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    9.1 superbly caught by Dercksen at point. This is slightly shot but swinging away, and it's chopped away square. Dercksen leaps forward and takes it close to the turf. Sekhukhune deserved that for an excellent maiden over previously. 42/1
    16.2 slips one through Plimmer! This is length, angled in at the stump and moving in slightly off the seam. It wasn't short enough to pull but Plimmer tries anyway, and has the ball pass under her shot an on to the stumps. 71/2
    26.2 that is an OUTSTANDING catch from Jafta! Makes a VERY tough keeper's catch look easy. This was a length ball wide of off that Khaka made Kerr reach for, and there is a thickish outside edge, and Jafta -keeping up to the stumps to the seamer - sticks out a right glove and snatches it. 109/3
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    108
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    102.4
    47.4 Massive appeal and given! That looks plumb to me though. Change of pace delivery, back of the hand ball on middle-leg, Green plays the swipe stroke with the cross bat across the line and thuds the inner thigh pad in front of the stumps. Green reviews the decision. No bat is involved, confirmed by the Ultra Edge. All three reds and hitting the middle-leg stump. A brilliant innings finally comes to an end; she shakes her head as she trudges back to the dressing room. 250/7
    27.6 Jafta appeals for another caught behind. Is there an edge there? South Africa have reviewed. This is slowed up and hung out tantalisingly outside off, and Halliday goes for a cut shot. It takes a little turn and bounce though, and the snicko shows a spike as it passes the bat, which means she has to go. Another decent grab from Jafta. 112/4
    41.3 Taken at long on! Length ball flighted on the stumps, Gaze shimmies down the track and tries to send this one downtown, toe-ends the ball and lofts it to the left of long on. Luus covered her ground and dived in to take a spectacular catch near the ropes. 182/5
    45.1 And Khaka strikes! Full and straight attacking the stumps channel, plays with the straight bat and lofts this one towards long off, does not get quite hold of it and finds Wolvaardt. 216/6
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    49.6 Best figures for Khaka in ODI cricket! Length ball on the stumps, kept a bit low this time. Kerr tries to hammer it over the cow-corner region, connects with thin air and the bails are flying. 268/10
    49.1 Lofts it to cover! Fuller length ball outside the leg stump line, makes room outside leg and plays the cover drive aerially, picks out Brits at the edge of the circle 262/8
    49.3 Slower ball does the trick again! Back of the hand delivery on the off stump line, plays the slog sweep and clips it towards deep midwicket. The sweeper fielder moves forward a few yards and gobbles it up with the reverse-cup technique. Five-wicket haul for Khaka! 266/9
    not out
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    100
    Extras
    14 (b 1, lb 5, w 8)
    TOTAL
    268 all out (50 Overs, RR: 5.36)
    Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Suzie Bates, 9.1 ov), 2-71 (Georgia Plimmer, 16.2 ov), 3-109 (Amelia Kerr, 26.2 ov), 4-112 (Brooke Halliday, 27.6 ov), 5-182 (Isabella Gaze, 41.3 ov), 6-216 (Izzy Sharp, 45.1 ov), 7-250 (Maddy Green, 47.4 ov), 8-262 (Flora Devonshire, 49.1 ov), 9-266 (Rosemary Mair, 49.3 ov), 10-268 (Jess Kerr, 49.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    A Khaka1015665.6346050
    A Dercksen401604172010
    TS Sekhukhune713815.42246000
    N de Klerk704015.71194010
    N Mlaba904905.44225000
    CL Tryon904625.11265000
    K Reyneke401704.25121000
  • BATSMEN
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    5.3 swung through the gate and the timber is rattled. That's a huge wicket for NZ. Illing pitched this on a length, but it's the big inswing that Wolvaardt can't contend with, playing a drive that ends up leaving a gap between bat and pad which the ball wiggles through to hit middle and leg 30/2
    0.3 gone now! Kerr swung that miles and Brits - who was on the move to try and counter the movement - got an inside edge to this one which is nicely held by Gaze behind the stumps, who dives to her left to complete the catch. It was given not out initially, but NZ were convinced and have reviewed successfully. 1/1
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    28.6 Clipped the top of the off stump, Bates finds the breakthrough! Generously flighted length ball on the off stump channel, Dercksen gets down on one knee and plays the slog sweep, goes through the shot early and missing the length. 153/3
    29.3 And South Africa lose both their set batters! Dot balls were piling up and Luus tried to ease off the pressure with a boundary, attempting to loft the floated delivery over the infield, mistimed the stroke and hit it flat to the left of mid-off. This time, Bates makes no mistake at the edge of the circle, holding on to the catch while diving to her left side. 154/4
    33.4 Bowled'em with a peach! Flighted wrong-un ball around the off stump line, plays the check-drive through the line of the ball and misses the length, beaten by the flight and turn, sneaks through the bat-pad massive gap and crashes onto the off stump. 171/5
    37.3 Tryon gifts her wicket away! Good length ball on the stumps, caught in two minds whether to defend or push through the line, plays the front foot drive half-heartedly and chips a regulation catch back to the bowler. 190/6
    45.2 Finally, they held onto a catch! Pace on cross-seam length ball on the off stump channel, de Klerk plays the cover drive early and slices this one to the backward point fielder. Halliday holds her nerve and pouches the catch with ease. 238/7
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    47.5 Khaka bites the dust! Pressure was building and Khaka tried to go for the big heave, wild swing of the bat and chips a catch to the short cover fielder in the end 247/8
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    Extras
    17 (lb 2, nb 1, w 14)
    TOTAL
    269/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.38)
    Did not bat: N Mlaba
    Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Tazmin Brits, 0.3 ov), 2-30 (Laura Wolvaardt, 5.3 ov), 3-153 (Annerie Dercksen, 28.6 ov), 4-154 (Sune Luus, 29.3 ov), 5-171 (Sinalo Jafta, 33.4 ov), 6-190 (Chloe Tryon, 37.3 ov), 7-238 (Nadine de Klerk, 45.2 ov), 8-247 (Ayabonga Khaka, 47.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JM Kerr1004524.5293030
    BG Illing906717.442710071
    RA Mair1015225.2286000
    AC Kerr1013123.1392010
    FDM Devonshire20100561000
    SW Bates906216.88256220

Match Details

Toss

South Africa Women , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

South Africa Women led the 3-match series 1-0

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.10, Interval 17.10-17.40, Second Session 17.40-20.50

Match days

29 March 2026 - day/night match (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

South Africa Women 2, New Zealand Women 0

Match Notes

SA Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1T BritsL Wolvaardt
2nd29L WolvaardtA Dercksen
3rd123S LuusA Dercksen
4th1S LuusS Jafta
5th17CL TryonS Jafta
6th19CL TryonN de Klerk
7th48N de KlerkK Reyneke
8th9A KhakaK Reyneke
9th22TS SekhukhuneK Reyneke