- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.5 nicked and gone! Kapp breaks through, and Matthews cannot believe it! Short, wide and there to be punished. Matthews shapes for the cut but somehow, ends up getting a feather of an outside edge. Floats through to Jafta, who makes no mistake and Matthews just stands there for a moment, wondering what has happened. There was a noise and no review either, meaning that it was more disappointment than questioning the decision. South Africa are up and running! 15/14.4 Mlaba cleans up Joseph, and puts Joseph out of her misery! Angled in flat and on a length just outside off. The ball comes in with the angle towards off and Joseph has no riposte ready. Fences at it in hope but does so very late, meaning that the ball breezes past the bat and thuds into off stump. Mlaba is jubilant; West Indies, in a spot of bother! 18/26.5 Kapp gets Dottin, and lets out a huge scream of celebration! That is an enormous moment in the game! Badgers that hard length outside off, forcing Dottin to go over the top. She cannot quite get on top of the bounce, though, and splices it. The ball floats through to Wolvaardt at extra cover, and the SA skipper was never going to shell that chance. South Africa well in the ascendancy now! 32/311.4 hot knife through butter! Mlaba has two! This is quicker, flatter and on a length on middle and leg. Campbelle plays the trajectory and stays back. Tries to work to leg but the skid off the surface makes that untenable. Beaten for pace and the ball pin-balls off her back thigh into the stumps. Another vital wicket for SA, and West Indies have been pegged back again! 62/411.5 a vociferous appeal, and Jafta has convinced Wolvaardt to review! Floated up beautifully on a fullish length outside off. Dips on Henry late and she is not to the pitch of the ball. It also grips and seems to sneak past the outside edge of her prod. All eyes on UltraEdge now. The ball does appear very close to the bat and there is indeed a spike on UltraEdge, just when the ball is next to the bat. Mlaba goes bang-bang, and WI slide further into trouble! 62/515.1 stunning grab by Tazmin Brits, and Mlaba has her fourth! Shortish outside off and this sits up for Alleyne. Her eyes light up and she tries to force it through the off side. Cannot keep it down, though, and offers Brits a glimmer of hope at cover point. That is all Brits needs, though, and she lunges forward to her left, gobbling up the chance inches off the turf. Top, top catch! 83/6Extras8 (lb 1, w 7)TOTAL118/6 (20 Overs, RR: 5.9)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Hayley Matthews, 2.5 ov), 2-18 (Qiana Joseph, 4.4 ov), 3-32 (Deandra Dottin, 6.5 ov), 4-62 (Shemaine Campbelle, 11.4 ov), 5-62 (Chinelle Henry, 11.5 ov), 6-83 (Aaliyah Alleyne, 15.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Kapp 4 0 14 2 3.50 17 2 0 0 0 A Khaka 3 1 12 0 4.00 13 2 0 1 0 N Mlaba 4 0 29 4 7.25 12 1 1 1 0 CL Tryon 4 0 23 0 5.75 11 3 0 0 0 N de Klerk 2 0 14 0 7.00 2 1 0 0 0 A Dercksen 1 0 14 0 14.00 0 2 0 1 0 S Luus 2 0 11 0 5.50 2 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras3 (lb 2, w 1)TOTAL119/0 (17.5 Overs, RR: 6.67)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CA Henry 2 0 20 0 10.00 5 4 0 0 0 Zaida James 0.1 0 1 0 6.00 0 0 0 0 0 Q Joseph 1.5 0 9 0 4.90 6 1 0 0 0 HK Matthews 4 0 22 0 5.50 9 2 0 0 0 K Ramharack 3.5 0 22 0 5.73 9 2 0 0 0 ASS Fletcher 3 0 24 0 8.00 4 2 0 0 0 AA Alleyne 2 0 11 0 5.50 5 1 0 1 0 SS Connell 1 0 8 0 8.00 1 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
4 October 2024 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
South Africa Women 2, West Indies Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 2 wickets)
- West Indies Women: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: West Indies Women - 57/3 in 10.0 overs (SR Taylor 14, SA Campbelle 14)
- Over 11.5: Review by South Africa Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VG Rathi, Batter - CA Henry (Upheld)
- West Indies Women: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: West Indies Women - 118/6 in 20.0 overs (SR Taylor 44, Zaida James 15)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 1.1: Zaida James got injured. Qiana Joseph completed the rest of the over
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (L Wolvaardt 31, T Brits 17, Ex 2)
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 68/0 in 10.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 36, T Brits 29)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 3
- L Wolvaardt: 50 off 45 balls (7 x 4)
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 85 balls (L Wolvaardt 50, T Brits 47, Ex 3)
- T Brits: 50 off 45 balls (5 x 4)
Match Coverage
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