Colombo, Oct 4
The fifth match of the Women’s World Cup 2025 between Sri Lanka and Australia was abandoned without even the toss taking place due to persistent rain in Colombo. As a result, both teams shared one point each.
While the Aussies were the favourites to win their second game too, rain played spoilsport and probably saved the Chamari Athapaththu-led team from registering a second consecutive loss.
Sri Lanka have never beaten Australia in any game in the white-ball format, and the Women in Yellow enjoy an 11-0 lead in ODIs and an 8-0 lead in T20Is.
With their game against Australia being called off, the gap between Sri Lanka’s two games has now extended to a vast 10 days, which may pose a threat to their chances of beating England, who are set to play Bangladesh on October 7.