US EditionLaura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits Lead Proteas Fourth Consecutive Victory at ICC World Cup
South Africa's openers secured a 10-wicket victory chasing 121 in 14.5 overs, marking their joint highest four-match winning streak in Women's ODI World Cups.
- On October 17, South Africa women's cricket team chased a DLS-adjusted target of 121, winning by 10 wickets in 14.5 overs with Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits unbeaten on 60 and 55.
- Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat in a rain-affected game, with play interrupted at the end of the 12th over at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo before resuming as a 20-over contest.
- Nonkululeko Mlaba finished with 3-30, including two final-over strikes, as Sri Lanka 105/7 featured Vishmi Gunaratne top-scoring with 34 and Anushka Sanjeewani run out for one.
- The victory lifted South Africa women's cricket team to second in the table with eight points from five matches and four consecutive wins, needing one more to reach the semi-finals.
- With the win, South Africa will remain in Sri Lanka ahead of their clash with Pakistan while Sri Lanka travel to face Bangladesh; the Wolvaardt-Brits opening pair notched their joint-seventh century stand.
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South Africa put one foot in World Cup semis with record-laden show vs Sri Lanka in rain-hit game
South Africa have put a foot inside the Women's ODI World Cup 2025 after a brilliant batting show in a rain-curtailed game against Sri Lanka on Friday, October 17. Playing their fifth match of the tournament at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the Proteas hunted down a DLS-adjusted target of 121 in 14.5 overs with 10 wickets in hand. The clash was hit with a persistent downpour in Colombo, which has been the case in several other matches at …
Wolvaardt, Tazmin fire South Africa to 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in truncated game
Colombo, Oct 17 (PTI) Openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits struck unbeaten half-centuries as South Africa dished out a thoroughly professional performance to outplay Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in a rain-curtailed game and inch closer to the semifinals of the Women's World Cup here on Friday. Set a target of 121 under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method after the match was reduced to a 20-overs-a-side contest following a rain interruption of …
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