Dercksen 104, Tryon 74 and hat-trick hand South Africa consolation win

Annerie Dercksen's maiden ODI century which came off the back of two successive fifty-plus scores and is also the fastest by a South African in the format headlined South Africa's consolation win at the women's tri-series in Colombo.

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With South Africa out of contention for Sunday's final, they put together their most complete performance of the competition and posted their fifth highest score in all ODIs thanks to contributions from the lower order, which ultimately won them the game.

Dercksen arrived at the crease with South Africa on 85 for 5 as offspinner Dewmi Vihanga ripped through their top and middle-order. She consolidated with Nondumiso Shangase before sharing a 112-run sixth-wicket stand off 88 balls with Chloe Tryon, a seventh-wicket record for South Africa, to put them in sight of a big score. Tryon smashed 74 off 51 balls and was part of a 66-run stand off 30 balls with Nadine de Klerk which pushed South Africa over 300 and asked Sri Lanka to complete their highest successful chase.

Sri Lanka have already done that once before against South Africa when they also chased down a 300-plus total - and were in a good position on 160 for 3 in the 30th over. But Ayabonga Khaka's double strike, which included the dismissal of Chamari Athapaththu for 52, and a career-best 5 for 34, including a hat-trick by Tryon, ended their chances of another historic win.

Instead, the records were all Dercksen's after she became only the second batter to score a hundred at No or lower in women's ODIs and capped off a breakthrough series as a batter.