Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits shine with fifties against SL-W: Stats
What's the story
South Africa openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits shone with crucial half-centuries in Match 18 of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 against Sri Lanka on Friday. The match in Colombo was reduced to 20 overs a side. Sri Lanka scored 105/7 in 20 overs. In response, Wolvaardt and Brits secured a 10-wicket win, chasing down a revised target of 121 (125/0).
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A neat chase helps SA-W win
With a paltry 121 to win, the two batters came out with positive intent and it paid dividends. In the 13th over, Wolvaardt reached her fifty. Brits sealed the deal with a six that also brought her half-century up in the 15th over.
Partnership
Partnership record for the duo
Wolvaardt and Brits brought up their 7th century-plus stand in WODIs. This is now the joint-2nd most century-plus partnerships for the opening wicket, as per Cricbuzz. Most century stands for the opening wicket in Women's ODIs 10 - Belinda Clark, Lisa Keightley (AUS-W) 7 - Lizelle Lee, Laura Wolvaardt (SA-W) 7 - Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy (AUS-W) 7 - Tazmin Brits, Laura Wolvaardt (SA-W)
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Another massive record for the duo
Wolvaardt and Brits raced to 967 partnership runs this year. This is now the 2nd-most partnership aggregate by a pair in a calendar year. Highest partnerships aggregates in a calendar year (WODIs) 1332 - Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal (IND-W) in 2025 967 - Tazmin Brits, Laura Wolvaardt (SA-W) in 2025 905 - Belinda Clark, Lisa Keightley (AUS-W) in 2000
Wolvaardt
11th World Cup fifty for Wolvaardt
Wolvaardt scored a 47-ball 60*. Her knock was laced with 8 fours. She has now raced to 4,831 runs from 115 matches at 48.79. This was her 37th fifty in WODIs (100s: 9). In 20 World Cup matches, she owns 937 runs at 55.11. This was her 11th World Cup fifty.
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Brits brings up her 10th fifty-plus score in WODIs
Brits' unbeaten 55 from 42 balls had 4 fours and 2 sixes. She has amassed 213 runs from 10 World Cup games (100s: 1, 50s: 1). Overall, she has 1,580 runs at 38.53 (100s: 7, 50s: 3).