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New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women

Eden Park · T20 · 3rd Match · Updated: 20 Mar 13:49

New Zealand Women 152/4 (18.4 ov)

South Africa Women 149/7 (20.0 ov)

New Zealand Women won by 6 wickets

MATCH SUMMARY

South Africa Women posted 149/7 in 20 overs, with Laura Wolvaardt's 37 and Kayle Reyneke's aggressive 34 off 20 balls providing the foundation. New Zealand Women chased down the target in 18.4 overs, losing just 4 wickets, as Sophie Devine's unbeaten 55 off 38 balls anchored the chase alongside Maddy Green's 34. The hosts sealed a 6-wicket victory in a rain-affected T20I at the Basin Reserve.

New Zealand Women won by 6 wickets

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Over 19 New Zealand Women

1 1 · 1 · ·

END

End of Over 19

8/0 in 18.5 overs

Over 18 New Zealand Women

1 1 1 1 1 ·

END

End of Over 18

142/4 in 17.6 overs

Over 17 New Zealand Women

2 6 4 4 1 ·

16.2

Ayanda Hlubi to Maddy Green: SIX. 6 runs.

127/4 in 16.2 overs

16.3

Ayanda Hlubi to Maddy Green: FOUR. 4 runs.

131/4 in 16.3 overs

16.4

Ayanda Hlubi to Maddy Green: FOUR. 4 runs.

135/4 in 16.4 overs

END

End of Over 17

136/4 in 16.6 overs

Over 16 New Zealand Women

4 1 2 · 2 1

15.1

Nadine de Klerk to Sophie Devine: FOUR. 4 runs.

113/4 in 15.1 overs

END

End of Over 16

119/4 in 15.6 overs

Over 15 New Zealand Women

1 1 · 1 4 1

14.5

Ayabonga Khaka to Sophie Devine: FOUR. 4 runs.

108/4 in 14.5 overs

END

End of Over 15

109/4 in 14.6 overs

Over 14 New Zealand Women

2 4 1 1 · 4

13.2

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sophie Devine: FOUR. 4 runs.

95/4 in 13.2 overs

13.6

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sophie Devine: FOUR. 4 runs.

101/4 in 13.6 overs

END

End of Over 14

101/4 in 13.6 overs

Over 13 New Zealand Women

1 · 1 · 1 1

END

End of Over 13

89/4 in 12.6 overs

Over 12 New Zealand Women

1 · 2 4 1 1

11.4

Nadine de Klerk to Sophie Devine: FOUR. 4 runs.

83/4 in 11.4 overs

END

End of Over 12

85/4 in 11.6 overs

Over 11 New Zealand Women

4 1 · · 1 2

10.1

Chloe Tryon to Sophie Devine: FOUR. 4 runs.

72/4 in 10.1 overs

END

End of Over 11

76/4 in 10.6 overs

Over 10 New Zealand Women

W 1 1 · · ·

9.1

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Amelia Kerr: LBW!. No runs.

65/3 in 9.1 overs

END

End of Over 10

68/4 in 9.6 overs

Over 9 New Zealand Women

1 · · 4 1 6

8.4

Chloe Tryon to Amelia Kerr: FOUR. 4 runs.

58/2 in 8.4 overs

8.6

Chloe Tryon to Sophie Devine: SIX. 6 runs.

65/2 in 8.6 overs

END

End of Over 9

65/2 in 8.6 overs

Over 8 New Zealand Women

1 2 · 1 1 ·

END

End of Over 8

53/2 in 7.6 overs

Over 7 New Zealand Women

2 1 1 1 · 1

END

End of Over 7

48/2 in 6.6 overs

Over 6 New Zealand Women

4 1 1 · 1 ·

5.1

Ayabonga Khaka to Amelia Kerr: FOUR. 4 runs.

39/2 in 5.1 overs

END

End of Over 6

42/2 in 5.6 overs

Over 5 New Zealand Women

1 1 4 1 2 W

4.3

Annerie Dercksen to Amelia Kerr: FOUR. 4 runs.

32/1 in 4.3 overs

4.6

Annerie Dercksen to Isabella Gaze: Wicket!, Caught by Tazmin Brits. Wicket! No runs.

35/2 in 4.6 overs

END

End of Over 5

35/2 in 4.6 overs

Over 4 New Zealand Women

4 · · · 1 ·

3.1

Ayanda Hlubi to Isabella Gaze: FOUR. 4 runs.

24/1 in 3.1 overs

END

End of Over 4

26/1 in 3.6 overs

Over 3 New Zealand Women

1 · 4 2 · ·

2.3

Ayabonga Khaka to Amelia Kerr: FOUR. 4 runs.

18/1 in 2.3 overs

END

End of Over 3

20/1 in 2.6 overs

Over 2 New Zealand Women

· 4 · W · · ·

1.1

Ayanda Hlubi to Georgia Plimmer: FOUR. 4 runs.

13/0 in 1.1 overs

1.3

Ayanda Hlubi to Georgia Plimmer: Wicket!, Caught by Chloe Tryon. Wicket! No runs.

13/1 in 1.3 overs

END

End of Over 2

13/1 in 1.6 overs

Over 1 New Zealand Women

· · 4 4 · ·

0.3

Annerie Dercksen to Isabella Gaze: FOUR. 4 runs.

4/0 in 0.3 overs

0.4

Annerie Dercksen to Isabella Gaze: FOUR. 4 runs.

8/0 in 0.4 overs

END

End of Over 1

8/0 in 0.6 overs

INNINGS SUMMARY

South Africa Women posted 149 for 7 in their 20 overs, with Laura Wolvaardt's 37 and Kayla Reyneke's quick-fire 34 off 20 balls anchoring the innings built on 10 fours and 5 sixes. The visitors lost 7 wickets despite a reasonable total, suggesting New Zealand's bowling found some breakthroughs in the middle overs.

Over 20 South Africa Women

· · · · 4 · 6 · 6

19.3

Jess Kerr to Kayla Reyneke: FOUR. 4 runs.

136/7 in 19.3 overs

19.5

Jess Kerr to Kayla Reyneke: SIX. 6 runs.

142/7 in 19.5 overs

19.6

Jess Kerr to Kayla Reyneke: SIX. 6 runs.

149/7 in 19.6 overs

END

End of Over 20

149/7 in 19.6 overs

Over 19 South Africa Women

1 · 1 1 6 1

18.5

Rosemary Mair to Kayla Reyneke: SIX. 6 runs.

129/7 in 18.5 overs

END

End of Over 19

130/7 in 18.6 overs

Over 18 South Africa Women

· 1 4 · W 1

17.3

Suzie Bates to Sinalo Jafta: FOUR. 4 runs.

119/6 in 17.3 overs

17.5

Suzie Bates to Sinalo Jafta: Wicket!, Caught by Maddy Green. Wicket! No runs.

119/7 in 17.5 overs

END

End of Over 18

120/7 in 17.6 overs

Over 17 South Africa Women

1 4 1 W 1 ·

16.2

Rosemary Mair to Kayla Reyneke: FOUR. 4 runs.

112/5 in 16.2 overs

16.4

Rosemary Mair to Laura Wolvaardt: Wicket! Runout by Amelia Kerr. Wicket! No runs.

113/6 in 16.4 overs

END

End of Over 17

114/6 in 16.6 overs

Over 16 South Africa Women

· · 1 1 1 1

END

End of Over 16

107/5 in 15.6 overs

Over 15 South Africa Women

1 · · W · 1 ·

14.4

Sophie Devine to Nadine de Klerk: Wicket!, Caught by Izzy Sharp. Wicket! No runs.

101/5 in 14.4 overs

END

End of Over 15

103/5 in 14.6 overs

Over 14 South Africa Women

1 · 1 1 · 1 1

END

End of Over 14

100/4 in 13.6 overs

Over 13 South Africa Women

· 2 · · · 1 1

END

End of Over 13

94/4 in 12.6 overs

Over 12 South Africa Women

· W 1 1 · 2

11.2

Suzie Bates to Chloe Tryon: Wicket!, Caught by Izzy Sharp. Wicket! No runs.

84/4 in 11.2 overs

END

End of Over 12

88/4 in 11.6 overs

Over 11 South Africa Women

· 1 1 1 1 1

END

End of Over 11

84/3 in 10.6 overs

Over 10 South Africa Women

· 4 1 4 4 1

9.2

Amelia Kerr to Laura Wolvaardt: FOUR. 4 runs.

69/3 in 9.2 overs

9.4

Amelia Kerr to Chloe Tryon: FOUR. 4 runs.

74/3 in 9.4 overs

9.5

Amelia Kerr to Chloe Tryon: FOUR. 4 runs.

78/3 in 9.5 overs

END

End of Over 10

79/3 in 9.6 overs

Over 9 South Africa Women

1 1 · 1 2 ·

END

End of Over 9

65/3 in 8.6 overs

Over 8 South Africa Women

1 4 1 1 6 W

7.2

Sophie Devine to Annerie Dercksen: FOUR. 4 runs.

52/2 in 7.2 overs

7.5

Sophie Devine to Annerie Dercksen: SIX. 6 runs.

60/2 in 7.5 overs

7.6

Sophie Devine to Annerie Dercksen: Bowled!. No runs.

60/3 in 7.6 overs

END

End of Over 8

60/3 in 7.6 overs

Over 7 South Africa Women

· 1 1 4 1 1

6.4

Amelia Kerr to Annerie Dercksen: FOUR. 4 runs.

45/2 in 6.4 overs

END

End of Over 7

47/2 in 6.6 overs

Over 6 South Africa Women

1 1 4 4 · 2

5.3

Rosemary Mair to Laura Wolvaardt: FOUR. 4 runs.

33/2 in 5.3 overs

5.4

Rosemary Mair to Laura Wolvaardt: FOUR. 4 runs.

37/2 in 5.4 overs

END

End of Over 6

39/2 in 5.6 overs

Over 5 South Africa Women

· · 1 · 1 ·

END

End of Over 5

27/2 in 4.6 overs

Over 4 South Africa Women

· · · 1 · 6 1

3.5

Lea Tahuhu to Annerie Dercksen: SIX. 6 runs.

20/2 in 3.5 overs

END

End of Over 4

21/2 in 3.6 overs

Over 3 South Africa Women

W · 1 · · · 1

2.1

Jess Kerr to Sune Luus: Bowled!. No runs.

9/2 in 2.1 overs

END

End of Over 3

12/2 in 2.6 overs

Over 2 South Africa Women

1 W · 1 · 1

1.2

Rosemary Mair to Tazmin Brits: Bowled!. No runs.

7/1 in 1.2 overs

END

End of Over 2

9/1 in 1.6 overs

Over 1 South Africa Women

1 · · · · · ·

END

End of Over 1

6/0 in 0.6 overs

TOSS

South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat

Venue

Eden Park

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