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

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1st Match, Group 1 (N), Cape Town, February 10, 2023, ICC Women's T20 World Cup

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Sri Lanka Women

129/4

South Africa Women

(20 ov, T:130) 126/9

SL Women won by 3 runs

Player Of The Match

Chamari Athapaththu

, SL-W

68 (50)

Will the World Cup be impacted if South Africa are knocked out early?

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Match Coverage

Pressure of expectations bogs South Africa down; freedom gives Sri Lanka wings to fly

"Everyone thinks Sri Lanka has average players and are an average side, so if we lose, that's no problem for us," Athapaththu says

Pressure of expectations bogs South Africa down; freedom gives Sri Lanka wings to fly

Athapaththu, spinners help Sri Lanka pull off an upset in T20 World Cup opener

Only Sune Luus crosses 20 for South Africa as the hosts fail to chase down 130

Athapaththu, spinners help Sri Lanka pull off an upset in T20 World Cup opener

Athapaththu: 'I have a big responsibility, but I love that pressure'

She has been carrying the team almost on her own but feels that with a lot of youngsters coming through, she can play freely now

Athapaththu: 'I have a big responsibility, but I love that pressure'

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SA Women Innings

Player Name		R	B
L Wolvaardt	caught	18	23
T Brits	caught	12	18
M Kapp	caught	11	12
S Luus	stumped	28	27
CL Tryon	caught	10	10
A Bosch	bowled	0	2
N de Klerk	caught	7	11
S Jafta	run out	15	9
S Ismail	run out	7	4
A Khaka	not out	1	2
N Mlaba	not out	5	3
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 10)
Total	126(9 wkts; 20 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	29	Tazmin Brits	Laura Wolvaardt
2nd	15	Marizanne Kapp	Laura Wolvaardt
3rd	9	Sune Luus	Laura Wolvaardt
4th	19	Chloe Tryon	Sune Luus
5th	0	Anneke Bosch	Sune Luus
6th	23	Sune Luus	Nadine de Klerk
7th	18	Sune Luus	Sinalo Jafta
8th	4	Shabnim Ismail	Sinalo Jafta
9th	3	Shabnim Ismail	Ayabonga Khaka
10th	6	Ayabonga Khaka	Nonkululeko Mlaba

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ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Group 1

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS-W	4	4	0	8	2.149
SA-W	4	2	2	4	0.738
NZ-W	4	2	2	4	0.138
SL-W	4	2	2	4	-1.460
BAN-W	4	0	4	0	-1.529

Group 2

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ENG-W	4	4	0	8	2.860
IND-W	4	3	1	6	0.253
WI-W	4	2	2	4	-0.601
PAK-W	4	1	3	2	-0.703
IRE-W	4	0	4	0	-1.814