R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo The third ODI (SLW vs SAW) of the Sri Lanka Women’s Tri-series against South Africa Women, on (2nd May 2025). Sri Lanka won the chase, showed maturity in chasing down South Africa.
📍 Match Details (SLW vs SAW)
- Date: May 2, 2025
- Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Format: One Day International (ODI)
- Series: Sri Lanka Women’s ODI Tri-Series
- Match Number: 3rd Match
🏏 Match Summary (SLW vs SAW)
- South Africa Women: 235/9 in 50 overs
- Sri Lanka Women: 237/5 in 46.3 overs
- Result: Sri Lanka Women won by 5 wickets
- Series Status: Sri Lanka Women is in 2nd spot.
📊 Scorecard Highlights (SLW vs SAW)
- South Africa Women Innings: 235/9 (50)
- Top Scorer: Annerie Dercksen – 61 runs
- Notable Contributions: Lara Goodall – 46 Lara runs
- Bowling Highlights (Sri Lanka): Malki Madara – 4 (50)
- Sri Lanka Women Innings: 237/5 (46.3)
- Top Scorer: Harshitha Samarawickrama – 77 runs
- Notable Contributions: Kavisha Dilhari – 61 runs
- Bowling Highlights (South Africa): Nonkululeko Mlaba – 2 (44)l
🌟 Match Points (SLW vs SAW)
- Harshitha Samarawickrama picked up the slack for Sri Lanka in their chase to give the win a well-deserved performance.
- South Africa’s bowlers gave a good fight but the Sri Lankan batsmen were solid.
- A great example of the increasing competitiveness you find in women’s cricket, when both teams lit up the display.
🏆 Series Implications
With this win, Sri Lanka Women come to the 2nd spot in the tri-series. Their performance speaks volumes of where the team’s profile has grown in international women’s cricket.
📅 Upcoming Fixtures
Next Match: Sri Lanka Women vs India Women, 4th Match, May 04, 04:30 GMT
Series Status: India Women lead the series.
For detailed statistics and further insights, visit the ESPNcricinfo match report.