Within the ultimate league match of the continuing Sri Lanka Girls’s ODI Tri-Sequence, South Africa registered a medical 76-run victory over hosts Sri Lanka in Colombo on Could 9. With the finalists already confirmed, Sri Lanka and India, the Proteas had been already eradicated, and went again house with a win, courtesy of an all-round efficiency by Chloe Tryon.
Put into bat for the second time in 4 matches, the guests had been assured of ending their marketing campaign with a win. The return of normal skipper Laura Wolvaardt from sickness supplied a major enhance. Nonetheless, the facet misplaced early wickets, which hampered their innings initially. Dewmi Vihanga was the choose of the bowlers for Sri Lanka, choosing up a five-wicket haul. However an excellent 104 off 84 balls from Annerie Dercksen and an essential 74 off 51 by Tryon received the facet again on monitor. Their 112-run stand for the seventh wicket pushed the full to 315/9.
Nadine de Klerk’s unbeaten 32 off 19, whereas Wolvaardt (33) and Tazmin Brits (38) additionally made vital contributions to the rating. Regardless of a fantastic spell by Vihanga, Sri Lanka’s bowlers leaked runs at a excessive fee.
Chasing 316, the house crew made a strong begin. Skipper Chamari Athapaththu’s 52 off 57 and Anushka Sanjeewani’s 43* stored them within the hunt, however they collapsed as soon as Tryon got here into bowl. The all-rounder claimed 5/34, together with a hat-trick. Notably, she grew to become the primary participant to attain a fifty and take a hat-trick in a Girls’s ODI. Ayabonga Khaka additionally chipped in with two wickets.
Sri Lanka had been ultimately bowled out for 239 in 42.5 overs, falling 76 runs wanting the goal. The house facet will head again to the drafting board after this defeat and mirror on the loss. They’ve simply two days to regroup and fine-tune their strategy earlier than going through India within the tri-series ultimate on Could 11.
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