length ball on off, dragged to long-on. SL finish on a high, with a 10-run win
SL Women vs SA Women, 20th Match, Group A at Bengaluru, Mar 28 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
6.36pm: SA had a good platform, courtesy a 50-run opening partnership. But a middle-order meltdown and discipline from Sri Lanka in the middle overs threw a spanner in SA's chase of 115. SL wait for Manodara and then get into a huddle.
Chamari, SL captain and Man of the Match: My team did well. I am proud of my girls. I dedicate this to my father. He has helped me very much. It was a low score, but the bowlers and fielders did well. I am happy about my fifty. I know our bowlers had the potential. The wicket of Du Preez was good, it was a turning point I think. We have learnt a lot of things in the tournament. It is a positive.
Du Preez, SA captain: We had a good start and we lost it in the middle order. We have been struggling with it in the whole tournament. It was also poor execution from us. This is something we need to work on and come back stronger. We have a strong batting line-up, we knew we could chase down. But it did not happen.
DanielAlexander: "Impressive performance by Sri Lanka, well played. now for the boys to do the same "
Hypocaust: "Sri Lanka can go home satisfied with their performance in the tournament. That was just their sixth win in the last two years and 24 matches of T20I cricket. Third place would have been about the best they could realistically have hoped for coming into this group. On the flip side, SA would have been expecting a lot more off the back of recent form and reaching the semi-finals last time."
That is all we have for you from this match. Do swing over to the SA-SL men's clash. Cheers. Ta, ta!
and again! Floated full and outside off, the batsman swishes and does not make contact again
SA need 12 off 2
skips down the track and misses another full ball outside off
full and pushed wide outside off, big swing and a miss. Possibly a slower one
The bowler has a chat with the keeper
full and outside off, heaved to long-on
Ismail arrives
De Silva catches it and jumps in delight. This is banged in shorter and wider outside off as she saw the batsman coming down. Dragged weakly to long-on off the toe end of the bat
SA need 13 off the last over
down the track yorks herself, and is pinged on the pad. They hare across for a leg bye. The keeper gets forward, collects the ball, but fails to under-arm the stumps down
back of a length on off, dabbed to cover
back of a length, takes from outside off and swipes to deep midwicket for two. They should have come back for the third
short and wide outside off, beats the cut
full and straight, drilled back over the bowler's head for four
back of a length on off, driven crisply to deep cover
down the pitch and drilled down the ground
fired outside off, shuffles down the track and sends it sailing over cow corner, splits deep midwicket and long-on
slogged from outside off to deep midwiket
down the track and slogged behind square
short and outside off, cut away to deep cover
tickled off the pads to short fine leg
yorker outside off, can't be dug out. Weerakkody's caught-behind appeal amounts to nothing. The noise came from the bat jamming the ground
Luus
SA are falling apart. Slides on with the arm outside off, faster in pace. Lee shapes to cut, but can only feed an edge, which is well held by the keeper. Weerakkody, the stand-in wicketkeeper, takes it