Seddon, City in Australia

Ayabonga Khaka and Shabnim Ismail's fiery spell backed by Laura Wolvaardt's blistering knock helped South Africa to defeat New Zealand in the ongoing ICC Women's ODI World Cup here at Seddon Park on Thursday.Sophie Devine's innings of 93 went in vain as South Africa bowlers Ismail and Khaka scalped three wickets respectively that bowled out New Zealand on 228.Chasing 229, South Africa had a quick start but opener Lizelle Lee was run out in the fifth over with 25 runs on the board. Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits then steadied the ship for the second wicket. They mixed caution with aggression perfectly to ensure that there was no further damage. But later Brits was sent back to the pavilion by Amelia Kerr on 18 runs.At the halfway stage, South Africa were 105/2, needing 124 more runs for victory. Skipper Sune Luus took her side to the 150-run mark with Wolvaardt. Laura Wolvaardt smashed a brilliant 50, her 3rd in a row. Their partnership was broken in the 35th over by Amelia Kerr as Wolvaardt got dismissed after scoring 67 runs.Mignon du Preez joined the skipper but she was sent back by Kerr after scoring one run. Luus smashed a crucial fifty in 38th over. Luus departed soon after reaching her fifty as Hannah Rowe gave her side a big breakthrough in the 40th over.Later, Marizanne Kapp ensured that there was no further damage. She kept on thrashing the New Zealand bowlers and brought her side home with two wickets and their fourth consecutive win in the ongoing tournament.Earlier hosts failed to register a big score against a disciplined South African attack. An excellent innings of 93 from Sophie Devine has helped New Zealand post a decent total in the match against South Africa.Devine's 101-ball innings included 12 fours and one massive six, as her partnership with Amelia Kerr (42) and Maddy Green (30) formed the backbone of the New Zealand innings. Shabnim Ismail, Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka did not allow the hosts to settle or accelerate their innings.Brief score: New Zealand 228 all out (Sophie Devine 93, Amelia Kerr 42; Shabnim Ismail 3/27) South Africa 229/8 (Laura Wolvaardt 67, Sune Luus 51; Amelia Kerr 3/50).( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

SeddonFOLLOW

Seddon, Latest News

Pakistan skipper Bismah Maroof took a sigh of relief after her side defeated West Indies by eight wickets in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2022 at Seddon Park here on Monday. ...

Hamilton, March 21 India cricketer Sneh Rana said that the mood in the side was positive despite the ... ...

Hamilton, March 21 Pakistan's 35-year-old off-spinner Nida Dar spun magic around West Indies players, taking four wickets and ... ...

Hamilton (New Zealand), March 21 Bangladesh want to quickly forget the narrow defeat to the West Indies in ... ...

West Indies bowler Shamilia Connell, who collapsed on the field during the match against Bangladesh in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, has been discharged from the hospital. ...

Hamilton, March 17 New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine admitted her disappointment over her side being unable to finish ... ...

After defeating New Zealand in Match 16 of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup on Thursday, South Africa skipper Sune Luus said that her side is not taking much pressure for the upcoming clash against Australia. ...

Ayabonga Khaka and Shabnim Ismail's fiery spell backed by Laura Wolvaardt's blistering knock helped South Africa to defeat New Zealand in the ongoing ICC Women's ODI World Cup here at Seddon Park on Thursday. ...