South Africa women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2014–15

South African women's cricket team toured Sri Lanka in the beginning of 2014–15 season. The tour consisted of a series of 4 One day internationals and 3 Twenty20 internationals.[1] First three of the four ODIs formed a part of the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship.

South African women's tour of Sri Lanka in 2014–15
 
  Sri Lanka women South Africa women
Dates 15 October – 26 October
Captains Chamari Atapattu Mignon du Preez
One Day International series
Results South Africa women won the 4-match series 2–1
Most runs Chamari Atapattu (229) Marizanne Kapp (129)
Most wickets Ama Kanchana (6) Shabnim Ismail (11)
Player of the series Chamari Atapattu (SL)
Twenty20 International series
Results South Africa women won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Chamari Atapattu (60) Dane van Niekerk (107)
Most wickets Maduri Samuddika (3) Dane van Niekerk (4)
Shabnim Ismail (4)

South Africa won the first WODI and lead the series 1–0.[2] Sri Lanka won the third WODI to help to level the series 1–1.[3] South Africa won the fourth and final WODI and won series 2–1.[4] South Africa won the WODI series 2–1, after the second match was abandoned due to rain. Sri Lanka won the first WT20I and lead the series 1–0.[5] South Africa won the final two WT20I and won the series 2–1.[6][7]

Squads
ODIs T20Is
 Sri Lanka[1]  South Africa[8]  Sri Lanka[1]  South Africa[8]

Chamari Polgampola, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Chandima Gunaratne and Yasoda Mendis were named as stand by player.[1]

ODI series

1st ODI
South Africa 
225/8 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
172/9 (50 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 89* (90)
Eshani Lokusuriyage 2/24 (8 overs)
Eshani Lokusuriyage 59 (55)
Yolani Fourie 2/18 (5 overs)
South Africa Women won by 53 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (SA)

2nd ODI
Sri Lanka 
209/8 (50 overs)
v
Chamari Atapattu 106 (151)
Shabnim Ismail 4/35 (9 overs)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Match suspended due to rain, to be played on a reserved day (18 October).
  • No play during the reserved day was possible due to rain.
  • ICC Women's Championship points: Sri Lanka Women 1, South Africa Women 1

3rd ODI
South Africa 
139/7 (27 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
143/6 (26 overs)
Mignon du Preez 34 (44)
Ama Kanchana 3/26 (3 overs)
Chamari Atapattu 63 (71)
Shabnim Ismail 3/34 (6 overs)
Sri Lanka Women won by 4 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Chamari Atapattu (SL)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain delayed start of play and reduced the match to 27 overs per innings.
  • ICC Women's Championship points: Sri Lanka Women 2, South Africa Women 0

4th ODI
21 October
09:50 SLST
(UTC+05:30)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
137 (43.4 overs)
v
 South Africa
141/5 (34.5 overs)
Eshani Lokusuriyage 46 (67)
Shabnim Ismail 2/15 (7 overs)
Trisha Chetty 59 (81)
Maduri Samuddika 2/28 (9 overs)
South Africa Women won by 5 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Nishan Dhanasinghe (SL) and Rohitha Kottahachchi (SL)
Player of the match: Trisha Chetty (SA)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Andrie Steyn (SA) made her ODI debut.

T20I series

1st T20I
23 October
10:00 SLST
(UTC+05:30)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
101/7 (13 overs)
v
 South Africa
94/6 (13 overs)
Shashikala Siriwardene 28 (25)
Marizanne Kapp 2/16 (3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 41 (30)
Eshani Lokusuriyage 2/11 (2 overs)
Sri Lanka Women won by 7 runs
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Rohitha Kottahachchi (SL)
Player of the match: Shashikala Siriwardene (SL)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain delayed start of play and reduced the match to 13 overs per innings.
  • Yolani Fourie (SA) and Inoshi Priyadharshani (SL) made their T20I debuts.

2nd T20I
25 October
09:50 SLST
(UTC+05:30)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
76 (14 overs)
v
 South Africa
77/3 (17.3 overs)
Yasoda Mendis 21 (13)
Dane van Niekerk 4/17 (4 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 22 (43)
Maduri Samuddika 2/18 (4 overs)
South Africa Women won by 7 wickets
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL)
Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (SA)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20I
26 October
14:00 SLST
(UTC+05:30)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
132/6 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
136/1 (19.5 overs)
Prasadani Weerakkody 48 (45)
Marcia Letsoalo 2/15 (4 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 70* (68)
Maduri Samuddika 1/24 (4 overs)
South Africa Women won by 9 wickets
Mercantile Cricket Association Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene (SL) and Rohitha Kottahachchi (SL)
Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (SA)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.

References
  1. SL Women pick uncapped Imalka Mendis for SA series
  2. "All-round Kapp downs Sri Lanka Women". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. "Atapattu fifty sets up Sri Lanka win". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. "Pacers, Chetty give SA Women series 2-1". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. "SL bowlers steal slim win for 1-0 lead". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. "All-round van Niekerk helps SA level series". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. "Van Niekerk fifty gives SA series". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  8. South Africa Women tour of Sri Lanka, 2014/15 - squads
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