Sri Lanka vs South Africa – ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Match 18

Sri Lanka will be locking horns against South Africa in the 18th match of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The match is scheduled to be played on Friday (October 17) at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Sri Lanka continues to remain winless in the ongoing tournament. Luck seems to have deserted them so far. Two of their matches have already been washed out, and they will be hoping that they do not suffer another washout in their remaining matches.

With just two points from their first four matches, Sri Lanka are currently in seventh spot in the points table. In their last match, where they faced New Zealand, they came up with a solid performance with the bat on a tough pitch in Colombo. Sri Lanka scored 258/6 before rain played spoilsport.

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On the other hand, South Africa is on a roll. With three wins from 4 matches so far, they are currently in the third spot in the points table. The momentum is with them, and they will be looking to make the most of it.

In their last outing, South Africa pulled off another fine chase against Bangladesh. Chasing 233 runs, they were reeling at 78/5 before going on to win the match by three wickets.

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Sri Lanka vs South Africa - Weather Report:

Rain could play spoilsport during the upcoming match as well. The weather forecast has predicted thundershower throughout the day in Colombo on Friday. The chances of rain during the match will be 35-50 percent. At some stage, the rain probability rises sharply to 70% as well. The temperature will be hovering in the mid 20s.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa - Pitch report:

The pitch in Colombo is expected to be slow and will offer a lot of turn. A low-scoring match is very much on the cards. Anything around 250 is likely to be a winning total.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa - Predicted Playing XIs:

Sri Lanka: Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Piumi Wathsala Badalge, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Sinalo Jafta(w), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Masabata Klaas, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba

Sri Lanka vs South Africa - Squads:

Sri Lanka: Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Dewmi Vihanga, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera, Achini Kulasuriya, Piumi Wathsala Badalge, Malki Madara, Imesha Dulani

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta(w), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Masabata Klaas, Nondumiso Shangase, Karabo Meso, Annerie Dercksen