Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- South Africa's juggernaut rolled on in the Women's World Cup as they crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in a rain-marred contest in Colombo on Friday.

In a game reduced to 20 overs, the Proteas first tied down Sri Lanka to 105-7 and then chased a revised target of 121 in 14.5 overs, tightening their grip on second place in the points table.

The win pushed South Africa to eight points, just one behind defending champions Australia, who have nine. England, the four-time winners, are third on seven points but with a game in hand over South Africa.

Colombo's fickle weather, which has already drowned out three fixtures, again played spoilsport. Having opted to bat, Sri Lanka were 46-2 when the heavens opened. Once the ski...