Ladies’s T20 World Cup 2024: Australia eradicated as South Africa stun them within the 1st semi-final: South Africa secured a simple victory within the 1st semi-final of the Ladies’s T20 World Cup 2024 versus Australia on the Cricket Stadium of Dubai on Thursday, seventeenth of October.
Successful the match by a margin of eight-wickets, the Proteas have eradicated the seven-time champions from the competitors and have certified for the ultimate of the event.
Kicking off their run-chase of 135 runs, the Laura Wolvaardt-led outfit steered their method in the direction of victory with 16 deliveries and eight wickets in hand.
Opening batter Tazmin Bates (15 runs in 15 balls) was the first Proteas batter to get dismissed by the Mighty Australians as her stumps had been cleaned up by Annabel Sutherland within the fifth over.
Skipper Wolvaardt led the chase from-the-front because the 25-year-old performed knock of 42 runs in 37 deliveries which consisted of 1 most and three fours. Regardless of enjoying a captain’s knock for South Africa, she too received dismissed within the fifteenth over however by the point she received out, the match had been sealed by the South Africans.
Apparently, each of the Protean opening batters fell prey to the bowling brilliance of Annabel Sutherland (2-26).
Nonetheless, skilled batter Anneke Bosch (74 runs in 48 balls) turned out to be the guiding gentle for the Laura Wolvaardt-led workforce as her essential knock helped her facet recover from the road.
Earlier within the match, the Australians had posted a good complete of 134 runs on the board.
The Laura Wolvaardt-led outfit had gained the toss and requested Alyssa Healy & Co to have a bat first however the the defending-champions received off to a extremely poor begin as opener Grace Harris was despatched again to the pavilion by Ayabonga Kha ka, offering an early benefit to the Proteas.
Skilled batter Beth Mooney, nonetheless, remained on the crease for a very long time and tried to sew partnerships with the likes of Tahlia McGrath (27 runs in 33 deliveries) and Georgia Wareham (5 runs in 9 deliveries). However, the 30-year-old wasn’t capable of kind an enormous partnership with both of the gamers.
The Gujarat Giants captain quickly discovered some help from one other skilled batter Ellyse Perry and the 2 introduced some stability to the falling-apart Australian workforce.
They stitched a partnership of 31 runs in 28 deliveries for the 4th wicket however their stand didn’t final for a very long time as Marizanme Kapp ran out Mooney (44 runs in 42 balls).
Following the dismissal of Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield joined Perry within the center and the 2 battled their method until the tip with Perry getting dismissed on the ultimate supply of the Australian inning because the seven-time winners posted a rating of 134-5 on the board.
Speaking concerning the bowling efficiency of the Proteas, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka and Mlaba picked up one-wicket every.
Scorecard: ESPNcricinfo
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