- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.1 one to many sweeps, top edge loops to short fine leg who greatfully accepts 44/23.5 big drive but doesnt keep it down and is taken at extra cover above her head 20/113 big heave looking for the slog sweep, turns inside and knocks back leg stump 51/412.2 fuller and she frees her arms looking to go over extra cover but it holds and ends up going to long off who was coming in and had to then go back but made no mistake 50/313.3 down on a knee looking for the scoop, is too far across and her leg stump is removed as she misses 53/5Extras4 (b 2, nb 2)TOTAL90/8 (20 Overs, RR: 4.5)Did not bat: WGAKK KulasuriyaFall of wickets: 1-20 (Anushka Sanjeewani, 3.5 ov), 2-44 (Hasini Perera, 10.1 ov), 3-50 (Shashikala Siriwardene, 12.2 ov), 4-51 (Chamari Athapaththu, 12.6 ov), 5-53 (Nilakshika Silva, 13.3 ov), 6-67 (Oshadi Ranasinghe, 16.2 ov), 7-75 (Umasha Thimeshani, 17.5 ov), 8-83 (Udeshika Prabodhani, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB M Kapp 4 0 18 0 4.50 0 1 S Ismail 4 0 18 0 4.50 0 0 M Klaas 4 0 22 2 5.50 0 1 D van Niekerk 4 0 12 3 3.00 0 0 TS Sekhukhune 4 0 18 1 4.50 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.5 fuller one is to quicker for her and the drive slices up and in the air to bwd point who went back and took a fine running cath 25/18 slices a fullish one to short 3rd man as she looked to go over cover 44/211 down the track and plays all round it 75/3Extras1 (w 1)TOTAL94/3 (14.2 Overs, RR: 6.55)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Tazmin Brits, 3.5 ov), 2-44 (Marizanne Kapp, 7.6 ov), 3-75 (Mignon du Preez, 10.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KDU Prabodhani 2.2 0 17 0 7.28 0 0 WGAKK Kulasuriya 3 0 14 1 4.66 1 0 OU Ranasinghe 3 0 18 0 6.00 0 0 NND Silva 2 0 14 1 7.00 0 0 I Ranaweera 2 0 22 1 11.00 0 0 HASD Siriwardene 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka Women , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa Women led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
1 February 2019 (20-over match)
Women T20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- 50 up in 45 mins off 69 balls including 5 fours
- South Africa Innings
- 50 up in 34 mins off 54 balls including 9 fours
- D van Niekerk 50 in 42 mins off 40 balls including 10 fours
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