Sri Lanka Women beat South Africa Women by 06 Wickets in a World Record successful run chase, the 03 match series tied 1 – 1
Sri Lanka Women’s Tour of South Africa 2024 – ICC Women’s Championship 2023 / 2024 – 03rd Women’s One Day International – Potchefstroom, North Western Province
South Africa Women put into bat, 301 / 5 – ( 50 Overs ) Skipper Laura Wolvaardt 184 ( 4×6, 23×4, 147 balls ) – career best – Marizanne Kapp 36, Nadine de Klerk 35, Lara Goodall 31 – Laura Wolvaardt / Lara Goodall 116 run opening stand – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 08 runs – Laura Wolvaardt / Marizanne Kapp 63 runs for the 04th wicket, Laura Wolvaardt / Nadine de Klerk 92 runs for the 05th wicket – first 10 overs : 46 / 0, 25 overs : 125 / 3, last 10 overs : 87 / 1 – Kavisha Dilhari 2 / 47.
Sri Lanka Women in reply, 305 / 4 – ( 33.3 Overs ) Skipper Chamari Athapaththu 195 no ( 5×6, 26×4, 139 balls ) – career best – Nilakshika Silva 50 no – career best, maiden WODI half century – Vishmi Gunaratne 26, Extras 27 – Vishmi Gunaratne / Chamari Athapaththu 90 run opening stand – the first 04 wickets fell for the addition of 36 runs – Chamari Athapaththu / Nilakshika Silva 179 runs unbroken for the 05th wicket – the 02nd highest partnership for the 05th wicket 0r lower in Women’s One Day International history – first 10 overs : 55 / 0, 25 overs : 149 / 4, last 14.3 overs : 122 / 0 – Ayabonga Khaka 2 / 54, Sinalo Jafta 02 victims.
Player of the Match : Chamari Athapaththu – Sri Lanka Women
Player of the Series : Laura Wolvaardt – South Africa Women
This was the highest ever successful run chase in Women’s One Day International history – the only one over 300 runs.