SRI LANKA WOMEN TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA, 2024
This was Wolvaardt’s first century in T20Is. © Getty
March 27 – 1st T20I
Laura Wolvaardt (102 off 63 bals) smashed her first century in T20Is as South Africa crushed Sri Lanka by 79 runs in the opening game of the three-match series at Willowmoore Park, Benoni on Wednesday (March 27). Put into bat on a good batting surface, South Africa’s innings hit top gear from the outset. Tazbin Brits’ stay at the crease was brief but Marizanne Kapp (60 off 40 balls) along with Wolvaardt stitched a rollicking 116-run stand that came off just 79 deliveries. The South African captain continued her recently-acquired avatar of the aggressor as she took apart the Lankan bowling that lacked penetration.
Wolvaardt struck 12 fours and three sixes in her emphatic knock, overshadowing Kapp’s power game as the duo put the visitors to the sword. In the process, South Africa also registered their…