END OF OVER:
24 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | SA-W: 97/10 | RR: 4.04

  • Nonkululeko Mlaba1 (4b)
  • Alana King7-2-18-7
  • Ashleigh Gardner4-0-19-1

Ashwini Roopesh: "Eng will be thinking about who is going to bowl leg spin to SA in semis. " -- Well, they can bring in Sarah Glenn...

Deep chimes in with another stat: South Africa have been bowled out twice under 100 while batting first at this World Cup. The last time this happened was in the 2009 edition, when Pakistan suffered a similar fate against England and India.

James : "What a spell from King, WOW! Where does 7/18 rank in ODIs?" -- Fourth-best of all time.

4:38pm Well, that was quick. SA came into this game with a very solid record against leg-spin. But King has ripped that up and blown it to smithereens across seven overs of the highest quality of leg-spin. She got the ball to drift in, she got it to dip, she got it to spin, and she did all of this while keeping the stumps in play. SA simply had no clue and once King got into her work, it was a bit of a procession.

King now has the best-ever figures for an Australian in women's ODIs, and also has the best-ever figures at the Women's World Cup. Which sort of sums up how incredible she was and how this performance will live long in the memory of those who witnessed it. Not a lot to celebrate from a South African point of view. This is the second time they have been bowled out for under 100 at this World Cup, and they will now need to produce something extraordinarily special with the ball if they are to pull this one out of the fire. Join us in a bit for the chase!

In the meantime, here's Suds with his insights from the venue: It is a black-soil pitch alright but a different one from the one on which Australia vs England was played. And in that contest, Alana King bowled from the media box end. Today, King has bowled exclusively from the pavilion end and has wrecked South Africa. There is a bare patch outside the right-handers' leg stump but even without bringing that into play, she has done enough to cast doubts in the middle-order batters' mind.

What will perhaps hurt South Africa more is that most of the dismissals were of the legbreak - and not the googly - and still, the likes of Annerie Dercksen and Masabata Klaas were beaten on the inside edge.

23.6
W
King to de Klerk, OUT, oh, what are we on about regarding the batter having the strike?! Alana King joins Perry and Nitschke to bag seven-wicket hauls in women's ODIs for Australia, and takes de Klerk out with a ripper! This is another beautiful, beautiful delivery. Incredible amount of revs and the ball drifts in to pitch somewhere just outside leg. But the side-spin King imparts means the ball gets lots of purchase and then rips away. de Klerk can only poke in hope and hears the death rattle of off stump soon after. de Klerk cannot quite believe what has happened. Those watching cannot quite believe what has transpired. But King has been every bit worth of the praise that will undoubtedly come her way. 7-18 for King, and SA rolled over for 97!

N de Klerk b King 14 (30m 23b 2x4 0x6) SR: 60.86

23.5
1
King to Mlaba, 1 run, nicked but shelled! Floated up nicely on a full length outside off. Mlaba nibbles at it and gets a faint tickle that is grassed by Mooney. Bounces up off her leg and over slip too

Should Aus put a gully in there?

23.4
0
King to Mlaba, no run, length outside off. A hint of turn and Mlaba, going feeling for it, gets an outside edge that lands in front of Voll at slip

Right. Plenty of confidence placed into Mlaba's batting abilities by de Klerk. Three balls left in the over

23.3
1
King to de Klerk, 1 run, slowed up on a full length outside off. de Klerk plants her front foot and thumps it on the bounce to long off. Single taken too, which is a little puzzling
23.2
0
King to de Klerk, no run, back of a length on the stumps. Skids on with the arm and de Klerk, staying back, dabs it towards short third
23.1
0
King to de Klerk, no run, looped up on a fullish length on middle and leg. de Klerk opens her bat face slightly and guides it towards short third

Here's Deep Gadhia, from our stats team, with a stat: Alana King's 6-for is already the best for Australia in World Cups. It is the third-best overall for them as of now. Ellyse Perry (7-22) & Australia's current coach Shelley Nitschke (7-24) are the only ones with better figures.

END OF OVER:
23 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SA-W: 95/9 | RR: 4.13

  • Nonkululeko Mlaba0 (2b)
  • Nadine de Klerk13 (19b)
  • Ashleigh Gardner4-0-19-1
  • Alana King6-2-16-6
22.6
0
Gardner to Mlaba, no run, given lots of air on a full length outside off. Mlaba lunges forward and smothers it
22.5
0
Gardner to Mlaba, no run, flighted up full just outside off. Stops a little in the surface and Mlaba chips it towards mid on

Mlaba is the last batter in

Keri: "Would you bowl King out now or hold her for a bit? " -- There's only one right answer to this...

22.4
W
Gardner to Khaka, OUT, Gardner in on the stump-rattling act, and Australia are one wicket away from bowling SA out! Fizzed through on a fullish length just outside off. Khaka goes searching for it well in front of her body but does not quite reach the pitch of the ball. The ball does not turn as much as Khaka is expecting either and breezes past the outside edge before leaving off stump in tatters. SA nine down!

A Khaka b Gardner 0 (7m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

22.3
1
Gardner to de Klerk, 1 run, back of a length on middle and leg. de Klerk goes back and tucks it off her pads towards deep backward square leg
22.2
0
Gardner to de Klerk, no run, floated up full outside off. de Klerk reaches out for it and shovels it on the bounce to the bowler
22.1
4
Gardner to de Klerk, FOUR, vital runs! Slanted in full on leg stump. de Klerk gets down on the sweep and gets inside the line enough to graze it past short fine leg!

Stephen: "Early player of the match predictions anyone?" -- Looks a tough call. Not sure there has been a standout performance yet today...

END OF OVER:
22 | 1 Run | SA-W: 90/8 | RR: 4.09

  • Nadine de Klerk8 (16b)
  • Ayabonga Khaka0 (4b)
  • Alana King6-2-16-6
  • Ashleigh Gardner3-0-14-0
21.6
1
King to de Klerk, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps. de Klerk hangs back and tips it to short third. Calls for the single and Khaka responds to get across
21.5
0
King to de Klerk, no run, flighted up full on middle and leg. de Klerk plays it back to the bowler
21.4
0
King to de Klerk, no run, tossed up again, full on middle and off. Spins away ever so slightly and the ball rolls off the outer half of the bat towards short third
21.3
0
King to de Klerk, no run, very full on leg stump. de Klerk gives herself a bit of room before pushing it towards short extra cover
21.2
0
King to de Klerk, no run, slowed up on a full length on middle and off. de Klerk lunges forward and defends
21.1
0
King to de Klerk, no run, back of a length just outside off. de Klerk sits back in her crease and runs it down to short third

END OF OVER:
21 | 1 Run | SA-W: 89/8 | RR: 4.23

  • Ayabonga Khaka0 (4b)
  • Nadine de Klerk7 (10b)
  • Ashleigh Gardner3-0-14-0
  • Alana King5-2-15-6
20.6
0
Gardner to Khaka, no run, flighted up fuller and wider outside off. Khaka reaches out for it and drives it towards cover
20.5
0
Gardner to Khaka, no run, massive lbw shout, not given! Darted in on a length on middle and leg. Khaka gets trapped on the crease and seems to get a bit of a scratch before the ball strikes the back pad

AUS Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6P LitchfieldG Voll
2nd5EA PerryG Voll
3rd76BL MooneyG Voll
4th11A SutherlandG Voll