Van Niekerk's three-for and half-century demolishes Sri Lanka
Her 3 of 12 restricted Sri Lanka to a below-par score before the hosts chased down the target with over five overs to spare
01/02Result
1st T20I, Sri Lanka Women tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 1 2019
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![Sri Lanka Women]( "Sri Lanka Women")
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![South Africa Women]( "South Africa Women")
94/3 (14.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
01/02Result
1st T20I, Sri Lanka Women tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 1 2019
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![Sri Lanka Women]( "Sri Lanka Women")
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![South Africa Women]( "South Africa Women")
94/3 (14.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
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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
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TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
SRI LANKA WOMEN 90/8 (20 OVERS)
- Hasini Perera27 (41)
- Imalka Mendis*25 (24)
- Masabata Klaas2/22 (4)
- Dane van Niekerk3/12 (4)
SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN 94/3 (14.2 OVERS)
- Dane van Niekerk*71 (55)
- Tazmin Brits10 (11)
- Achini Kulasuriya1/14 (3)
- Nilakshika Silva1/14 (2)
14.2
4
Prabodhani to van Niekerk, FOUR, does so now lofting it over teh bowlers head and away to long off to bring up the victory
14.1
0
Prabodhani to van Niekerk, no run, drives up to mid on, everyone in and van Nieker looking to finish
END OF OVER:14 | 3 Runs | SA-W: 90/3 (1 run required from 36 balls, RR: 6.42, RRR: 0.16)
- Lara Goodall3 (8b)
- Dane van Niekerk67 (53b)
- Shashikala Siriwardene2-0-9-0
- Oshadi Ranasinghe3-0-18-0
13.6
0
Siriwardene to Goodall, no run, back and looking to tckle it square but doesnt make contact to one that was going down
13.5
0
Siriwardene to Goodall, no run, taps to cover, almost a mix up as we had yes, no, wait
13.4
0
Siriwardene to Goodall, no run, fullish and is driven to mid off
13.3
1
Siriwardene to van Niekerk, 1 run, down the track and driving up to long on to level the scores
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