NEW DELHI: South Africa delivered a robust efficiency to beat Australia by eight wickets and advance to the ultimate of the Ladies’s T20 World Cup on Thursday. With this victory, South Africa avenged their earlier loss to Australia within the final summit conflict, the place Australia received by 19 runs to assert their sixth title.
Successful the toss, South African captain Laura Wolvaardt determined to area first.Australia managed to attain 134 for 5, with Beth Mooney main her group with a 42-ball 44.
Ayabonga Khaka was the standout bowler for South Africa, choosing up two wickets for 24 runs.
Chasing 135 to win, South Africa achieved the goal with 16 balls remaining. Anneke Bosch performed an important function with an unbeaten 74 off 48 balls, and Wolvaardt contributed with a 37-ball 42.
Australia struggled early of their innings after shedding Grace Harris and Georgia Wareham rapidly, leaving them at 18 for 2 within the third over.
Mooney and Tahlia McGrath then put collectively a 50-run partnership to stabilize the innings.
McGrath was dismissed for 27 off 33 balls by Nonkululeko Mlaba, bringing Ellyse Perry to the crease within the 13th over.
This win units up South Africa for the ultimate as they search their first Ladies’s T20 World Cup title.
