South Africa Vs Sri Lanka LIVE Score, Women's ODI World Cup 2025: Rain Stops Play In Colombo|SL-W 46/2 (12)

Nothing positive to update from Colombo. It's still raining and we have started to lose overs now. This has been the story so far of this World Cup.

The rain is still on in Colombo. Stay tuned for all the latest updates.

Quick recap. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in Colombo. South Africa started off nicely with the ball as Marizanne Kapp and Masabata Klaas took full advantage of the conditions. The Lankans looked steady early on but were dealt with an early blow when Vishmi Gunaratne got hit with the ball while completing a run and was stretched off the field. Proteas seamer Klaas then took the wickets of Harshita Perera (4 off 7) and Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu (11 off 25), thanks to two outstanding deliveries. Stay tuned with us for all the updates.

Frustrating scenes in Colombo as rain stops the play. The ground staff are darting in with the covers and it's not a sight Sri Lanka want to see in a must win game.

Masabata Klaas strikes again! The right-arm seamer removes Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu with a LBW. Umpire raises the finger, Athapaththu challenges the decision, but the decision remains. Sri-Lanka in a bit of trouble now.

South Africa have the first wicket! Masabata Klaas bowls an excellent delivery to remove Hasini Perera. Klaas kept it straight and Perera closed her bat way too early. Sri-Lanka are 30/1 after 7.2 overs.

The aggressive Chamari Athapaththu is off the mark. She has been playing with a lot of caution, but at last releases the surmounting pressure with a boundary off Marizanne Kapp's short delivery.

Worrying scenes for Sri-Lanka as Vishmi Gunaratne has been taken off the field. Hasini Perera comes on.

Vishmi Gunaratne gets hit by the ball while completing a single in the non-striker's end and she is looking in a lot of pain.

Masabata Klaas is really taking full advantage of the conditions on offer. She has bowled some exceptional deliveries in her 2nd over.

Vishmi Gunaratne drives one for four. Despite so much rain, the outfield seems lightning fast as Gunaratne scores Sri Lanka's first boundary.

We are underway in Colombo. Marizanne Kapp bowls the first ball to Vishmi Gunaratne, who flicks it for a single. Let's hope this match doesn't get washed out like the previous ones at the R. Premadasa Stadium.

The pitch looks hard and has been dried well. Seamers are most likely to enjoy bowling on this surface. Sri-Lanka batters need to be cautious with their decision making.

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

South Africa playing XI: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Karabo Meso(w), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Nondumiso Shangase, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba

Chamari Athapaththu has won the toss in Colombo. South Africa will bowl first.

There are high chances of rain interruptions today as well. Expect scattered thunderstorms with 65% chances of rain.

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