SAW VS WIW 4th Match: In the fourth match of the tri-series played today, the South Africa women’s team defeated the West Indies women’s team by 10 wickets.
T20 Tri Series: SAW VS WIW 4th T20 Match Highlights
The fourth match of the Women’s T20 Tri Series being in South Africa was played today between the women’s team of South Africa and West Indies at the Buffalo Park Stadium in East London.
West Indies Captain Haylay Matthews won the toss and elected to bat first. West Indies scored 97 runs for six wickets in 20 overs and set a target of 98 runs against South Africa.
Which the South African women’s team achieved the target of 98 runs in 13.4 overs without losing wickets and won the match by 10 wickets.
SAW VS WIW 4th T20: Player Of The Match
Tazmin Brits was given the Player of the Match award for her excellent batting. She played an unbeaten inning of 50 runs in 43 balls with the help of 7 fours and 1 six.
SAW VS WIW 4th T20: Full Match Highlights
Both Team Playing 11
SAW Playing 11
Sune Luus (c), Sinalo Jafta (wk), Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Masabata Klaas, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba
WIW Playing 11
Hayley Matthews (c), Rashada Williams (wk), Britney Cooper, Shemaine Campbelle, Shabika Gajnabi, Afy Fletcher, Shamilia Connell, Sheneta Grimmond, Shanika Bruce, Karishma Ramharack, Kaysia Schultz
SAW VS WIW 4th T20 Match: WIW Batting
SAW VS WIW 4th T20: 1st Wicket- Electing to bat first after winning the toss, West Indies got off to a poor start. In the very second over of the match, opener Rashada Williams fell victim to Nonkululeko Mlaba. Rashada William scored only 1 run.
South African bowler Nonkululeko Mlaba was very dangerous bowling. She did not give a single run in his 2 overs of her opening spell and took one wicket.
There was a lot of tight bowling from South Africa and the pitch was also helping the bowlers. Because of this, it was becoming very difficult for the West Indies batsmen to score runs.
SAW VS WIW 4th T20: 2nd Wicket- West Indies’ second wicket fell as a run out in the fifth over. Shemale Campbelle was run out by Chloe Tryon and shown the way to the pavilion. Chambal scored only 1 run.
The effect of South Africa’s tight bowling was that the West Indies team was able to score only 6 runs by losing two wickets in 6 overs till the end of the power play.
It was becoming difficult for the West Indies team to score runs and on the other hand their wickets were also falling.
SAW VS WIW 4th T20: 3rd Wicket- Yet in the ninth over, the third wicket of the West Indies fell in the form of Sheneta Grimmond. Tumi Sekhukhune got her out LBW. Sheneta Grimmond scored 5 runs.
SAW VS WIW 4th T20: 4th Wicket- By the end of 10 overs, the West Indies team had scored 29 runs losing 3 wickets. But then on the second ball of 11 overs, Britney Cooper was also dismissed. Tumi Sekhukhune got him caught out. Britney Cooper faced 26 balls and contributed 10 runs.
Till the dismissal of Britney Copper, the West Indies team’s score was only 29 runs in 10.2 overs, while it had lost the main 4 wickets of its top order.
With the fall of the 4th wicket, Captain Hayley Mathews came on to anchor the innings with Shabika Gajnabi. Together they stopped the wicket falling and started scoring some quick runs.
In the 14th over, Nonkululeko Mlaba completed the spell of his four overs. She conceded only 7 runs and took one wicket in his entire spell of four overs.
By the end of 15 overs, the West Indies team’s score was 59 runs. Both the batsmen together did not let the next wicket fall and quickly shared a 30-run partnership in 28 balls.
SAW VS WIW 4th T20: 5th & 6th Wicket- The fifth and sixth wickets fell in the 20th over of the match. Shabika Gajnabi was clean bowled by Masabata Klaas, while Captain Haylay Matthews was run out by Nonkululeko Mlaba.
Shabika Gajnabi got out after scoring 33 runs in 34 balls with the help of 4 fours. Captain Hayley Mathews scored 34 runs in 26 balls, including 5 fours, before being dismissed.
The West Indies women’s team scored 97 runs losing six wickets in 20 overs and set a target of 98 runs to win against the South African team.
SAW VS WIW 4th T20: South Africa Bowling
Well done by all the women bowlers for South Africa. Tumi Sekhukhune took two wickets, while Nonkululeko Mlaba and Masabata Klaas claimed one wicket each.
SAW VS WIW 4th T20: South Africa Batting
Chasing 98 runs for South Africa, openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits gave the team a great start.
Both the batter performed well and did not get out till the end. Tazmin Brits completed her half-century by taking 1 run on the fourth ball of the 14th over and gave her team a 10-wicket win.
Laura Wolvaardt scored 42 runs in 39 balls with the help of 6 fours while Tazmin Brits faced 43 balls and scored 50 runs. She also hit 7 fours and a brilliant six in her innings.
SAW VS WIW 4th T20: West Indies Bowling
None of the women bowlers proved to be effective from the West Indies side and none took any wickets.
SAW VS WIW 4th T20: Conclusion
With the loss of this match, the West Indies women’s team’s chances of reaching the final have completely ended and the final match between India and South Africa women’s teams has been confirmed.