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Reigning champions Australia stormed into their eighth successive semi-finals of the Girls’s T20 World Cup in South Africa after easing previous the hosts in a snug chase at St George’s Park on Saturday, February 18. South Africa failed to check the Aussie batters after posting a beneath par-total of 124 runs on the board. The Girls in Yellow received the sport with practically 4 overs to spare, because of a blistering half-century from Tahlia McGrath.
Chasing a modest complete, Australia made a shaky begin as make-shift opener Ellyse Perry departed cheaply within the fifth over. Skipper Meg Lanning adopted go well with within the very subsequent over at hand a glimmer of hope for the hosts. Australia have been in a spot of hassle after shedding influential opener Beth Mooney after the powerplay.
South Africa have been smelling a primary victory in opposition to their opponents in World Cup clashes, however their hopes have been dashed when Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath obtained collectively within the center. The duo stitched collectively a decisive partnership for the fourth wicket, taking Australia to the cusp of victory. Whereas Gardner saved the strike rotating from one finish, it was McGrath who did the injury with a scathing assault on the hosts.
South Africa submit modest complete regardless of a powerful begin
Earlier, the hosts have been put into bat after Australia received the toss. South Africa began the sport on the entrance foot, because of a strong opening stand between Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits. Brits was the aggressor for the house facet on the high order, compiling a valiant 45 off 36 deliveries.
Nevertheless, she didn’t obtain a lot help from the opposite finish, and a middle-order collapse didn’t assist affairs both, because the hosts scraped to a lowly 124 runs of their 20 overs. Legspinner Georgia Wareham was the choose of the Aussie bowlers, returning with disciplined bowling figures of two/18 in her three overs.
Right here is how Twitter reacted to Australia’s emphatic victory:
A snug win over the house workforce with overs to spare! 🇦🇺🇦🇺💚💛
Our Aussie Girls are into the Semi’s!! 🙌#9WWOS #SAvAUS #T20WorldCup #Cricket pic.twitter.com/9lk99SyHse
— Huge World of Sports activities (@wwos) February 18, 2023
See you within the semi-finals! 😎
Scorecard: https://t.co/92aSrp03zn#T20WorldCup #SAvAUS pic.twitter.com/qQxnubWWlx
— Australian Girls’s Cricket Staff 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) February 18, 2023
Tremendous knock from Tahlia McGrath who made 57 (33) to energy Australia into one other #T20WorldCup semi-final!
Scorecard: https://t.co/s8mqFUrHtB #SAvAUS pic.twitter.com/L97z44m70a
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 18, 2023
4 wins from 4!
Australia have eased to a snug win over South Africa.
📝: https://t.co/EgA3XF406b#SAvAUS | #T20WorldCup | #TurnItUp pic.twitter.com/tPyhDBOg6G
— ICC (@ICC) February 18, 2023
A 29-ball half-century to steer her workforce to the semi-finals 🔥
Tahila McGrath is the @aramco Participant of the Match 🎖#SAvAUS | #T20WorldCup | #TurnItUp pic.twitter.com/UBpyzclYX1
— ICC (@ICC) February 18, 2023
🚨 RESULT | AUSTRALIA WIN BY 6 WICKETS
An 81-run fourth-wicket partnership obtained Australia’s innings on observe after we grabbed three early wickets. It set them as much as declare the win with 21 balls remaining#T20WorldCup #SAvAUS #MyHero #AlwaysRising pic.twitter.com/jlQzsietQH
— Proteas Girls (@ProteasWomenCSA) February 18, 2023
🇦🇺🏏 The defending champs are on hearth in South Africa!
Australia has cruised into the World Cup semi-finals after downing South Africa by six wickets in Gqeberha.
Extra right here: https://t.co/u54fDVgJ1X#T20WorldCup #SAvAUS pic.twitter.com/fTp7PT2xRk
— ABC SPORT (@abcsport) February 18, 2023
Australia qualify for the semi-finals but once more. They’ve now reached semi-finals of all 8 editions of ladies’s T20 World Cup (successful 5 of the final 7 editions.
They’ve received 20 of their final 21 accomplished T20Is, with solely loss coming in a Tremendous-Over!#SAvAUS #t20worldcup2022
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) February 18, 2023
T-Mac stood up tonight to energy the Aussies into the semi-finals!#T20WorldCup #SAvAUS pic.twitter.com/VZdJw2LgEM
— Australian Girls’s Cricket Staff 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) February 18, 2023
Australia progressed to the semi-finals of the Girls’s T20 World Cup as they comfortably chased down South Africa’s complete in Gqeberha.
Report ⬇️#BBCCricket #T20WorldCup #SAvAUS
— Check Match Particular (@bbctms) February 18, 2023
