- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.4 Kingy strikes! Lee on her way She chatted with Wolvaardt about going for the review but decided against it. Was pretty much plumb. Tossed up ball on a length around middle and leg, misses her flick. The opening stand broken at 88! 88/142.3 Wolvaardt's wait for a hundred this World Cup extends. She dances down to the tossed up ball to tonk it high but finds long-off to perfection. A wicket for Gardner now and is it the opening Australia need? 209/327.1 Soft, soft dismissal for Goodall. Was starting to get fidgety and results in her wicket. Gets a full ball, it is the offcutter. Goodall looks to go over mid-off but ends up mistiming it to King, who takes an easy catch there. 118/243.4 Disaster for South Africa! Both the set batters depart in succession. Length ball from Schutt, Luus goes for the pull. Gets a top edge straight to deep backward square leg. Just what Australia would have liked. 216/445.5 Ashleigh Gardner has pulled off a stunner! This is as good as it gets. Du Preez had muscles the heave over deep midwicket. But she timed her jump to perfection to pluck the light bulb. The cameras, much like everybody else, thought the ball had flown over the ropes. Take a bow, Ash! 228/5Extras17 (lb 4, nb 1, w 12)TOTAL271/5 (50 Overs, RR: 5.42)Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Lizelle Lee, 19.4 ov), 2-118 (Lara Goodall, 27.1 ov), 3-209 (Laura Wolvaardt, 42.3 ov), 4-216 (Sune Luus, 43.4 ov), 5-228 (Mignon du Preez, 45.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Schutt 10 0 55 1 5.50 22 1 1 1 0 EA Perry 3 0 18 0 6.00 11 2 0 2 1 JL Jonassen 10 0 52 1 5.20 29 6 0 0 0 A Gardner 10 1 52 1 5.20 26 4 0 1 0 A Sutherland 6 0 26 1 4.33 21 2 0 2 0 TM McGrath 4 0 29 0 7.25 11 3 0 1 0 AM King 7 1 35 1 5.00 22 4 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.3 what a catch at deep mid-wicket A flying catch from Mignon du Preez. Half-tracker and Haynes smashes the pull, it is going to her left, du Preez with the glasses on moves to her left and is airborne when she takes it two-handed. Sensational catch. Haynes could've hit that anywhere but picks out the fielder. South Africa on top 45/22.1 edged and gone! Ismail with that deafening roar after the wicket. Full outside off, brings Healy forward, regulation edge and it is flying to Chetty who does well to grab to her right. Early wicket for South Africa 14/119.2 Sekhukhune makes amends for her bowling with a direct-hit from square leg. Nudged to her, Mooney sets off and is sent back, with one stump to aim at, Sekhukhune hits and Mooney is caught short. She walks off. A wicket against the run of play 105/332.4 Deserved wicket for Ismail. Kapp hugs her. That was a nice moment. Dug into the pitch, hard length, McGrath backs away to pull, splices it to mid-wicket, the ball lobs to the fielder who takes it easily. Finally the partnership is broken 198/439.2 South Africa hold on to a catch finally! Short ball outside off, Gardner looks to go over mid-off but gets it off the toe-end. Straight to Tumi Sekhukhune, who times her jump well. 241/5Extras18 (lb 6, w 12)TOTAL272/5 (45.2 Overs, RR: 6)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Alyssa Healy, 2.1 ov), 2-45 (Rachael Haynes, 10.3 ov), 3-105 (Beth Mooney, 19.2 ov), 4-198 (Tahlia McGrath, 32.4 ov), 5-241 (Ashleigh Gardner, 39.2 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Australia Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
22 March 2022 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia Women 2, South Africa Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 0 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 152 runs, 2 wickets)
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 11.4 overs (71 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (L Lee 11, L Wolvaardt 37, Ex 5)
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 76/0 in 17.0 overs (L Lee 27, L Wolvaardt 44)
- L Wolvaardt: 50 off 86 balls (4 x 4)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 23.6 overs (145 balls), Extras 5
- South Africa Women: 150 runs in 34.3 overs (208 balls), Extras 12
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (L Wolvaardt 25, S Luus 25, Ex 0)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 78 runs, 3 wickets)
- South Africa Women: 200 runs in 41.1 overs (248 balls), Extras 17
- S Luus: 50 off 48 balls (6 x 4)
- South Africa Women: 250 runs in 48.3 overs (292 balls), Extras 17
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 1 wicket)
- Australia Women: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Australia Women - 77/2 in 16.0 overs (MM Lanning 42, BL Mooney 9)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (MM Lanning 25, BL Mooney 18, Ex 7)
- Australia Women: 100 runs in 18.4 overs (112 balls), Extras 9
- MM Lanning: 50 off 56 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia Women: 150 runs in 25.4 overs (154 balls), Extras 10
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (MM Lanning 37, TM McGrath 12, Ex 2)
- MM Lanning: 100 off 92 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia Women: 200 runs in 32.5 overs (197 balls), Extras 16
- Over 33.0: Review by South Africa Women (Bowling), Umpire - KD Cotton, Batter - MM Lanning (Struck down)
- Australia Women: 250 runs in 41.5 overs (251 balls), Extras 18
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