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The Sri Lanka women's cricket team played the South Africa women's cricket team in February 2019.[1] The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), which formed part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship, and three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches.[2] South Africa Women won the WT20I series 3–0.[3] Their captain Dane van Niekerk was ruled out of the last two WODI matches due to an injury, with Suné Luus leading the team in her place.[4] South Africa Women also won the WODI series 3–0.[5]

Squads

WODIs WT20Is
 South Africa[6]  Sri Lanka[7]  South Africa[8]  Sri Lanka[9]

Ahead of the WT20I matches, Chloe Tryon was ruled out of South Africa's squad due to an injury, and was replaced by Suné Luus.[10] Lizelle Lee was withdrawn from the tour, due to fitness standards, and was replaced by Andrie Steyn in South Africa's team.[11] Zintle Mali was also ruled out of South Africa's T20I squad due to injury.[11] Suné Luus and Nadine de Klerk were added to South Africa's WODI squad, replacing Lizelle Lee and Chloe Tryon.[12]

WT20I series

1st WT20I

1 February 2019
13:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
90/8 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
94/3 (14.2 overs)
Hasini Perera 27 (41)
Dane van Niekerk 3/12 (4 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 71* (55)
Nilakshi de Silva 1/14 (2 overs)
South Africa Women won by 7 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Brad White (SA)
Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (SA)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Umesha Thimashini (SL) made her WT20I debut.

2nd WT20I

3 February 2019
09:45
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
105 (19.4 overs)
v
 South Africa
107/8 (19.5 overs)
Shashikala Siriwardene 38 (33)
Suné Luus 5/14 (3.4 overs)
South Africa Women won by 2 wickets
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Siphelele Gasa (SA) and Stephen Harris (SA)
Player of the match: Suné Luus (SA)

3rd WT20I

6 February 2019
13:00
Scorecard
South Africa 
163/5 (20 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
124/8 (20 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 38 (29)
Inoka Ranaweera 1/24 (2 overs)
Chamari Athapaththu 43 (36)
Nadine de Klerk 3/27 (4 overs)
South Africa Women won by 39 runs
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Brad White (SA)
Player of the match: Suné Luus (SA)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.

Tour match

50 over match: North West Women vs Sri Lanka Women

9 February 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
255/8 (50 overs)
v
 North West Women
93 (28.3 overs)
Prasadani Weerakkody 64 (70)
Esmarelda Olivier 2/56 (10 overs)
Sinalo Jafta 20 (56)
Inoka Ranaweera 4/38 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka Women won by 162 runs
North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Kobus Conradie (SA) and Roderick Ellis (SA)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.

WODI series

1st WODI

ICC Women's Championship
11 February 2019
10:00
Scorecard
South Africa 
225/7 (48 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
218/9 (48 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 102 (117)
Oshadi Ranasinghe 3/40 (9 overs)
Shashikala Siriwardene 49 (56)
Masabata Klaas 3/46 (7 overs)
South Africa Women won by 7 runs
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Brad White (SA)
Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (SA)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
  • Faye Tunnicliffe (SA) and Umesha Thimashini (SL) both made their WODI debuts.
  • Dane van Niekerk scored her first century and became the fourth cricketer for South Africa Women to score 2,000 runs in WODIs.[14]
  • Dane van Niekerk also became the fourth woman to achieve the double of reaching 2,000 runs and taking 100 wickets in WODIs.[15]
  • Points: South Africa Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.

2nd WODI

ICC Women's Championship
14 February 2019
10:00
Scorecard
South Africa 
268/7 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
231 (46.2 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 69* (34)
Kavisha Dilhari 2/34 (10 overs)
Chamari Athapaththu 94 (78)
Marizanne Kapp 2/41 (9 overs)
South Africa Women won by 30 runs (DLS method)
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Brad White (SA)
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (SA)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sri Lanka Women were set a revised target of 262 runs from 47 overs due to rain.
  • Points: South Africa Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.

3rd WODI

ICC Women's Championship
17 February 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
139 (44.2 overs)
v
 South Africa
141/4 (38.2 overs)
Anushka Sanjeewani 28 (65)
Suné Luus 4/30 (8 overs)
Mignon du Preez 61* (87)
Inoka Ranaweera 3/23 (10 overs)
South Africa Women won by 6 wickets
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Stephen Harris (SA)
Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (SA)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tharika Sewwandi (SL) made her WODI debut.
  • Mignon du Preez (SA) scored her 3,000th run in WODIs.[5]
  • Points: South Africa Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.

Notes

  1. ^ Suné Luus was named as captain of South Africa Women for the 2nd and 3rd WODIs.

References

  1. ^ "CSA announce Proteas Women's inbound Sri Lanka tour dates". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ "CSA announce dates for Sri Lanka women's tour of South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Sune Luus' all-round efforts complete South Africa's 3-0 sweep". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka elect to field first in 2nd women's ODI; Dane van Niekerk ruled out of the remainder of the series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Clean sweep for power-packed Proteas Women". SA CricketMag. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ "South Africa leave out Sune Luus for Sri Lanka series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Teenagers Sewwandi, Thimashini in new-look SL squad for SA tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Sune Luus, Laura Wolvaardt left out of South Africa T20I squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka Women ring in the changes for South Africa series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Chloe Tryon ruled out, Sune Luus called up for Sri Lanka T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Lizelle Lee withdrawn from SA's squad over 'fitness standards'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Luus, de Klerk included in ODI squad for SL series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Luus lights up the Bullring". SA Cricket Mag. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Superb all-round van Niekerk display helps South Africa pip Sri Lanka in tight contest". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Dane van Niekerk's maiden ODI hundred gives South Africa tight win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

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