Tags: ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup 202,
Australia Ladies,
South Africa Ladies
Printed on: Feb 27, 2023
Australia Ladies beat South Africa Ladies by 19 runs in ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup 2023 remaining at Newlands in Cape City on Sunday, February 26. With the win, the Aussies lifted their sixth T20 World Cup title and third in a row.
Australia Ladies batted first after successful the toss in Cape City as each side went in with unchanged squads. The Aussies put up 156/6 on the board as opener Beth Mooney top-scored with 74* off 53 balls, hitting 9 fours and a six. All-rounder Ashleigh Gardner contributed 29 off 21, hitting two fours and as many sixes.
For the Proteas, Shabnim Ismail claimed 2/26 and Marizanne Kapp picked up 2/35. Ayabonga Khaka, nonetheless, went wicketless though she conceded solely 27 runs in her 4 overs. Within the chase, Laura Wolvaardt top-scored for South Africa with 61 off 48, hitting 5 fours and three sixes. Chloe Tryon chipped in with 25, however there was no different main contribution because the Proteas had been held to 137/6. For Australia, Megan Schutt, Ashleigh Gardner, Darcie Brown and Jess Jonassen all picked up one wicket every.
Talking after successful one other T20 World Cup an elated Lanning commented, “It is a fairly particular effort from the group, all of the groups got here actually exhausting and we knew that was going to occur, however to have the ability to carry out so nicely all through the match, tremendous proud.”
On the efficiency within the remaining, the batter added, “We felt it was a very good rating however you must bowl nicely with the wicket inferior to it was within the semi-final, so we had been assured if we may hit the fitting lengths and goal the stumps sufficient, we can put South Africa beneath stress, I believed our powerplay was glorious and that basically set the tone. It’s nearly having fun with the chance and ensuring that we’re targeted on what we’re doing.”
Lanning described the environment for the T20 World Cup remaining as superb. On her total expertise within the match, she concluded, “It was a fantastic occasion and we received some actually good expertise inside the group. We needed to actually name on that and ensure when the stress was on we’re in a position to maintain issues easy and get issues carried out and that is what all people did.”
–By A Cricket Correspondent
