Sri Lanka women's cricket team in South Africa in 2018–19

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] South Africa Women's 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]

 
  South Africa women Sri Lanka
Dates 1 – 17 February 2019
Captains Dane van Niekerk[n 1] Chamari Atapattu
One Day International series
Results South Africa women won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Andrie Steyn (115) Chamari Atapattu (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
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Chloe Tryon was ruled out of South Africa's squad due to an injury, and was replaced by Suné Luus.[10] Lizelle Lee was withdrawn from the tour, due to fitness standards, and was replaced by Andrie Steyn in South Africa's team.[11] Zintle Mali was also ruled out of South Africa's T20I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 Atapattu 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 Atapattu 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. "Clean sweep for power-packed Proteas Women". SA CricketMag. 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. "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. 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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