Player of the Match
Player of the Match
WOMEN'S ODI CAREER
CRR:
5.82
RRR:
0
Last 5 Overs:38/1
BATSMENRB4s6sSRThis BowlerLast 5 ovsmatrunshsave
Annabel Sutherland*A Sutherland*(rhb)1042025010(4b)10(4b)48978 11042.52
Georgia VollG Voll(rhb)3838701001(1b)10(8b)7298 10159.6
BOWLERSOMRWEcon0s4s6sThis Spellmatwktsbbiave
Annerie DercksenA Dercksen(rm)0.5011013.21200.5-0-11-01710 3/1628.9
Nadine de KlerkN de Klerk(rm)301314.3310103.0-0-13-15665 4/3227.55
Current Partnership :
P'SHIP :
11 runs, 0.5 overs, RR: 13.2 (Annabel Sutherland 10, Georgia Voll 1)
Last Bat :
L'BAT :
Beth Mooney c Wolvaardt b de Klerk 42 (43m 41b 6X4 0X6) SR: 102.43
FoW :
FoW :
87/3 (15.6 ov)
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Match Centre

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

Statistics

Current Batsmen

A Sutherland
A Sutherland
10(4) 2x4 - 0x6
Control %100%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 6 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
0 0 0 0 6 0 4 0
G Voll
G Voll
38(38) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %79%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 8 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
6 0 2 6 9 4 2 9

Current bowlers

A Dercksen
A Dercksen
O0.5
M0
R11
W0
Eco13.2
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
N de Klerk
N de Klerk
O3
M0
R13
W1
Eco4.33
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

PARTNERSHIPS

6
P Litchfield5 (12)
G Voll1 (1)
5
EA Perry0 (6)
G Voll5 (12)
76
BL Mooney42 (41)
G Voll31 (24)
11*
A Sutherland10 (4)
G Voll1 (1)

Match Details

Toss

Australia Women , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.10, Interval 18.10-18.40, Second Session 18.40-22.10

Match days

25 October 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Australia Women 2, South Africa Women 0

6:37pm That will be all from us for today. If you missed out on any of the action, Alan's report should have you covered. We will be back tomorrow with a double-header and would love your company then as well. Until then, from Alan, Ranjith, Sudeep and myself (Shashwat), it is goodbye!

Tahlia McGrath, Australia captain: That was good fun. How good was she (King)?! That was pretty awesome. Get the ball in her hands, something was going to happen. Felt like every ball was going to be a wicket. Super happy for her. She broke a lot of records, and really special performance. (On Wolvaardt's fast start) We stuck with them (our pacers), tweaked our plans a little. We were getting dots but leaking boundaries. Stayed nice and calm, and they both (Schutt and Garth) pulled it back well and took crucial wickets. (On getting King on soon) She is a bit of an X-Factor at this World Cup. As soon as the powerplay was done, had a conversation with Ash (to get King on early). Plan was to bat with intent. So that was the plan going in. Few early wickets but the way Voll and Mooney batted, it was pretty good. Awesome to get the job done and nice to walk away with a bit of momentum. (On if they are happy facing India at Navi Mumbai) Yeah, absolutely. Have played a lot at that ground and against India. Knockout game, you have to be on. Qualifying, job one done, now to job two - the knockouts.

Laura Wolvaardt, South Africa captain: Not the way we would have wanted to end the group stage. Did not have runs. Done a lot of good in the tournament, will focus on that going into the semis. Did not think it was the worst thing in the world (to be batting first). It was something we did want to practice. Last time did not go so well (against England). It was a decent track to bat on. She (King) bowled beautifully. Feel like I am timing it well. Try to forget about today a little and just focus on the good we have been doing. (On different players standing up throughout the World Cup) Very nice. Real team effort. Nice to see different batters and bowlers put their hands up. Hopefully we can have one or two of them putting their hands up (in the semi-final). That game (against England)
wanted to put it behind us as quickly as possible, trying to learn as much as possible. Think similar from today's game. Analyze what we could have done better. Maybe good for us to wake up a little bit. (On facing England in Guwahati again) Cannot control that sort of thing. Used to a semi-final against them in 50-over World Cups, hopefully we can come out on top this time.

Alana King, Player of the Match: (On if the conditions were similar to the England game) I think so, a little bit. Expected it to slide on a little bit with a bit of the drizzle. Just happy to extract as much as I can out of the wicket. As a bowler, you always love wickets. I can play a different role. If that is holding down one end, and then the other bowlers coming on to take wickets. Happy to play any role, as long as I am playing my role for Australia and that puts us in a good position. (On some balls turning more than others) Natural variation as well. Trying to give it a rip every ball. Some are going to hit the leather and slide on, some will hit the stitching and seam, they might spin. As long as they are coming out of my hand (well), that is only thing I can control. Not going to reinvent the wheel, just keep on doing (what I am doing) and take it from there.

6:19pm Well, this lasted a little longer than SA's opening group game against England, but might hurt just as much, especially with a semi-final on the horizon. They did not have many to play with and even though they removed Litchfield and Perry early, that only acted as consolatory wickets, rather than being a catalyst for a turnaround.

Australia, ideally, would have wanted Litchfield and Perry to get a few more, but Voll and Mooney quickly shut the door on South Africa. Voll finished unbeaten, with Sutherland also looking in good touch for the four balls she spent out there. A victory that was never in doubt after King's regal spell, and Australia will head into their semi-final in Navi Mumbai high on confidence.

16.5
2
Dercksen to Sutherland, 2 runs, and that will be that! Australia cruise to yet another victory and South Africa finish their group stage campaign with a thumping loss! Length ball hung up outside off. Sutherland gets on top of the bounce and eases it past extra cover. Sweeper cover has some ground to make up to her right and that is all the Australians need to scamper back for two, and set up a semi-final date with the side that last beat them in the 50-over edition of the Women's World Cup. Get the popcorn ready, folks!
16.4
0
Dercksen to Sutherland, no run, dug into the track outside off. Sutherland rises with the bounce and dabs it towards backward point
16.3
4
Dercksen to Sutherland, FOUR, Sutherland in a hurry here! Dug into the track outside off and this just sits up nicely. Sutherland spots the length early and swats it past mid on!
16.2
4
Dercksen to Sutherland, FOUR, and she begins from where she left off against England! Back of a length outside off. Sutherland hops up onto her toes, gets her hands through the ball and creams a pristine back-foot punch past extra cover!

Sutherland on strike

Will: "Not even the mighty 5-0 rain can defeat Australia today." -- Well, it is usually not wise to irk or tempt the weather gods...

16.1
1
Dercksen to Voll, 1 run, shortish on off stump. Voll swivels nicely and thunders a pull towards deep backward square leg

END OF OVER:
16 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS-W: 87/3 (11 runs required from 34 overs, RR: 5.43, RRR: 0.32)

  • Georgia Voll37 (37b)
  • Nadine de Klerk3-0-13-1
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba3-0-25-0
15.6
W
de Klerk to Mooney, OUT, popped straight to short extra cover, and Mooney has to depart! Or does she have a prayer here? Fullish outside off and this seems to just stop a little. Mooney is through her drive early and arrows it uppishly towards Wolvaardt. She stoops down low to her left and seems to take it cleanly. But we will have a check just to be sure. This could be touch-and-go. Fingers seem to be underneath the ball when it makes first contact with the bat. But there is a freeze frame which may suggest the ball may have hit the ground. Third umpire says the catch is clean, and that is perhaps the right decision in the end too. South Africa have their third, not that it may matter much in the grander scheme of things today!

BL Mooney c Wolvaardt b de Klerk 42 (43m 41b 6x4 0x6) SR: 102.43

15.5
0
de Klerk to Mooney, no run, back of a length just outside off. Mooney stays leg side of the ball and dabs it towards backward point
15.4
0
de Klerk to Mooney, no run, slower ball on a back of a length outside off. Mooney waits for it and stabs it towards extra cover

Sathish : "How are these Australian Women winning all the matches? Only comparison seems to be Rafael Nadal on Clay!" -- The last time Australia lost a match in the Women's World Cup was back in 2017. And they might now face that very opposition in a few days' time in Navi Mumbai.

15.3
2
de Klerk to Mooney, 2 runs, dug in shorter outside off. Mooney hops up onto her toes and punches it neatly past extra cover. Has ample time to canter back for a brace
15.2
1
de Klerk to Voll, 1 run, back of a length on middle and leg. Voll waits for it and taps it towards mid on
15.1
1
de Klerk to Mooney, 1 run, shortish outside off. Mooney goes back and across before jabbing it towards backward point. Good work to keep it to one

Time for a drinks break, with SA, pretty much, on the brink. de Klerk again

Bijay Singh : "what are the chances of England overtaking Australia net run rate" -- That could still happen but will be irrelevant because Australia, unless something dramatic happens from here, will be two full points clear of England (at least)

Matthew: "It was but a brief glimpse of hope that SA could win. " -- Brief glimpse might be overstating it too, I am afraid.

END OF OVER:
15 | 7 Runs | AUS-W: 83/2 (15 runs required from 35 overs, RR: 5.53, RRR: 0.42)

  • Beth Mooney39 (36b)
  • Georgia Voll36 (36b)
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba3-0-25-0
  • Nadine de Klerk2-0-9-0
14.6
1
Mlaba to Mooney, 1 run, floated up full outside off. Mooney stretches forward and knocks it to long off
14.5
1
Mlaba to Voll, 1 run, slowed up on a length on middle stump. Voll shapes for the reverse but scuffs it (perhaps off the glove). Rolls towards short third
14.4
0
Mlaba to Voll, no run, back of a length on middle and leg. Punched off the back foot towards mid off
14.3
1
Mlaba to Mooney, 1 run, shorter and wider outside off. Mooney waits for it and cuts it towards point
14.2
4
Mlaba to Mooney, FOUR, thumped! Given a bit of air outside off. Mooney walks down the track and smacks it over the bowler's head!
14.1
0
Mlaba to Mooney, no run, back of a length just outside off. Mooney goes back and defends

END OF OVER:
14 | 3 Runs | AUS-W: 76/2 (22 runs required from 36 overs, RR: 5.42, RRR: 0.61)

  • Beth Mooney33 (32b)
  • Georgia Voll35 (34b)
  • Nadine de Klerk2-0-9-0
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba2-0-18-0

Speaking of Shashwat, he's back for the last knockings

13.6
1
de Klerk to Mooney, 1 run, short ball, pulled powerfully to midwicket, who half-stops it and they pinch one

AUS Women 2nd innings Partnerships

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