- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.6 Healy gone! South Africa are pumped. Short ball on off, there's a extra bounce on that one, Healy tries to heave it over cover only to be caught by De Klerk. Big, big wicket for South Africa 36/111.5 The celebrations start at Newlands! Tryon roars and runs towards Luus, who takes an excellent catch at long-off. It was not a simple catch as the ball was swirling in the air. Tryon tosses it up and bowls it full, Gardner looks to tonk it straight over but only ends up getting height than distance. Luus does well to get to her right, keep her eyes on it and pouch it. 82/214.1 And what a move that is! Nonkululeko 'Lefty' Mlaba is up and running and Newlands is on its feet! Gets a bear hug from Jafta as South Africa see the back of the dangerous Harris. She bowls it on a length, it stays low. Harris charges down to smack it over the on side, misses and sees her stumps disturbed. Massive wicket that. 103/317.1 Tryon pulls off a stunner at deep square leg! Roars as she turns towards the crowd and jogs backward to the middle. Shortish ball, Lanning almost nails the pull. Tryon quickly gets to her left from deep backward square leg, gets down low and controls the catch. It was dying down on her. 122/419.4 Change of pace does Perry in. Offcutter outside off, Perry looks to hack it over the on side but skies it. Brits stays calm at midwicket and pouches it safely. Importantly for South Africa, Mooney will stay off strike. 155/519.5 Knocked her over! 122 kph rocket flattens the off stump. Spears it straight and full, Wareham misses her heave and has to go back for a first-ball duck. 155/6Extras7 (lb 2, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL156/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.8)Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Alyssa Healy, 4.6 ov), 2-82 (Ashleigh Gardner, 11.5 ov), 3-103 (Grace Harris, 14.1 ov), 4-122 (Meg Lanning, 17.1 ov), 5-155 (Ellyse Perry, 19.4 ov), 6-155 (Georgia Wareham, 19.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR16.3 Looks plumb in front, given! Wolvaardt understandably has a chat with Tryon and signals for the review. Schutt, the experienced veteran, spears it full and straight on middle and leg, Wolvaardt is deep inside her crease on her knee to heave it away to the on side. Misses it to get hit on the back leg. Three reds, and that's that for Wolvaardt. What a crucial strike at a gun time. 109/44.6 Brown strikes! Length ball on fourth stump, goes aerial because of the dot ball pressure and McGrath, the fielder at mid-on, runs back to complete a catch above her head. 17/18.6 Full on off, Kapp doesn't get the timing right while trying to slog it toward legside as Brown at short third completes a simple catch. 46/210.4 Absolute chaos and that's a huge mix-up! Yes-no call costs Luus and she trudges back. She drills a full ball towards mid-off and hares for a run. Wolvaardt is ball-watching but then looks at her partner and takes off. Luus is halfway down and send her partner back and then continues running. Both are mid-pitch and the throw is at the keeper's end. Wolvaardt is safely in at the other end. 54/317.4 Newlands is silenced as Tryon is bowled by Jonassen! Lands it on a length outside leg, the ball doesn't come on as Tryon expected. She goes back to pull but is early into her stroke. The ball goes on to cannon into the leg stump. 121/517.6 Bosch is run-out on the second run. Pulls the short ball that is down leg towards deep square leg and takes on Perry. The throw is a tad wide but Healy does well to collect it and get to the stumps to catch her short despite the dive. 122/6Extras10 (b 4, lb 1, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL137/6 (20 Overs, RR: 6.85)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Tazmin Brits, 4.6 ov), 2-46 (Marizanne Kapp, 8.6 ov), 3-54 (Sune Luus, 10.4 ov), 4-109 (Laura Wolvaardt, 16.3 ov), 5-121 (Chloe Tryon, 17.4 ov), 6-122 (Anneke Bosch, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Schutt 4 0 23 1 5.75 13 4 0 0 0 A Gardner 4 0 20 1 5.00 8 0 0 2 0 D Brown 4 0 25 1 6.25 12 4 0 0 0 EA Perry 1 0 5 0 5.00 4 1 0 0 0 JL Jonassen 3 0 21 1 7.00 8 0 2 0 0 G Wareham 2 0 21 0 10.50 3 2 1 1 0 TM McGrath 2 0 17 0 8.50 6 0 1 0 2
Match Details
Toss
Australia Women , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Australia Women won the 2022/23 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Match number
Season
Match days
26 February 2023 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 1.6: Review by South Africa Women (Bowling), Umpire - KD Cotton, Batter - AJ Healy (Struck down)
- Australia Women: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (49 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Australia Women - 73/1 in 10.0 overs (BL Mooney 25, A Gardner 27)
- Australia Women: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (84 balls), Extras 5
- BL Mooney: 50 off 44 balls (8 x 4)
- Australia Women: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (116 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: Australia Women - 156/6 in 20.0 overs (BL Mooney 74, TM McGrath 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 22 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 1.6: Review by Australia Women (Bowling), Umpire - JM Williams, Batter - L Wolvaardt (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 52/2 in 10.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 28, S Luus 1)
- L Wolvaardt: 50 off 43 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 15.2 overs (94 balls), Extras 5
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (L Wolvaardt 32, CL Tryon 14, Ex 4)
- Over 16.3: Review by South Africa Women (Batting), Umpire - KD Cotton, Batter - L Wolvaardt (Struck down)
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