- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 Once again Schutt wins the Strikers battle! A tame, tame dismissal for the South Africa captain. Length ball just outside off, swinging in a touch. Wolvaardt leans slightly forward and drives it away from the body and gets a thick outside edge. Mooney safe as houses at slip, dives to her right and hangs on. Australia truly underway 0/112.3 Catching practice for mid-off! End of Brits' dodgy stay in the middle. Sees the pitched up ball outside off, and looks to go over the off side. But she ends up hitting it straight to McGrath, who stays low and pouches that 55/215.5 Gone! Tossed up delivery on off, she goes down on one knee to heave this towards off side but finds Sutherland at long-on. Bosch departs for 44 71/325.2 Sutherland takes a very good running catch! Gardner takes her second wicket. Full ball on off, Luus comes down the track and looks to loft it over long-on but it doesn't go the distance. Sutherlands runs in from long-on and completes the catch 117/441.2 Taken! Full toss on off, she moves across a bit to go big but her bat turns at the late moment and she ends up holing out to Litchfield, who runs backwards from cover to complete the catch. Kapp departs after for 75. What a fantastic knock this is! 198/631.6 Edged and gone! That reared up from a length just outside off, de Klerk pressed forward to defend but the extra kick meant that it caught the outside edge high on the bat and flew to the wicketkeeper. Timely breakthrough for Australia, just as South Africa were finding a bit of momentum 153/5Extras17 (b 1, lb 9, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL229/6 (45 Overs, RR: 5.08)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Laura Wolvaardt, 0.3 ov), 2-55 (Tazmin Brits, 12.3 ov), 3-71 (Anneke Bosch, 15.5 ov), 4-117 (Sune Luus, 25.2 ov), 5-153 (Nadine de Klerk, 31.6 ov), 6-198 (Marizanne Kapp, 41.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Schutt 8 1 35 2 4.37 34 4 1 0 0 KJ Garth 9 2 42 1 4.66 34 7 0 1 0 EA Perry 2 0 17 0 8.50 7 3 0 1 1 A Sutherland 6 1 28 1 4.66 24 4 0 1 0 A Gardner 6 0 31 2 5.16 26 6 0 1 0 TM McGrath 4 0 17 0 4.25 15 1 1 0 0 G Wareham 4 0 23 0 5.75 12 3 0 0 0 AM King 6 0 26 0 4.33 19 3 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 Given caught behind, but Healy is not sure. Chats with Litchfield but continues walking bat. Full and swinging away from Kapp, she goes for the drive away from the body. Jafta and Kapp go up in appeal and that's that for Australia's captain. Snicko confirms the edge 22/16.1 Kapp is on a roll and picks up her third! A long discussion between Litchfield and McGrath where she seems to ask if the swing would have taken it down given it hit her on the back pad. No help from TMac and off she goes. Kapp bowls it full on middle and gets it to swing in past the inside edge onto her back thigh. Three reds on Ball-Tracker! 34/34.3 Amazing in-curler and that's two in the over for Kappie! Full and swinging in from off and middle, Mooney comes forward and then looks to flick, ends up playing all around it. Two-ball blob for her and Australia in early trouble 22/213.3 McGrath nicks it! Big, big wicket. Length delivery wide of off, scramble seam, de Klerk forces McGrath to drive forward and gets an edge to keeper. Perfectly set it up 71/77.6 Hlubi has Perry for her maiden ODI wicket and she is off! The newbie is excited alright but Perry's frustration is quite evident - she was unwell and hence came in at No. 5, and now has to walk back cheaply. Hlubi bowls it full and gets it to curve away, inviting the drive and taking the outside edge to second slip 37/410.3 Sutherland gone! And there is the edge. Marx gets her first wicket to leave Australia five down inside 11 overs. Short delivery wide of off, it moved away off the seam, Sutherland chases this wide ball, manages to get only a tiny bit of bat to it as keeper completes the catch 58/511.4 Cleaned up! Hlubi bowls a full length delivery around off stump, there is hardly any feet movement from Wareham who looks to push forward but get an inside edge onto the stumps. Unbelievable scenes at North Sydney Oval 59/628.3 Marx strikes to break the record partnership. Gardner's feet going nowhere and contributing to her downfall. Full and outside off, she reaches out to it but makes no effort to get her front foot towards it. Ends up edging it and Jafta does not miss this time. That ends the highest ninth-wicket partnership in women's ODIs 148/913.6 Two wickets in her first over! Gardner cannot believe what she saw from the non-striker's end. Another full delivery outside off stump, King leans forward to send this to off side, finds Tryon at backward point. SA two wickets away from victory 71/829.3 That is that! Or is it? Tryon traps Schutt, who opts to review. Full and on middle and leg, Tryon gets it to dip under her bat. Schutt goes for the sweep and is hit low on the front pad. Two reds and clipping the stumps. First ODI win for South Africa against Australia and the women in green celebrate! 149/10Extras28 (lb 5, nb 4, w 19)TOTAL149 all out (29.3 Overs, RR: 5.05)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Alyssa Healy, 4.1 ov), 2-22 (Beth Mooney, 4.3 ov), 3-34 (Phoebe Litchfield, 6.1 ov), 4-37 (Ellyse Perry, 7.6 ov), 5-58 (Annabel Sutherland, 10.3 ov), 6-59 (Georgia Wareham, 11.4 ov), 7-71 (Tahlia McGrath, 13.3 ov), 8-71 (Alana King, 13.6 ov), 9-148 (Ashleigh Gardner, 28.3 ov), 10-149 (Megan Schutt, 29.3 ov)
Match Details
Series
Toss
Australia Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 1-1
Match number
Season
Match days
7 February 2024 - day/night match (50-over match)
Women's ODI debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
South Africa Women 2, Australia Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 5.4: Review by South Africa Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CA Polosak, Batter - A Bosch (Upheld)
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 11.4 overs (71 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (T Brits 21, A Bosch 30, Ex 2)
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 59/2 in 14.0 overs (A Bosch 34, S Luus 0)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 22.1 overs (134 balls), Extras 4
- Over 23.6: Review by Australia Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CA Polosak, Batter - S Luus (Struck down)
- Rain: South Africa Women - 136/4 in 28.5 overs (M Kapp 35, N de Klerk 6)
- South Africa Women: 150 runs in 31.1 overs (188 balls), Extras 12
- Over 32.2: Review by South Africa Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - CL Tryon (Upheld)
- Rain: South Africa Women - 158/5 in 34.1 overs (M Kapp 46, CL Tryon 2)
- M Kapp: 50 off 61 balls (8 x 4)
- South Africa Women: 200 runs in 42.1 overs (254 balls), Extras 14
- Innings Break: South Africa Women - 229/6 in 45.0 overs (CL Tryon 37, E Marx 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 4 wickets)
- Over 0.6: Review by South Africa Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CA Polosak, Batter - AJ Healy (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Australia Women: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (53 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: Australia Women - 58/5 in 10.3 overs (TM McGrath 21)
- Australia Women: 100 runs in 19.6 overs (124 balls), Extras 19
- Drinks: Australia Women - 112/8 in 22.0 overs (A Gardner 23, KJ Garth 25)
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (A Gardner 13, KJ Garth 30, Ex 8)
- Over 29.3: Review by Australia Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - E Sheridan, Batter - M Schutt (Struck down)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKapp on Sydney win: 'Proud moment for South African cricket as a whole'
She praised Ayanda Hlubi and Eliz-mari Marx, who shared four wickets, and said they would go on to have 'massive careers'
Kapp's stunning all-round display secures South Africa another famous win
The visitors leveled the ODI series at 1-1 with a superb performance in Sydney
South Africa hopeful of Kapp for crucial second ODI against Australia
The visitors retain belief they can challenge Australia in the ODIs despite the huge margin in the opening game