South Africa Women secured a commanding 10-wicket victory against West Indies Women in Match 3 of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, South Africa put on a brilliant all-round performance to comprehensively chase down West Indies’ modest target.
Nonkululeko Mlaba shines with the ball
West Indies Women posted 118/6 in their allotted 20 overs, struggling to build momentum throughout their innings. Stafanie Taylor was the standout performer, scoring 44 runs off 41 balls, which included two fours and a six. However, she found little support from her teammates, with Shemaine Campbelle (17 off 21) and Zaida James (15 off 13) providing some contributions, while Deandra Dottin chipped in with 13 runs.
Nonkululeko Mlaba starred with the ball for South Africa, claiming four wickets for 29 runs in her four overs. Marizanne Kapp also impressed with figures of 2/14, further tightening the screws on the West Indies batting lineup. South Africa’s disciplined bowling kept the West Indies batters in check, restricting them to a below-par total.
Clinical chase by Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits
In response, South Africa Women made light work of the chase, reaching the target in just 17.5 overs without losing a wicket. Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits delivered an unbeaten opening partnership, with Wolvaardt scoring 59 off 55 balls, which included seven fours, while Brits contributed 57 off 52, hitting six boundaries.
West Indies bowlers failed to make any breakthroughs, as the South African openers were able to pace their innings comfortably. Despite their efforts, the West Indies bowling unit lacked the penetration required to put any pressure on South Africa’s batting pair.
Mlaba’s stellar performance with the ball earned her the Player of the Match award. Her four-wicket haul played a key role in dismantling the West Indies batting lineup and ensuring South Africa’s dominance in the match.
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Here is how fans reacted:
Impressive fifties from Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits guide the South Africa chase 👏#WhateverItTakes #T20WorldCup #SAvWI pic.twitter.com/nl0pFqmR9G
— ICC (@ICC) October 4, 2024
Take a bow, Nonkululeko Mlaba! 🙌⚡️
An incredible 4 wickets in just 4 overs – pure brilliance!
Talk about making your mark! 👏🏏🇿🇦#AlwaysRising #WozaNawe #BePartOfIt #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/8gN0qr88JB
— Proteas Women (@ProteasWomenCSA) October 4, 2024
Clinical from Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits.
— C. S. Chiwanza (@CSChiwanza) October 4, 2024
A clinic provided by South Africa in all departments.
Tremendous: Bowling plans, execution by most of the bowlers, bowling changes by Laura Wolvaardt, & then the opening duo capitalizing on the Batting Powerplay.
— Jeet Vachharajani (Women’s Cricket) (@Jeetv27WC) October 4, 2024
https://twitter.com/TSportsRYK/status/1842186289057300487
Tazmin Brits’ story is inspiring omg
— K🌌 (@K10kTxc) October 4, 2024
Excellent spell from Nonkululeko Mlaba as she picked up 4 wickets for South Africa to restrict West Indies to just 118/6 !! 🔥🔥#RishabhPant #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #AbhimanyuEaswaran #PAKvENG #INDvsNZ #IraniCup #T20WorldCup2024 pic.twitter.com/r8H22KQQ3U
— Cricketism (@MidnightMusinng) October 4, 2024
Clean 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 incredible 4 wickets in just 4 overs – pure brilliance!
Talk about making your mark! 👏🏏🇿🇦#AlwaysRising #WozaNawe #BePartOfIt #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/ese2jy4woM
— Audrin Van Schoor (@audas_vanschoor) October 4, 2024
Nonkululeko Mlaba’s impressive 4/29 puts a halt to West Indies’ progress in Dubai 👏#T20WorldCup|#WhateverItTakes | #SAvWI | #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/qFK4KTZtVX
— BabarAzamOfficial🇵🇰🏏 (@Bobi_1A) October 4, 2024
Career-best figures of 4/29 for Nonkululeko Mlaba today
Just the 2nd South African spinner to take 4 wickets in a women’s T20 World Cup match#T20WorldCup #SAvWI
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) October 4, 2024
Half century mark for Captain Wolvaardt 🇿🇦bringing our score 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 first half-century of the Women’s #T20WorldCup.
Respect! pic.twitter.com/oM0wNPFvLm
— Tiisetso Malepa (@TiisetsoMalepa) October 4, 2024
50 up for Laura Wolvaardt! 😍
— guy (@coffeeempties) October 4, 2024
Laura WolVaardt 🥵
— sushil (@br0ulette) October 4, 2024
Tazmin Brits gets her 50 on the board! pic.twitter.com/c0itGiC46g
— Keemetswe🇿🇦 (@SatyriasisKING) October 4, 2024
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