Momentum Proteas ODI Series vs Sri Lanka came to an end at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom and this is a round-up of their performance in the three encounters.
The series contributed to the ICC Women's Championship which South Africa are currently second on the log having Played 18 Matches, won 11 and lost 6 and accumulating 23 points
During a press briefing in Potchefstroom, the Proteas Women's captain, Laura Wolvaardt took a moment to reflect on her team's performance and outlined the significant strides made by the group: “I think we're in a good space, I think obviously when I first took over we just sort of had a very young group. [We] had a lot of people retiring in a short span of time and now we've had some good youngsters getting some good exposure to international cricket."
"I think a lot of stand out players like Nadine [de Klerk] have been brilliant for us this past season, with the bat and the ball whereas the season before she was spending most of the time on the bench. I think we have found a lot of little gems like that, I think there’s still a lot more room to grow for us as a team.”
1st ODI 09 April 2024 East London
→ Match was abandoned in 2nd innings
→ South Africa made 270/6 1n 50 overs
→ Sri Lanka's chase ended on 23/0 after 6.5 overs, Persistent rain resulted in the match abandoned With no results
→ Both teams were given equal
● SA players who stood out in this match
● Tamzin Brits scoring 116(128)
2nd ODI Match 13 April Kimberly Oval
- SA won the match by 7 wickets
- Sri Lanka 229 all out in 50 overs
- SA chased the score to 230/7 in 47.4 overs
•Players who stood out
• Laura Wolvaardt (captain) 110(141)- Batter
• Laura was player of the match
• Ayabonga Khaka and Nadine de Klerk picked up 3 wickets respectively- bowlers
3rd ODI Match 17 April Potchefstroom Marks Parks
- Sri Lanka won the match by 6 wickets
- SA batted first and made 301/5 in 50 overs
- Sri Lanka chased the score to 305/4 in 44.3 overs
● Players who stood out
● Laura Wolvaardt scored 184(147)
● Laura was named player of the series with total of 335 runs in three matches
● Ayabonga Khaka played her 100th ODI match in national colours and took two wickets in
this match
Khaka became the first black African woman and only the third Black African cricketer to achieve a century of matches in the 50-over format in the history of South African cricket.
“I think playing a hundred games for your country is a massive achievement. it was a really special day for her [and] her family was here, she was able to take a couple of wickets as well. She was a bit emotional at the start of the game which doesn't happen very often with Aya, she's quite soft spoken and quiet.” Said Laura Wolvaardt.
“She usually flies under the radar a bit, I don’t always think she gets the credit that she deserves. I think she's been such an integral part for this team for so many years and she has delivered in some crucial times for us within those 100 games, she's a great asset and I hope there's many more games.”
● Laura currently ranks 5th in the world ICC women’s ODI rankings
● The series results were tied, each team won one match.
Interesting facts:
Laura was nominated for sportswoman of the year for the 17th annual sports awards.
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