- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.6 length ball angled in toward fourth stump, goes to cut but is cramped for room and a thin edge carries to Mooney at waist height. 54/111.1 bullseye! Brits shuffles all the way outside her stumps trying to manipulate the field pulling into a gap behind square leg with the off side boundary packed, but misses a half-tracker pitching on leg stump and is bowled behind her legs as it grazes the outside of leg stump after fizzing past the shot by Brits. Tame end to an innings of promise but she needed to carry on to something much bigger. 75/310.5 length ball on the sixth stump channel, goes to cut this but no footwork and a thick edge flies to the right of Mooney behind the stumps. She shuffles in front of slip to take a chest height catch. 70/219.4 bullseye! Another charge from Luus to a good length ball on off stump, but this time swings over the top of a heave for midwicket and the ball crashes into the top of leg stump. 122/611.5 bad ball gets a wicket! Thigh high full toss on off stump, Tryon shuffles forward to smash this over midwicket but miscues this nearer the toe of the bat and it floats gently to King at head height at short midwicket. 77/416.4 yorker follows her backing away from leg stump, Tucker goes to jam this out and misses as it caroms off the back toe onto the top of off stump. The ball was missing the stumps by some distance but the deflection was unlucky for Tucker. 99/5Extras17 (lb 6, w 11)TOTAL124/6 (20 Overs, RR: 6.2)Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Laura Wolvaardt, 8.6 ov), 2-70 (Marizanne Kapp, 10.5 ov), 3-75 (Tazmin Brits, 11.1 ov), 4-77 (Chloe Tryon, 11.5 ov), 5-99 (Delmi Tucker, 16.4 ov), 6-122 (Sune Luus, 19.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.6 full inswinger on middle stump beats a flick across the line and smashes Mooney on the toe. Huge lbw shout upheld. Mooney has a brief chat with Lanning before walking off opting not to review. Wise decision. This was going straight onto middle and leg stump. 40/34.1 length ball on sixth stump, tame flat-footed poke by Perry playing away from her body and a thick edge flies to Tryon's right at slip. She reaches out to her right and clasps on at waist height while falling to her right. 26/15.2 bullseye! Bowled behind her legs! Good length ball on middle, Lanning stepped across her stumps trying to scoop this over fine leg and misses badly. It glances off the gloves before continuing onto off stump. 29/216.2 McGrath tries to finish the match with a boundary but instead miscues a charge down the wicket slicing a top edge to backward point. Wolvaardt dives forward from the edge of the ring as the ball starts to die on her and she's able to come up with a good catch. 121/4Extras4 (lb 1, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL125/4 (16.3 Overs, RR: 7.57)Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Ellyse Perry, 4.1 ov), 2-29 (Meg Lanning, 5.2 ov), 3-40 (Beth Mooney, 6.6 ov), 4-121 (Tahlia McGrath, 16.2 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Australia Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
18 February 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia Women 2, South Africa Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 0 wicket)
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (L Wolvaardt 15, T Brits 29, Ex 6)
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 65/1 in 10.0 overs (T Brits 40, M Kapp 0)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 14
- Innings Break: South Africa Women - 124/6 in 20.0 overs (N de Klerk 14, S Jafta 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 4.3: Review by South Africa Women (Bowling), Umpire - JM Williams, Batter - MM Lanning (Struck down)
- Australia Women: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (57 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Australia Women - 60/3 in 10.0 overs (A Gardner 11, TM McGrath 14)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (A Gardner 21, TM McGrath 32, Ex 0)
- Australia Women: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 3
- TM McGrath: 50 off 29 balls (9 x 4)
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