Milestones 3rd ODI SA-W vs SL-W
The 3rd ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka turned out to be a run-fest between the 2 teams with numerous records being broken by the captains of both sides. The match started with a solid start from the South African openers Laura Wolvaardt and Lara Goodall with an opening partnership of 116 runs. With the help of captains’ innings from Laura Wolvaardt of 184*(147) South Africa managed to score a total of 301/5 in 50 overs.
Highest Individual Scores for South Africa in the ODI Format
1) Laura Wolvaardt: (184* off 147 balls) Vs Sri Lanka, 17th April 2024
2) Johmari Logtenberg: 153* (160 balls) Vs Netherlands, 5th August 2007
3) Lizelle Lee: 132* (131 balls) Vs India, 12th March 2021
4) Tazmin Brits: 118 (124 balls) Vs Bangladesh, 23rd December 2023
5) Andrie Steyn: 117 (123 balls) Vs Ireland, 19th May 2017
Sri Lanka too started their 2nd innings on a high with a brilliant opening partnership between the openers C Athapaththu and Vishmi Gurunaratne 90 runs. Chamari in her 101th match scored a record 9th ODI 100, it was no stopping for Athapaththu in the chase as she was in absolute beast mode and crossed the 150 run mark for the 2nd time in ODIs. Sri Lanka in the chase was comfortable enough throughout the innings and went on to win the match in just 44.3 overs with a record 2nd highest 5th wicket partnership of 179 runs between Chamari Athapaththu[195*(139)] and Nilakshika Silva[50*(71)] making it the highest ever score chased down in Women ODIs.
Most career centuries in women’s ODIs:
15 – Meg Lanning AUS (102 innings)
13 – Suze Bates NZ (154)
9 – Chamari Athapaththu SL (101)
9 – Tammy Beaumont ENG (103)
9 – Charlotte Edwards ENG (180)
Chamari Athapaththu becomes only the third Sri Lankan to hit 2 or more 150+ innings in ODIs
Sanath Jayasuriya – 4 times
TM Dilshan – 3 times
C Athapaththu – 2 times
Highest Individual Score in Women ODIs
Amelia Kerr 232*(145) vs IRE Women 2018
Belinda Clark 229*(155) vs DENMK Women 1997
Chamari Athapaththu 195*(139) vs SA Women 2024
Deepti Sharma 188(160) vs IRE Women 2017
Laura Wolvaardt 184*(147) vs SL Women 2024
Highest Targets Chased in Women ODIs
SL Women 305/4 ( 44.3 Overs) vs SA Women 2024
AUS Women 289/6(46.4 Overs) vs NZ Women 2012
AUS Women 285/4(46.3 Overs) vs IND Women 2023
NZ Women 280/7(49.1 Overs) vs IND Women 2022
AUS Women 280/4(49.3 Overs) vs IND Women 2022
Highest 5th wicket partnership in WODIs
S Taylor, J Cassar 188* vs SL Women 2000
C Athapaththu, N de Silva 179* vs SA Women 2024
J Broadbent, B Calver 151* vs IRE Women 1998
N Sciver-Brunt, F Wilson 146* vs PAK Women
M Kapp, D Van Niekerk 144 vs AUS Women
Highest Individual score while chasing in Women’s ODIs
Chamari Athapaththu 195*(139) vs SA Women 2024
Meg Lanning 152*(135) vs SL Women 2017
Nat Sciver-Brunt 148*(121) vs AUS Women 2022
Chamari Athapaththu 140*(80) vs NZ Women 2023
Meg Lanning 135*(127) vs WI Women 2014
Highest Individual Scores in Successful Run Chase in ODIs (Men+Women)
Glenn Maxwell(AUS) 201*(128) vs AFG 2023
Chamari Athapaththu(SL-W) 195*(139) vs SA-W 2024
Fakhar Zaman(PAK) 193(155) vs SA 2021
Shane Watson(AUS) 185*(96) vs BAN 2011
Virat Kohli(IND) 183(148) vs PAK 2012
Fastest hundreds by Asians in women’s ODIs
60 balls – Chamari Athapaththu v NZ, 2023
78 balls – Chamari Athapaththu v SA, 2024
79 balls – Chamari Athapaththu v NZ, 2023
82 balls – Chamari Athapaththu v PAK, 2022
90 balls – Harmanpreet Kaur v AUS, 2017
