Dominant South Africa Defeat Sri Lanka in Colombo By 10 Wickets

South Africa completed a superb win over Sri Lanka in Colombo. They beat the home side by a big margin of 10 wickets, courtesy of Laura Wolvaardt’s brilliant knock in the 2nd innings. She played a masterful hand alongside Tazmin Brits to chase down a total of 125 runs. The match was reduced to only 20 overs per side, as continuous rain kept both teams in the dugout for a long time.

Batting first, Sri Lanka Women looked very uncomfortable from the start. They lost their star opener, Chamari Athapaththu, inside the Powerplay that brought huge pressure on the team. After her dismissal, no one stood tall for Sri Lanka as players kept on losing their wickets one after another.

Vishmi Gunaratne remained the key player for Sri Lanka, as she tried to put up a fight single-handedly. Unfortunately, her efforts could not make much difference for the home team, as they managed to score only 105 at the end of the 1st innings.

Due to the DLS method, South Africa was given a target of 125 runs in the 2nd innings. Earlier, fans were expecting that Sri Lanka would make this chase difficult for the visitors. However, the commanding batting display by Laura Wolvaardt completely changed the face of the match.

The South African captain started attacking in the Powerplay. She knew about the weather situation prevailing around. Keeping that in mind, both Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits played aggressively to complete the chase. They took down the Sri Lankan bowlers smartly, by hitting consistent boundaries through gaps.

South African batters made things worse for Sri Lanka, as they forgot their line and length while trying to protect a very low score on the board.

As a result, South Africa cruised to victory, with Laura Wolvaardt standing tall as their star batter. She played a brilliant knock of 60 runs that turned the match completely in favor of South Africa.