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AUS Women vs SA Women, 2nd T20I at Canberra, AUS v SA [W], Jan 28 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
2nd T20I, Canberra, January 28, 2024, South Africa Women tour of Australia
(19/20 ov, T:143) 144/4

SA Women won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
58* (53)
laura-wolvaardt
Match centre 
Scores: Harshith Gowda | Comms: Alex Malcolm
Scorecard summary
Australia Women 142/6(20 overs)
31* (18)
South Africa Women 144/4(19 overs)
end of over 1913 runs
SA-W: 144/4CRR: 7.57 
Chloe Tryon4 (2b 1x4)
Laura Wolvaardt58 (53b 6x4)
Megan Schutt 4-0-25-1
Ashleigh Gardner 4-0-26-2

The series is 1-1. The multiformat points table is 2-2. Wonderful performance by South Africa. Thoroughly deserved win. The third T20I is in Hobart on Tuesday. Hope you can join us then. By for now.

Marizanne Kapp on Fox: "It's a long time coming. To restrict them today on that wicket, I was a bit surprised by the way they came out. But happy as a whole. We are one of those teams that has had a few close games against Australia and for some reason at the end, we just can't get over the line. There's a few of us that's been playing for years so it's probably about time that we start winning the close ones."

Hypocauct: "Australia have now lost at least one match in each of their last four bilateral T20I series (against ENG, WI, IND, SA) and have a 5-5 record in their last 10 matches in the format.Still favourites on balance to defend their title, but makes things more uncertain in a World Cup year."

1.47pm South Africa beat Australia for the first time ever. They win by six wickets with six balls to spare. Laura Wolvaardt leads them home with a wonderful unbeaten half-century to back up an excellent bowling performance. The skipper controlled the chase after a 75-run opening stand with Tazmin Brits. Australia were well short with the bat but they had some chances to make it closer. A couple of key drops and some loose deliveries at pressure moments cost them. But South Africa were too good.

18.6
4
Schutt to Tryon, FOUR runs

whipped over square leg! A historic win for South Africa! Full on leg, she whipped it over square leg with ease

18.5
Schutt to Tryon, no run

108kph, full on off, she drives to cover

18.4
1
Schutt to Wolvaardt, 1 run

full on off, she drives to mid-off and they take one

18.3
4
Schutt to Wolvaardt, FOUR runs

sliced up and over backward point! Short wide leg cutter, she upper cuts over the ring

18.2
4
Schutt to Wolvaardt, FOUR runs

pulled through square leg! 50 for Wolvaardt. Chest high short ball hammered through square leg. Skipper standing tall

18.1
Schutt to Wolvaardt, no run

missed stumping! Brutally tough. Wolvaardt steps outside leg, Schutt follows with a fuller yorker outside leg, it sneaks through, Healy blocks it but doesn't collect cleanly as Wolvaardt stepped out and got back in time

South Africa need 12 off 12. Tryon at the non-striker's. Schutt on

end of over 184 runs • 1 wicket
SA-W: 131/4CRR: 7.27 RRR: 6.00 • Need 12 from 12b
Laura Wolvaardt49 (49b 4x4)
Ashleigh Gardner 4-0-26-2
Annabel Sutherland 2-0-18-0
17.6
W
Gardner to Bosch, OUT

clean bowled! Bosch felt the pressure. Good length, spinning into middle and off, Bosch runs down and swipes wildly across the line, it spins through the gate and crashes into middle and off

Anneke Bosch b Gardner 11 (11b 0x4 1x6 11m) SR: 100
17.5
Gardner to Bosch, no run

darted into off, she works it off the front foot but Graham swoops from midwicket

17.5
1w
Gardner to Bosch, 1 wide

spinning down leg after pinching outside off. Bosch stepped outside off but wide was called

17.4
1lb
Gardner to Wolvaardt, 1 leg bye

plays back and it shoot low, it hits the pad outside leg and runs behind point for a leg bye

17.3
1
Gardner to Bosch, 1 run

shorter length, works wide of midwicket

17.2
Gardner to Bosch, no run

darted into middle, 83kph, she works it to midwicket, a quick throw at non-striker's forces Wolvaardt to dive home

17.1
1
Gardner to Wolvaardt, 1 run

80kph, off break outside off, she sweeps along the ground to deep midwicket

Under a run a ball now

end of over 1713 runs
SA-W: 127/3CRR: 7.47 RRR: 5.33 • Need 16 from 18b
Anneke Bosch10 (7b 1x6)
Laura Wolvaardt48 (47b 4x4)
Annabel Sutherland 2-0-18-0
Megan Schutt 3-0-12-1
16.6
Sutherland to Bosch, no run

shorter on leg, she pulls fine but short fine is there to keep it to a dot ball

16.5
6
Sutherland to Bosch, SIX runs

Harris drops it over the rope at long-on! Full on a full stump line, she lofts to long-on, Harris was a few metres in from the rope, she jumps up with one hand and knocks it over the rope! Had she been standing on the rope she would have probably held that

16.4
1lb
Sutherland to Wolvaardt, 1 leg bye

backs away again, she follows down leg, it comes off the pad and Healy can't glove it cleanly, they runs a leg bye

16.3
1
Sutherland to Bosch, 1 run

good length, top of middle, she pulls from bail height to deep midwicket

16.2
1
Sutherland to Wolvaardt, 1 run

backs away again, 99kph, short slower ball follows Wolvaardt and she miscues a pull off the top edge but it lands safe at square leg

16.1
4
Sutherland to Wolvaardt, FOUR runs

drilled through cover! She backs away and shows all three stumps, Sutherland delivers a low full toss on middle and Wolvaardt thumps it through the gap

Sutherland on. 29 needed from 24

end of over 164 runs • 1 wicket
SA-W: 114/3CRR: 7.12 RRR: 7.25 • Need 29 from 24b
Laura Wolvaardt43 (44b 3x4)
Anneke Bosch3 (4b)
Megan Schutt 3-0-12-1
Ashleigh Gardner 3-0-23-1
15.6
1
Schutt to Wolvaardt, 1 run

very full on middle, she drives to long-on

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
L Wolvaardt
58 runs (53)
6 fours0 six
Productive shot
pull
13 runs
1 four0 six
Control
77%
T Brits
41 runs (28)
8 fours0 six
Productive shot
cover drive
17 runs
4 fours0 six
Control
68%
Best performances - bowlers
M Klaas
O
3
M
0
R
16
W
2
ECO
5.33
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
A Gardner
O
4
M
0
R
26
W
2
ECO
6.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
Match details
Manuka Oval, Canberra
TossAustralia Women, elected to bat first
Series
Season2023/24
Player Of The Match
Series result3-match series level 1-1
Match numberWT20I no. 1745
Match days28 January 2024 - day (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSouth Africa Women 2, Australia Women 0
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