ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier Day 5 – Top moments

South Africa v Bangladesh

South Africa Women beat Bangladesh Women by six wickets in a Group B clash of the Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 at the P Sara Oval in Colombo on Saturday (February 11) to be the second team, after India Women, to qualify for the Super Six stage.

The tone for the match was set in the third ball of the match when Dane van Niekerk, the captain, pulled off a spectacular slip catch.

Sharmin Sultana half committed to a widish delivery from Shabnim Ismail, but failed to time it properly. The ball flew off the edge to the slip where van Niekerk was alert. She dived to her right to take a two-handed catch.

It was the second stunning catch of the tournament in as many days, with Sornnarin Tippoch, the Thailand Women captain having taken one at mid-off against Zimbabwe Women at the Colombo Cricket Club on Friday.

The wicket triggered a collapse as Bangladesh was bowled out for 100 in 46.5 overs. High on confidence after that catch, van Niekerk, who bowls legspin, finished with figures of 2 for 22. South Africa chased down the target in 25.2 overs.

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe

Having elected to bat against Sri Lanka Women in a Group A clash of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club ground in Colombo, Zimbabwe Women’s opening pair of Loren Tshuma and Modester Mupachikwa started steadily.

The pair made its intention of not taking any risk clear very early in the piece. Keen to break the partnership, Inoka Ranaweera, the captain, brought herself on in the 12th over and started with a maiden. In the second ball of her second over Tshuma survived a stumping chance, but could not capitalise on it. She played the very next ball straight back to give Ranaweera an easy return catch.

With the openers having added just 30 runs in 13.3 overs, Zimbabwe did not recover after that. Ranaweera used the conditions to pick up three more wickets to finish with an impressive analysis of 10-3-18-4. Zimbabwe was bowled out for 149 in 50 overs before Sri Lanka won by eight wickets.

"All my wickets were special today," said Ranaweera. "I focused on sticking to the right line and length. This was an important win, and I am glad the entire team delivered."