30/01Result
3rd T20I (N), South Africa Women tour of Australia at Hobart, Jan 30 2024
AUS Women won by 5 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Beth MooneyAustralia Women
30/01Result
3rd T20I (N), South Africa Women tour of Australia at Hobart, Jan 30 2024
AUS Women won by 5 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Beth MooneyAustralia Women

Australia win by five wickets and take the T20I series 2-1, also earning a 4-2 lead in the multiformat series. South Africa fought hard but little moments cost them. Beth Mooney was magnificent in the chase and Ash Gardner found her touch with the bat to see it home. It's been a very competitive series. Will be interesting to see how South Africa go in the other two formats

Beth Mooney is player of the match: "Didn't get off to a great start at 4am. Spent the next six or seven hours very unwell. Not until about 3 o'clock did I think I was playing. I was no good most of the day, but once I stepped on the field by competitive instincts came out. [Was about] being really clear in my plans. Thankfully it came off tonight."

Laura Wolvaardt "Would have loved to get over the line today. Felt we batted very well, got to a decent total, recovered really nicely. Kappy was exceptional. Looked like she was batting on road. Left 10-15 out there. Bit hard to defend. Really nice having an extended tour and hopefully those games can be as competitive

Alyssa Healy "We got the win, that's the most important thing. Ash and Grace did a great job to get us over the line. Feels like [Beth] does it all the time. We just wanted to be a little better in every area. Was a beautiful batting wicket, tidied up a few areas. We made a couple of changes, want to keep things fresh and keep evolving. Looking forward to the one-day format."

I'll wrap things up there for tonight. A good T20 series. We now moved into the ODIs with the first game on Saturday. Before that, the men's ODI series between Australia and West Indies starts on Friday. We'll be back for all that. For now, from Gnasher, it's goodbye.

19.2
1
de Klerk to Gardner, 1 run, full on the pads, worked backward of square to get Australia home
19.1
1
de Klerk to Harris, 1 run, on the stumps, scooped down to fine leg to level the scores

So it's just two needed off the last. Australia will get the job done. They've managed this chase very well

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | AUS-W: 161/5 (2 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.47, RRR: 2.00)

  • Ashleigh Gardner25 (16b)
  • Grace Harris7 (5b)
  • Marizanne Kapp4-0-37-0
  • Ayabonga Khaka3-0-30-1
18.6
4
Kapp to Gardner, FOUR, driven firmly back past the bowler, Kapp can't get a hand on it and long on can't get across. That's almost the game
18.5
1
Kapp to Harris, 1 run, angled away from off stump into backward point, another cutter from Kapp
18.4
2
Kapp to Harris, 2 runs, full toss at the stumps, sweetly clipped through square, a fumble makes the second comfortable
18.3
2
Kapp to Harris, 2 runs, a slower ball outside off, square drives and finds cover, but they get an overthrow
18.2
1
Kapp to Gardner, 1 run, full at off stump, heaved down the ground to long-on
18.1
1
Kapp to Harris, 1 run, full at off stump, angled into backward point

Kapp for her last: 13 needed off 12

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS-W: 150/5 (13 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.33, RRR: 6.50)

  • Grace Harris1 (1b)
  • Ashleigh Gardner20 (14b)
  • Ayabonga Khaka3-0-30-1
  • Nadine de Klerk3-0-31-1
17.6
1
Khaka to Harris, 1 run, full outside off, driven firmly back to the bowler who palms it away

Amazing effort from Mooney. What a resilient player she is.

17.5
W
Khaka to Mooney, OUT, taken at backward point! Advancing down the pitch, drives with an open face and it's a simple catch. But it's probably come too late

BL Mooney c Bosch b Khaka 82 (71m 55b 11x4 1x6) SR: 149.09

17.4
4
Khaka to Mooney, FOUR, brilliant! Great batting from Mooney. Full outside leg stump and she scoops it down to fine leg
17.3
1
Khaka to Gardner, 1 run, a big full toss, heaved out to deep square leg...could have been a lot more than a single
17.2
1
Khaka to Mooney, 1 run, wide outside leg, Mooney moves the same way, plays it down the ground
17.1
2
Khaka to Mooney, 2 runs, full on the pads, clipped to deep midwicket, Mooney makes the second. What an effort this has been

Feels like that over cracked things open. 22 needed off 18. Khaka returns

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | AUS-W: 141/4 (22 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.29, RRR: 7.33)

  • Beth Mooney75 (51b)
  • Ashleigh Gardner19 (13b)
  • Nadine de Klerk3-0-31-1
  • Chloe Tryon4-0-23-1
16.6
1
de Klerk to Mooney, 1 run, back of a length, drives into the off side
16.5
1
de Klerk to Gardner, 1 run, a yorker outside off, Gardner steps across and plays down to long on
16.4
4
de Klerk to Gardner, FOUR, and again! Real power in that. A bottom-handed swat through midwicket, a skimmer this time

Krypto: "Tyron 26 of 16 and 1 for 23 in 4. Highest SR with the bat and lowest Economy with the ball in the game so far. Excellent hand, take a bow."

16.3
6
de Klerk to Gardner, SIX, and now she gets one! Full outside off, picks it up over the leg side, clears deep midwicket
16.2
1
de Klerk to Mooney, 1 run, gets into a tangle trying to scoop this, ends up by her feet, gets called through by Gardner

Aaron Gocs: "This is great work by Mooney"

16.1
1
de Klerk to Gardner, 1 run, full outside off, dragged off the bottom edge backward of square on the leg side

Back to de Klerk. 36 needed off 24

AUS Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st32AJ HealyBL Mooney
2nd25EA PerryBL Mooney
3rd9BL MooneyP Litchfield
4th38BL MooneyTM McGrath
5th45BL MooneyA Gardner
6th14GM HarrisA Gardner