Proteas Women
The Proteas Women secured a commanding 80-run victory over Scotland in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Dubai on Wednesday afternoon after Marizanne Kapp excelled with the bat while Nonkululeko Mlaba was brilliant with the ball.
Kapp smashed six fours during her 24-ball 43, while Tazmin Brits contributed 43 off 35 balls to help guide South Africa to the tournament’s highest score so far, 166/5.
Cricket South Africa said Mlaba then took charge with the ball, recording impressive figures of three for 12, to help bowl out Scotland for 86 with 13 balls to spare.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat, with openers, Laura Wolvaardt and Brits, getting off to a flying start by powering their way to a 50-run stand in just 33 balls.
At the end of the powerplay South Africa were 60 without loss.
Wolvaardt was eventually dismissed after a "quickfire" 40 off 27 balls in the eighth over before the Proteas advanced to 83/1 at the halfway mark of their innings.
"Soon after the drinks break, Scotland picked up their second of the match, dismissing Anneke Bosch (11) off the bowling Darcey Carter (1/17). Despite taking her score within seven runs of her second half-century of the tournament, Brits was the third wicket to go off the bowling of Olivia Bell (1/34) to leave South Africa 119/3 in the 15th over.
"Kapp then used her experience to hit boundaries at will, adding valuable runs to propel South Africa towards the 150-run mark. Kapp was eventually caught by Carter off the bowling of Kathryn Bryce (1/31) with the score on 147/4 and 13 balls left in the innings," CSA said in a post-match report.
Despite losing Chloe Tryon (2) in the penultimate over, the Proteas Women finished their innings on 166/5, with Suné Luus remaining unbeaten on 18*.
In response, Scotland’s innings suffered an early collapse, with Tryon (2/22) claiming two crucial wickets, removing Sarah Bryce (5) and K. Bryce (7), either side of Ayabonga Khaka’s (1/8) dismissal of Saskia Horley (6), leaving Scotland at 34/3 after six overs.
Their situation worsened as Mlaba and Nadine de Klerk (2/15) joined the wicket-taking spree, bowling Alisa Lister (12) and Priyanaz Chatterji (4).
South Africa will complete their Group B fixtures with a match against Bangladesh on Saturday, 12 October, at the Dubai International Stadium, starting at 18h00 local time (16h00 SAST).
(Source:CSA)
