The clash between Brazil A Women and Costa Rica Women in Poços de Caldas turned into an emphatic display in the South American Women’s Championship 2026 final, driven by disciplined bowling and decisive batting spurts. Taking the field to set the opening tone, Brazil A Women’s top order strode out to lay a solid foundation.
Openers Ana Bessoni and Lavinia Silva quickly got the scoreboard moving, putting together a 17-run opening stand before Katheryn Calderon broke through by dismissing Lavinia Silva for 12 off 9 balls (featuring 3 fours). Bessoni then anchored the early stretch alongside Gabrieli Da Silva, stringing together a 27-run partnership for the second wicket. However, a sharp piece of fielding led to Gabrieli Da Silva being run out by Delgado for 5 runs off 21 balls, bringing Brazil to 44/2 in the 9th over.
Soon after, Yerin Molina tightened the screws on the opposition, cleaning up Ana Bessoni for 17 runs off 35 balls (2 fours) at 63/3. That brought Hilary Iaccino to the crease, who injected immediate momentum with a blazing 37 off just 18 deliveries, laced with 4 boundaries and 2 maxes. Iaccino formed a crucial 27-run fourth-wicket partnership with Gabriela Bernardes before Jazmin Molina terminated her fiery stay. Shortly after, skipper Eloise Thomaz was clean bowled by Jazmin Molina for 2 off 6 balls at 97/5.
Gabriela Bernardes continued to build, contributing a patient 17 off 26 balls before falling LBW to Yerin Molina at 125/6. Anna De Oliveira (12* off 14) and Ana Da Silva (2* off 3) saw out the remaining overs, while 23 extras helped Brazil A Women close out their full quota of 20 overs at 127/6. Costa Rica’s bowling attack was led by Yerin Molina (2/11 in 4 overs) and Jazmin Molina (2/13 in 4 overs), supported by Katheryn Calderon (1/28). Meanwhile, Fernanda Arauz (0/27), Saray Lara (0/37), and Samarie Daley (0/9) provided auxiliary overs.
Chasing a target of 128, Costa Rica Women stumbled right from the start against a relentless bowling unit. Opening batter Saray Lara was bowled for a three-ball duck by Lavinia Silva in the very first over with just 2 runs on the board. Lavinia Silva struck again in her next over, removing Yerin Molina (1 off 8 balls) caught by Iaccino, before Maria Miranda for a duck off the very next delivery to reduce Costa Rica to a dire 5/3.
Opener Dunia Perez attempted to resist, scoring 10 off 32 balls (1 four) and sharing an 18-run fourth wicket stand with captain Wendy Morales. However, Morales was run out by Geovana De Lima for 3 off 15 balls, leaving the score at 23/4. Shortly after, Ana Da Silva broke through Perez’s defense, catching her off her own bowling to make it 33/5. The collapse accelerated from there as Maria Cano (7 off 8 balls) fell to Ana Da Silva, caught by Ramos.
Geovana De Lima then bowled Katheryn Calderon for 1 run off 9 balls, and Isabella Ramos clean-bowled Yoshanil Lewis for a 6-ball duck. Samarie Daley hung around for 16 balls to score 1 before being bowled by Eloise Thomaz at 51/9. Thomaz wrapped up the match in the 17th over, bowling Jazmin Molina for 2 off 5 balls, leaving Fernanda Arauz stranded on 1* off 2 balls. Costa Rica Women were bundled out for 53 in 16.5 overs, heavily hampered by 27 extras.
Brazil’s bowling lineup was led by Lavinia Silva (3/6), Eloise Thomaz (2/8), Ana Da Silva (2/11), Geovana De Lima (1/4), and Isabella Ramos (1/6), alongside steady overs from Gabriela Bernardes (0/13) and Ana Bessoni (0/3). Brazil A Women secured a convincing 74-run victory.
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