SL Women vs SA Women, 1st Match, Group 1 at Cape Town, WT20 WC, Feb 10 2023 - Match Result

goes over mid-off for four, but South Africa still fall short. Sri Lanka win by three runs to start the World Cup with good momentum. The ball was in the slot on off, and Mlaba lofted, but it was too late. The hosts are upset right in their first game of the tournament

dot ball... ah. Gets an inside edge as she tries to hoick this very full ball outside off

slashes this good length ball wide of off to point

yorker length on off, and dragged to long-on

another run-out at the keeper's end! This is ending in a hurry now. Again Ismail tried to step out of the crease, clipping the good length ball around middle and leg towards midwicket. Kumari gave the chase herself to her left, and threw bang close to the stumps for another wicket to tumble

skips down, as it is a full toss around off. Bashed down the pitch, with long-on rushing to her right to cut that off

now an appeal for a possible stumping. Everything is happening here, absolutely all possible drama. Full, slow and loopy on a wide-ish line outside off. She went half-lofting, and missed, as the keeper clipped the bails off. But her back foot is just on the line. It is given not out after multiple replays from multiple angles

run-out at the keeper's end! This time short third made up for the fault in the previous ball. Fullish ball outside off, as Ismail tried to swipe but the ball popped up off her pad to short third. The one-handed pick up and throw went high to the keeper, who whipped the bails off to find Jafta short

ah, misfield by short third! This is unacceptable at this stage. The fielder moved a bit too much to her left, and the ball slid through to her right. Full outside off, and Ismail got an outside edge while pushing at it

gone, stumped! Ranaweera slowed it down, and foxed Luus there. She backed away, and skipped down the pitch, as the bowler tossed the ball up while bowling very slowly. It pitched on a full length around off, and turned away, with Luus way down the pitch. Easy stumping for the keeper

short on off, and swatted towards midwicket

good length and outside leg. Wide called

backs away, and hoicks this fullish ball angling in wide of long-on. What follows is absolute ruckus: the batters end up in the middle of the pitch after some confusion, and then head towards the bowler's end, only for South Africa to miss the run-out chance

she is having fun with those flashes! Another one cut hard to bisect point and short third, as Dilhari bowled short and wide of off again

tries the slash again, but this short ball is slower, and so she is beaten

another late guide to short third, as this ball is fullish outside off. And, and... there is an overthrow at the keeper's end to allow an extra run

between short third and point! This match looks like going deep. Short outside off, and hacked away after riding the bounce. Crucial runs here

a very late guide at this good length ball on off, and they grab two with rapid running

short outside off, and clipped towards deep midwicket

skips down, and slices this full ball outside off just over mid-off