South Africa continued their commanding run within the Girls’s World Cup 2025, defeating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets with 31 balls to spare on the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday, October 17. This victory marked the Proteas’ fourth consecutive win, following a shaky begin the place they had been bowled out for simply 69 towards England. The triumph propels South Africa to second place within the factors desk with eight factors and a web run fee of -0.440, considerably strengthening their semi-final hopes. For Sri Lanka, the loss leaves them winless, that means they need to win each remaining matches to remain in competition.
Girls’s World Cup 2025: Nonkululeko Mlaba and Nadine de Klerk lead Proteas’ bowling cost
Sri Lanka’s innings started on a troubling word when Vishmi Gunaratne was struck on the left knee by a pointy throw from mid-on and needed to be stretchered off. Her substitute, Hasini Perera, was shortly dismissed by Masabata Klaas for simply 4. Chamari Athapaththu continued her detached kind, falling for 11, leaving Sri Lanka at 46/2 within the twelfth over earlier than rain halted play for 5 and a half hours. The match resumed with a lowered 20-over format.
Kavisha Dilhari (14) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (13) added 26 for the third wicket, however each had been quickly dismissed, Dilhari by Nadine de Klerk and Samarawickrama by left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba. Exhibiting outstanding resilience, Vishmi returned to bat and top-scored with 34, whereas Nilakshi de Silva added 18, taking Sri Lanka to a modest 105/7. Mlaba was the star bowler with figures of three/30 in her 4 allotted overs, whereas Marizanne Kapp went wicketless, however the stress created by South Africa’s bowling unit ensured Sri Lanka by no means regained momentum.
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Girls’s World Cup 2025: Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits dominate the chase
Chasing the revised DLS goal of 121, South Africa started positively with openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits asserting management. Wolvaardt’s assured strokeplay, together with crisp boundaries off Malki Madara and Sugandika Kumari, stored the Proteas forward of the required fee. Brits, after a tough run with consecutive geese towards India and Bangladesh, roared again with an aggressive 55, together with a towering six off Inoka Ranaweera.
The pair consolidated their innings with a 50-plus partnership off simply 43 balls, steadily transferring South Africa towards victory. By the thirteenth over, Wolvaardt and Brits hammered 18 runs mixed off Kavisha Dilhari, sealing Sri Lanka’s destiny. Wolvaardt reached her half-century off 41 balls and remained unbeaten on 60 from 47 deliveries, whereas Brits completed with a flourish, hitting a six off Piumi Watshala to finish the chase emphatically. The ten-wicket win demonstrated South Africa’s dominance and put them firmly heading in the right direction for the semi-finals.
Right here’s how followers reacted:
Tazmin Brits will get to her fifty with the profitable runs!!!
SA thrash SL by 10 wickets and win 4 on the bounce!#CWC25 #SLvSA pic.twitter.com/VxtH3iVS8G
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) October 17, 2025
Proteas Girls are #Unbreakable at #CWC25 ! 4 on the run. Nicely achieved!
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) October 17, 2025
Nice win for the proteas ladies. 3 spots within the semi finals sealed. Aus , Eng and SA. Seems to be like india will clinch the final one.
— Prasanna (@prasannalara) October 17, 2025
Complete 10-wicket victory for the Proteas Girls 🔥 pic.twitter.com/n9fHmMEelO
— Werner (@Werries_) October 17, 2025
South Africa wins towards Sri Lanka in Colombo
Nice partnership between Laura Wolvaardt and Tasmin Brits for 125 runs#CWC25— ulikejazz (@cargoesvro_om) October 17, 2025
Tazmin Brits finishes in type. 4th victory in a row for Proteas ladies. In opposition to the climate Laura Wolvaardt’s women placed on a medical efficiency at R Premadasa stadium
— Majid (@cricket747) October 17, 2025
NGL, I underestimated SAW large time.
gained 4 out of 4 matches after dropping the first match.#CWC25 pic.twitter.com/ZwzjOeMZpJ— Mr. Athar not Ali Khan 🇮🇳🏏 (@cricdrugs) October 17, 2025
What an emphatic win by the ladies Proteas #CWC25
— Fumokhulu🇿🇦 (@SabzarV) October 17, 2025
4 wins on the bounce, and 4 profitable run chases by the Proteas ladies. Our quest for maiden world cup title is wanting very promising. Subsequent up, Pakistan in wet Colombo!#CWC25
— Gontse Matea (@Gontse_Matea) October 17, 2025
Tazmin Brits seals it off with a six. South Africa gained by 10 wickets. Because of half centuries from Wolvaardt and Brits. Glad the rain stayed away in order that the Proteas can safe a victory ❤️. #CWC2025 #CWC25 #SAvSL #SAWvSLW
— Joseph Kiran (@Josekiran30) October 17, 2025
Nice Win Proteas Girls…that a lot nearer to the Semi Finals 🥹💚🇿🇦
— Ta West (@wfreemantle) October 17, 2025
Laura Wolvaardt wins Participant of the match 🌟#women #cricket #LauraWolvaardt #cwc25 pic.twitter.com/3wZ4GHwb6J
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) October 17, 2025
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