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]
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| South Africa women | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 1 – 17 February 2019 | ||
| Captains | Dane van Niekerk[n 1] | Chamari Athapaththu | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa women won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Andrie Steyn (115) | Chamari Athapaththu (109) | |
| Most wickets | Suné Luus (5) | Inoka Ranaweera (5) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | South Africa women won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dane van Niekerk (142) | Shashikala Siriwardene (73) | |
| Most wickets | Suné Luus (6) | Inoka Ranaweera (4) | |
| Player of the series | Dane van Niekerk (SA) | ||
Squads
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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Chloe Tryon was ruled out of South Africa's squad due to an injury, and was replaced by Suné Luus.[10] Lizelle Lee was withdrawn from the tour, due to fitness standards, and was replaced by Andrie Steyn in South Africa's team.[11] Zintle Mali was also ruled out of South Africa's T20I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
edit1st WT20I
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Suné Luus (SA) took her second five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[13]
3rd WT20I
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
Tour match
edit50 over match: North West Women vs Sri Lanka Women
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Prasadani Weerakkody 64 (70)
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
WODI series
edit1st WODI
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "CSA announce Proteas Women's inbound Sri Lanka tour dates". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "CSA announce dates for Sri Lanka women's tour of South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Sune Luus' all-round efforts complete South Africa's 3-0 sweep". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Clean sweep for power-packed Proteas Women". SA CricketMag. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "South Africa leave out Sune Luus for Sri Lanka series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Teenagers Sewwandi, Thimashini in new-look SL squad for SA tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Sune Luus, Laura Wolvaardt left out of South Africa T20I squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Women ring in the changes for South Africa series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Chloe Tryon ruled out, Sune Luus called up for Sri Lanka T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Lizelle Lee withdrawn from SA's squad over 'fitness standards'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Luus, de Klerk included in ODI squad for SL series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Luus lights up the Bullring". SA Cricket Mag. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Superb all-round van Niekerk display helps South Africa pip Sri Lanka in tight contest". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Dane van Niekerk's maiden ODI hundred gives South Africa tight win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2019.