International cricket tour
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] Their 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]
Squads
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Chloe Tryon was ruled out of South Africa's squad due to an injury, and was replaced by Suné Luus.[10] Lizelle Lee was withdrawn from the tour, due to fitness standards, and was replaced by Andrie Steyn in South Africa's team.[11] Zintle Mali was also ruled out of South Africa's T20I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
- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Umesha Thimashini (SL) made her WT20I debut.
2nd WT20I
3rd WT20I
- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
Tour match
50 over match: North West Women vs Sri Lanka Women
- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
WODI series
1st WODI
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ^ Suné Luus was named as captain of South Africa Women for the 2nd and 3rd WODIs.
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