12/07Result
22nd Match, ICC Women's World Cup at Taunton, Jul 12 2017
SA Women won by 8 wkts (161b rem)
Player of the Match
Dane van NiekerkSouth Africa Women
12/07Result
22nd Match, ICC Women's World Cup at Taunton, Jul 12 2017
SA Women won by 8 wkts (161b rem)
Player of the Match
Dane van NiekerkSouth Africa Women

3.21pm Let's hear what the winning captain, Dane van Niekerk, who is also the Player of the Match, has to say: Yeah, look, my bowling and batting, both are working, so I'm not going to complain. Our team's been performing really well. Every game has been a team effort. My opening bowlers are setting up our games. That I'm here is because of them and the individual performance the others have been putting up. Coming into the World Cup I wasn't too sure about my batting, but I'm glad to be able to contribute to the wins.

It's such an open tournament that you don't know what's happening. Some teams are still playing so we are not sure how things stand. At the end of the day we have another win, two more points. That's crucial. Coming into the World Cup, we were really confident of the performances we've been putting in, the hard work and the effort. In retrospect this is what we wanted to do and where we wanted to be.

Our next focus is Australia, if we get those two points, we know we're 100% in.

A word or two from Sri Lanka's captain, Inoka Ranaweera as well: As a team we couldn't perform today, our baating didn't click. In today's performance we haven't done well but in the last four games we did better as a team. Pakistan is also a good team. We hope to do well against them in our last game.

3.05pm Big win for South Africa, this. The captain, Dane van Niekerk, wears a broad grin as she goes about the high-fives in the dugout. The entire team is now out on the field and, after the handshakes with the Sri Lankans are done, they get together in a huddle, kneel down on one knee and perform their prayer ritual. With two back-to-back big wins under their belt, they are surely living up to their motto of 'Always Rising'. The eight-wicket win, with 161 balls to spare, have lifted their NRR to 1.72 and taken their tally of points to 9.

SJ: "SA win by a million overs to spare. Expected SA to win easily, but NOT this easily. Is SL's campaign done yet?" Their campaign had come to a premature end a couple of games ago, SJ. They have one last match left in the tournament, where they take on Pakistan. Both teams are winless, but one of them will surely end their World Cup on a positive note.

23.1
4
Siriwardene to Wolvaardt, FOUR, length ball outside off, Wolvaardt wraps up the proceedings with yet another delectable cover drive

END OF OVER:
23 | 3 Runs | SA-W: 100/2 (2 runs required from 27 overs, RR: 4.34, RRR: 0.07)

  • Mignon du Preez38 (53b)
  • Laura Wolvaardt44 (65b)
  • Inoka Ranaweera6-1-20-1
  • Shashikala Siriwardene6-0-29-0
22.6
2
Ranaweera to du Preez, 2 runs, leans forward and takes it on the full. The angle - down leg - makes it easy for her to swipe it to deep backward square leg with ease
22.5
0
Ranaweera to du Preez, no run, on a length, blocked
22.4
1
Ranaweera to Wolvaardt, 1 run, length ball on off, bisects cover and mid-off brilliantly.
22.3
0
Ranaweera to Wolvaardt, no run, drives this length ball on off to cover
22.2
0
Ranaweera to Wolvaardt, no run, back of a length, flighted on middle, driven down the pitch
22.1
0
Ranaweera to Wolvaardt, no run, on a length, outside off, tries to play the cover drive off the back foot but misses

END OF OVER:
22 | 4 Runs | SA-W: 97/2 (5 runs required from 28 overs, RR: 4.40, RRR: 0.17)

  • Mignon du Preez36 (51b)
  • Laura Wolvaardt43 (61b)
  • Shashikala Siriwardene6-0-29-0
  • Sripali Weerakkody4-0-22-1
21.6
0
Siriwardene to du Preez, no run, on a length, driven to point
21.5
0
Siriwardene to du Preez, no run, full ball, tossed on middle and leg, punched to midwicket
21.4
1
Siriwardene to Wolvaardt, 1 run, on a length, drifting down leg, swept to deep backward square leg
21.3
0
Siriwardene to Wolvaardt, no run, short ball on middle, Wolvaardt backs away and makes room to cut it straight to cover point
21.2
2
Siriwardene to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, pushes this back-of-a-length delivery between cover and extra cover for a couple
21.1
1
Siriwardene to du Preez, 1 run, waist-high short ball, swiped to deep square leg

END OF OVER:
21 | 7 Runs | SA-W: 93/2 (9 runs required from 29 overs, RR: 4.42, RRR: 0.31)

  • Laura Wolvaardt40 (58b)
  • Mignon du Preez35 (48b)
  • Sripali Weerakkody4-0-22-1
  • Shashikala Siriwardene5-0-25-0
20.6
4
SS Weerakkody to Wolvaardt, FOUR, gets down on one knee, uses the angle and wrists this length ball on middle on the up and fetches a four wide of fine leg
20.5
2
SS Weerakkody to Wolvaardt, 2 runs, back of a length, but plenty of room outside off, slapped past point. Both cover and point chase it, but a couple has already been taken off the cut
20.4
1
SS Weerakkody to du Preez, 1 run, short outside off, slashed with disdain. It flies towards third man, which is vacant

The physio comes out to tend to Weerakkody, who winces for a while and clutches onto her shoulder. But she seems to be all right. She's up and back to her run-up

20.3
0
SS Weerakkody to du Preez, no run, A tough return catch has been dropped , nicely angled in, driven on the up back to the bowler. Tries to catch it reverse-cupped but only ends up pushing it away. She seems to have hurt her left shoulder.

SA Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5L LeeL Wolvaardt
2nd21T ChettyL Wolvaardt
3rd78M du PreezL Wolvaardt