It only took South Africa 83 balls to end Sri Lanka's first innings at Kingsmead, securing a huge 149-run lead in the first innings
South Africa have already announced their playing 11 for the 1st Test with Temba Bavuma returning after an injury in the team.
India, with a win in Perth, has reclaimed the spot at the points table
Lasith Embuldeniya will return after more than two years away from test cricket after being selected in Sri Lanka's squad to play two test matches in South Africa starting later this month. The 17-member squad named Tuesday is led by Dhananjaya de Silva and includes nine batters, three specialist spinners and five pace bowlers. The last of Embuldeniya's 17 test caps for Sri Lanka came in June 2022 against Australia. He is the second left-arm spinner in the squad along with Prabath Jayasuriya, who took 18 wickets in Sri Lanka's 2-0 series win against New Zealand in September. Opening batter Oshada Fernando also returns after nearly a year out of the squad, while off spinner Ramesh Mendis has not been named. The first test starts in Durban on Nov. 27. with the second test at Port Elizabeth from Dec. 5. ___ Sri Lanka squad: Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Oshada Fernando, Sadeera ...
Qualification scenarios for WTC 2025 final of top five teams on points table to schedule of upcoming Test matches of India and others, all you need to know about ICC World Test Championship 2023-25
Check ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 rankings and final qualification scenarios of India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and others here
While last year's finalists, India and Australia, still hold the top two positions, they are still not guaranteed a place in the final of the ongoing WTC cycle
India need to win five of their remaining six Test matches to keep their final hopes alive
Before the start of the tournament, the ICC announced that the women's tournament would have a similar prize money to the men's tournament for the first time ever
India, despite a loss against New Zealand at home, continues to lead the ongoing WTC cycle points table
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will be playing for their pride after becoming the first team to be eliminated from the tournament, following their loss to India in their third match earlier.
The Women in Blue registered a great 82-run win on the night against Sri Lanka to solidify their knockout chances in the tournament.
Check Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Group A and Group B leaderboard, top 10 highest wicket-takers and run-scorers here
The Women in Blue, who have one win and one loss in the two games, will look to secure a huge win over the Sri Lankan team to keep their semifinal hopes alive and improve improve their net run rate.
On a sticky wicket after a mixed start to the campaign, India will look to fix their batting woes to bolster their net run rate when they take on bottom-placed Sri Lanka in their third and penultimate Group A match of the T20 Women's World Cup here on Wednesday. It has not been smooth sailing for the Indians in the showpiece event so far, having lost to New Zealand by 58 runs in their tournament-opener and then scampering home in 18.5 overs against arch-rivals Pakistan while chasing a modest 105. India's main problem in the tournament so far is the performance of their batters, especially the explosive opening combination of Shafali Verma and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana. While Shafali scored just 2 and 32 in the first two games, Mandhana also faired poorly managing 12 and 7 runs. And it's time the duo fires in unison to ease the pressure on the middle-order. To make matters worse for India, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who scored 15 and 29 retired hurt, is doubtful for the match aga
4 semifinalists for Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be determined based on the points table. The top 2 teams from Groups A & B will qualify for SFs. Check India's semis qualification scenario here
Indian batter Shafali Verma played a gritty knock of 32 runs to help India chase down 106 on the day. Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh also contributed with their efforts in Dubai.
Jayasuriya was appointed as the interim coach for the series against India, England and New Zealand but has now got the job on a permanent basis.
In Group A, India, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are fighting to finish as the top two teams to book their place in the semifinal. Check ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 key stats here
Australia women vs Sri Lanka women HIGHLIGHTS: The defending champions begin their campaign with a win courtesy of Beth Mooney's unbeaten 43 on the day.