SA-W VS SL-W Match Preview:
The match number 18 of the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup will be played between South Africa Women (SA-W) and Sri Lanka Women (SL-W). The match will be played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on October
17. After an embarrassing defeat in their first match, the Proteas Women made a great comeback in the tournament with three straight wins. Now, they will be looking to register another win and get closer to the semi-finals.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka Women haven’t been able to take advantage of their home conditions as they are yet to win a game this season with two matches getting washed out. Now, the Lankan Women will be looking to stun South Africa to register their first win in the ongoing Women’s World Cup. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 18th match of 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup between South Africa Women and Sri Lanka Women.
SA-W vs SL-W Match Details
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Match |
South Africa Women vs Sri Lanka Women, Match 18 |
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Venue |
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
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Date & Time |
Friday, October 17, 3:00 PM (IST) |
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Live Broadcast & Streaming Details |
JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network |
SA-W vs SL-W Pitch Report
The surface of the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo offers a balanced surface which is particularly flat in nature and tends to deteriorates as the match progresses . With the ground hosting over 180 ODI matches, majority of the times the team batting first, comes out on top.
SA-W vs SL-W Weather Report 
SA-W vs SL-W Head-to-Head Stats and Records
South Africa Women and Sri Lanka Women have faced each other 25 times in the ODI format so far. Out of these 25 matches, the Proteas Women won 16 times while Sri Lanka Women came out victorious on six occasions with three matches ending in no result.
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Matches played |
25 |
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South Africa Women won |
16 |
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Sri Lanka Women won |
6 |
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No Result |
3 |
SA-W vs SL-W Probable Playing XIs
South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Masabata Klaas, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba
Sri Lanka Women: Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Piumi Wathsala Badalge, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera
SA-W vs SL-W 2025 Women’s CWC Full Squads
South Africa Women: 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, Karabo Meso, Nondumiso Shangase, Ayabonga Khaka, Sune Luus
Sri Lanka Women: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Piumi Wathsala Badalge, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Inoka Ranaweera, Achini Kulasuriya, Imesha Dulani, Dewmi Vihanga, Udeshika Prabodhani
SA-W vs SL-W Predicted Top batter
Laura Wolvaardt: South African skipper Laura Wolvaardt can turn out to be a key player in the upcoming Women’s World Cup clash against Sri Lanka Women. She has amassed 120 runs from four matches so far and will be looking to play a match-winning knock in Colombo.
SA-W vs SL-W Predicted Top bowler
Nonkululeko Mlaba: South African spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba has been a star performer in the ongoing Women’s World Cup with eight wickets in four matches so far. Now, she will be looking to take advantage of the turning track in Colombo and register a match-winning spell against Sri Lanka.
Today’s Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: Sri Lanka to win the toss
Scenario 1: Sri Lanka opt to bowl
1st innings prediction: South Africa to post 270-280 runs
Match prediction: South Africa to win
Scenario:2: Sri Lanka opt to bat
1st innings prediction:: Sri Lanka to post 220-230 runs
Match prediction: South Africa to win
