byes. Maybe there was no bat in it after all
45.2
1
Mlaba to Nilakshika, 1 run
tossed up full outside off. Silva tips it into the off side and hares across to the other end. Good response by Samarawickrama too
45.1
4
Mlaba to Nilakshika, FOUR runs
smashed! Into the hitting arc and Silva does not miss out. Skips down to this fullish ball outside off and thumps it over mid on. Lands just inside the rope!
end of over 456 runs
SL-W: 224/4CRR: 4.97 • RRR: 2.40 • Need 12 from 30b
Harshitha Samarawickrama76 (90b 8x4)
Nilakshika Silva1 (7b)
Nadine de Klerk 8-1-27-0
Nonkululeko Mlaba 9-1-37-2
44.6
•
de Klerk to Harshitha, no run
back of a length just outside off. Samarawickrama stays leg side of the ball and jabs it towards backward point
44.5
4
de Klerk to Harshitha, FOUR runs
short, wide and Samarawickrama cashes in! Too much width on offer and this allows Samarawickrama to throw her hands at it and thrash it past backward point!
44.4
1
de Klerk to Nilakshika, 1 run
into the blockhole on middle and leg. Silva squeezes it out towards deep square leg and gets off the mark
44.3
•
de Klerk to Nilakshika, no run
back of a length outside off. Silva gets caught on the crease and chops it towards backward point
44.2
•
de Klerk to Nilakshika, no run
full just outside off. Silva plants her front foot and scuffs it back towards the bowler
44.1
1
de Klerk to Harshitha, 1 run
off-pace on a full length on off. Samarawickrama drops it into the off side and calls her partner through for the single
de Klerk returns. SL need 18 more
end of over 44Wicket maiden
SL-W: 218/4CRR: 4.95 • RRR: 3.00 • Need 18 from 36b
Nilakshika Silva0 (4b)
Harshitha Samarawickrama71 (87b 7x4)
Nonkululeko Mlaba 9-1-37-2
Chloe Tryon 9-0-45-0
43.6
•
Mlaba to Nilakshika, no run
back of a length just outside off. Silva plays it back to the bowler
43.5
•
Mlaba to Nilakshika, no run
length outside off. Silva hangs back and dabs it towards short third
43.4
•
Mlaba to Nilakshika, no run
full just outside off. Silva lunges forward and smothers it
43.3
•
Mlaba to Nilakshika, no run
full outside off. Silva pushes it into the off side
Nilakshika Silva in at 6
43.2
W
Mlaba to Dilhari, OUT
soft, soft dismissal and Dilhari's vigil comes to an end! Short and wide outside off and this just sticks in the surface a touch. Dilhari shapes for the cut and even though she makes decent contact, the lack of pace off the surface means she cannot keep it down. Simple catch to Tryon and a telling partnership comes to an end!
Kavisha Dilhari c Tryon b Mlaba 61 (75b 6x4 1x6 90m) SR: 81.33
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SL-W
77 runs (93)
8 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot
13 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
82%
SA-W
61 runs (60)
4 fours1 six
Productive shot
square drive
10 runs
1 four0 six
Control
84%
Best performances - bowlers
SL-W
O
10
M
0
R
50
W
4
ECO
5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
2W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
SL-W
O
10
M
1
R
41
W
3
ECO
4.1
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | |
| Toss | Sri Lanka Women, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2025 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match number | WODI no. 1460 |
| 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 | 2 May 2025 - day (50-over match) |
| WODI debut | |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Sri Lanka Women 2, South Africa Women 0 |
Language
English
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