South Africa Girls secured a commanding 10-wicket victory in opposition to West Indies Girls in Match 3 of the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup 2024, held on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium. Opting to bowl first after successful the toss, South Africa placed on a superb all-round efficiency to comprehensively chase down West Indies’ modest goal.
Nonkululeko Mlaba shines with the ball
West Indies Girls posted 118/6 of their allotted 20 overs, struggling to construct momentum all through their innings. Stafanie Taylor was the standout performer, scoring 44 runs off 41 balls, which included two fours and a six. Nonetheless, she discovered little help from her teammates, with Shemaine Campbelle (17 off 21) and Zaida James (15 off 13) offering some contributions, whereas Deandra Dottin chipped in with 13 runs.
Nonkululeko Mlaba starred with the ball for South Africa, claiming 4 wickets for 29 runs in her 4 overs. Marizanne Kapp additionally impressed with figures of two/14, additional tightening the screws on the West Indies batting lineup. South Africa’s disciplined bowling saved the West Indies batters in test, limiting them to a below-par whole.
Medical chase by Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits
In response, South Africa Girls made mild work of the chase, reaching the goal in simply 17.5 overs with out dropping a wicket. Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits delivered an unbeaten opening partnership, with Wolvaardt scoring 59 off 55 balls, which included seven fours, whereas Brits contributed 57 off 52, hitting six boundaries.
West Indies bowlers didn’t make any breakthroughs, because the South African openers have been capable of tempo their innings comfortably. Regardless of their efforts, the West Indies bowling unit lacked the penetration required to place any strain on South Africa’s batting pair.
Mlaba’s stellar efficiency with the ball earned her the Participant of the Match award. Her four-wicket haul performed a key position in dismantling the West Indies batting lineup and making certain South Africa’s dominance within the match.
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Right here is how followers reacted:
Spectacular fifties from Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits information the South Africa chase 👏#WhateverItTakes #T20WorldCup #SAvWI pic.twitter.com/nl0pFqmR9G
— ICC (@ICC) October 4, 2024
Take a bow, Nonkululeko Mlaba! 🙌⚡️
An unbelievable 4 wickets in simply 4 overs – pure brilliance!
Discuss making your mark! 👏🏏🇿🇦#AlwaysRising #WozaNawe #BePartOfIt #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/8gN0qr88JB
— Proteas Girls (@ProteasWomenCSA) October 4, 2024
Medical from Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits.
— C. S. Chiwanza (@CSChiwanza) October 4, 2024
A clinic offered by South Africa in all departments.
Great: Bowling plans, execution by a lot of the bowlers, bowling modifications by Laura Wolvaardt, & then the opening duo capitalizing on the Batting Powerplay.
— Jeet Vachharajani (Girls’s Cricket) (@Jeetv27WC) October 4, 2024
https://twitter.com/TSportsRYK/standing/1842186289057300487
Tazmin Brits’ story is inspiring omg
— Ok🌌 (@K10kTxc) October 4, 2024
Wonderful spell from Nonkululeko Mlaba as she picked up 4 wickets for South Africa to limit West Indies to only 118/6 !! 🔥🔥#RishabhPant #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #AbhimanyuEaswaran #PAKvENG #INDvsNZ #IraniCup #T20WorldCup2024 pic.twitter.com/r8H22KQQ3U
— Cricketism (@MidnightMusinng) October 4, 2024
Clear as a whistle run chase that from Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits. #T20WorldCup @Xpress_Sports
— Kalyani Mangale (@MangaleKalyani) October 4, 2024
Take a bow, Nonkululeko Mlaba! 🙌⚡️
An unbelievable 4 wickets in simply 4 overs – pure brilliance!
Discuss making your mark! 👏🏏🇿🇦#AlwaysRising #WozaNawe #BePartOfIt #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/ese2jy4woM
— Audrin Van Schoor (@audas_vanschoor) October 4, 2024
Nonkululeko Mlaba’s spectacular 4/29 places a halt to West Indies’ progress in Dubai 👏#T20WorldCup|#WhateverItTakes | #SAvWI | #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/qFK4KTZtVX
— BabarAzamOfficial🇵🇰🏏 (@Bobi_1A) October 4, 2024
Profession-best figures of 4/29 for Nonkululeko Mlaba immediately
Simply the 2nd South African spinner to take 4 wickets in a girls’s T20 World Cup match#T20WorldCup #SAvWI
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) October 4, 2024
Half century mark for Captain Wolvaardt 🇿🇦bringing our rating to 100 up 🙌😍 #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/NW7LPFBpTF
— Valencia M Seshoene (@VeighMo) October 4, 2024
First 50 of the #T20WorldCup 2024 @LauraWolvaardt 😎🔥 pic.twitter.com/orgySKHHXH
— Vinay Pawanist (@saivinay07) October 4, 2024
#Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt smashes the primary half-century of the Girls’s #T20WorldCup.
Respect! pic.twitter.com/oM0wNPFvLm— Tiisetso Malepa (@TiisetsoMalepa) October 4, 2024
50 up for Laura Wolvaardt! 😍
— man (@coffeeempties) October 4, 2024
Laura WolVaardt 🥵
— sushil (@br0ulette) October 4, 2024
Tazmin Brits will get her 50 on the board! pic.twitter.com/c0itGiC46g
— Keemetswe🇿🇦 (@SatyriasisKING) October 4, 2024
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