The Australian ladies’s crew prolonged its enviable dominance in world cricket additional by successful an unprecedented sixth T20 World Cup trophy with a snug 19-run win over a combating South Africa within the summit conflict in Cape Town on February 26, 2023.
Riding on Beth Mooney’s unbeaten 74 off 53 balls, Australia first posted a aggressive 156 for six after which restricted the house crew to 137 for six.
Mooney’s knock proved to be the deciding issue as she single-handedly carried the Australian innings with 9 boundaries and one hit over the fence.
Chasing, opener Laura Wolvaardt (61 off 48 balls) performed a valiant lone hand whereas wickets saved tumbling on the different finish for the hosts.
Wolvaardt hit 5 boundaries and three big sixes throughout her knock.
Australia ladies gamers rejoice with the trophy after defeating South Africa within the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
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South Africa made a sedate begin, dropping Tazmin Brits within the fifth over, caught by Tahila McGrath at mid-on. McGrath ran backward to finish a catch above her head off the bowling of Darcie Brown.
Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp (11) then shared a 29-run stand for the second wicket earlier than the latter was caught by Brown off the bowling of Ashleigh Gardner.
An over later, there was extra distress for South Africa as skipper Sune Luus fell to an undesirable run out to stoop to 54 for 3 in 10.4 overs.
With runs drying up, Wolvaardt went for an enormous heave in the direction of the onside off a Megan Schutt full supply, solely to overlook it and be adjudged LBW. The batter, South Africa’s final hope, went for a overview however was unsuccessful as Australia all however sealed the destiny of the match.
Australia ladies cricket gamers acquire their medals.
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Left-arm orthodox spinner Jess Jonassen then accounted for Chloe Tryon (19) within the subsequent over earlier than Anneke Bosch was run out a ball later to sprint South Africa’s slim hopes.
Electing to bat, Australia misplaced Alyssa Healy (18) early, caught at covers by Nadine De Klerk off the bowling of Marizanne Kapp (2/35) within the fifth over.
Then Ashleigh Gardner (29 off 21) joined palms with Mooney and the pair’s 46 runs for the second wicket stabilised the innings earlier than the previous was brilliantly caught at long-off by South Africa skipper Sune Luus off the bowling of left-arm spinner Chloe-Lesleigh Tryon.
But Mooney went about her enterprise in blistering style and dispatched the dangerous deliveries to the fence to maintain the scoreboard ticking.
Grace Harris tried to up the scoring price however was cleaned up by left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba within the 14th over because the batter went for a wild heave over the square-leg boundary.
Next in, skipper Meg Lanning confirmed intent from the phrase go, scoring her first runs from a boundary by means of the purpose area earlier than being brilliantly caught by Tyron at deep backward sq. leg off the bowling of Kapp.
Mooney, nevertheless, remained unperturbed as she saved consolidating the Australia innings, selecting up boundaries with ease.
Even as Mooney held one find yourself, wickets saved tumbling on the different aspect as Australia tried to search out boundaries in the direction of the tip of the innings.
South Africa brilliantly pulled issues again in the direction of the tip of the innings by selecting up wickets at common intervals with Mooney remaining stranded on the different finish.
South African pacer Shabnim Ismail (2/26) had a giant position to play in proscribing Australia, claiming the wickets of Ellyse Perry and Georgia Wareham off consecutive balls. She was on a uncommon hat-trick within the final over however Tahlia McGrath denied Ismail the feat, managing a single off the final supply of the innings.
Scoreboard
Australia ladies: Alyssa Healy c de Klerk b Kapp 18 Beth Mooney not out 74 Ashleigh Gardner c Luus b Tryon 29 Grace Harris b Mlaba 10 Meg Lanning c Tryon b Kapp 10 Ellyse Perry c Brits b Ismail 7 Georgia Wareham b Ismail 0 Tahlia McGrath not out 1 Extras: (LB-2, NB-1, W-2) 7
Total: (For Six wickets in 20 overs) 156
Fall of wickets: 1-36, 2-82, 3-103, 4-122, 5-155, 6-155
South Africa ladies bowling: Nonkululeko Mlaba 3-0-24-1, Shabnim Ismail 4-1-26-2, Marizanne Kapp 4-0-35-2, Ayabonga Khaka 4-0-27-0, Nadine de Klerk 3-0-27-0, Chloe Tryon 2-0-15-1.
South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt lbw b Schutt 61 Tazmin Brits c McGrath b Brown 10 Marizanne Kapp c Brown b Gardner 11 Sune Luus run out (Mooney/Healy) 2 Chloe Tryon b Jonassen 25 Nadine de Klerk not out 8 Anneke Bosch run out (Perry/Healy) 1 Sinalo Jafta not out 9 Extras: (B-4, LB-1, NB-2, W-3) 10
Total: (For 6 wickets in 20 overs) 137
Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-46, 3-54, 4-109, 5-121, 6-122
Australia ladies bowling: Megan Schutt 4-0-23-1, Ashleigh Gardner 4-0-20-1, Darcie Brown 4-0-25-1, Ellyse Perry 1-0-5-0, Jess Jonassen 3-0-21-1, Georgia Wareham 2-0-21-0, Tahlia McGrath 2-0-17-0.
