South Africa led by skipper Laura Wolvaardt was up against Scotland led by skipper Kathryn Bryce in the 11th match of the Women’s T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium. South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt won the toss and opted to bat first. The South African openers Tazmin Brits and skipper Laura Wolvaardt got their side off to a solid start with a 64-run opening partnership, scoring at around 9 runs an over. Katherine Fraser picked up the big wicket of the opposition skipper Laura Wolvaardt to provide the first breakthrough for Scotland.
Anneke Bosch joined Tazmin Brits at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 25-run partnership for the 2nd wicket to take their side closer to the 100-run mark. Darcey Carter picked up the wicket of Anneke Bosch to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. Marizanne Kapp joined Brits at the crease and the duo took their side close to the 120-run mark with a 30-run 3rd wicket partnership.
Olivia Bell picked up the wicket of Brits to provide the 3rd breakthrough for Scotland. South Africa eventually ended up with a total of 166/5 in their quota of overs. It is also the highest score in the ongoing 9th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. Kapp (43 off 24 balls), Brits (43 off 35 balls), skipper Wolvaardt (40 off 27 balls), and Sune Luus (18* off 13 balls) were the top performers with the bat for South Africa.
Skipper Kathryn Bryce (4-0-31-1), Olivia Bell (4-0-34-1), Katherine Fraser (2-0-15-1), Darcey Carter (2-0-17-1), and Rachel Slater (4-0-35-1) were the top performers with the ball for Scotland. Chasing a target of 167, Scotland succumbed to the scoreboard pressure as they were bundled out for 86 with 13 balls to spare. As a result, Scotland fell 80 runs short of the target.
Marizanne Kapp’s explosive 43 off 24 earns her Player of the Match! 🔥#CricketTwitter #T20WorldCup2024 pic.twitter.com/zKeDgpQRFE
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Katherine Fraser (14 off 21 balls), and Ailsa Lister (12 off 13 balls) were the top performers and the only batters from Scotland to enter double digits. Nonkululeko Mlaba (4-0-12-3), Nadine de Klerk (3.5-0-15-2), Chloe Tryon (3-0-22-2), and Ayabonga Khaka (3-0-8-1) were the top performers with the ball for South Africa.
🇿🇦 South Africa’s bowlers unleash chaos, Scotland bowled out for 86!#CricketTwitter #T20WorldCup2024 pic.twitter.com/uZZyBpgVWe
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Marizanne Kapp was awarded the Player of the Match for her breezy cameo (43 off 24 balls) with the bat.
