- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.1 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. 42/116.2 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. 71/226.2 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. 109/347.4 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. 250/727.6 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. 112/441.3 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. 182/545.1 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. 216/649.6 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. 268/1049.1 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 262/849.3 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! 266/9Extras14 (b 1, lb 5, w 8)TOTAL268 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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB A Khaka 10 1 56 6 5.6 34 6 0 5 0 A Dercksen 4 0 16 0 4 17 2 0 1 0 TS Sekhukhune 7 1 38 1 5.42 24 6 0 0 0 N de Klerk 7 0 40 1 5.71 19 4 0 1 0 N Mlaba 9 0 49 0 5.44 22 5 0 0 0 CL Tryon 9 0 46 2 5.11 26 5 0 0 0 K Reyneke 4 0 17 0 4.25 12 1 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 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 30/20.3 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. 1/128.6 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. 153/329.3 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. 154/433.4 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. 171/537.3 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. 190/645.2 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. 238/747.5 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 247/8Extras17 (lb 2, nb 1, w 14)TOTAL269/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.38)Did not bat: N MlabaFall 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)
Match Details
Series
Toss
South Africa Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa Women led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
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)
Women's ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
South Africa Women 2, New Zealand Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 1 wicket)
- New Zealand Women: 50 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: New Zealand Women - 71/2 in 16.2 overs (AC Kerr 18)
- New Zealand Women: 100 runs in 22.3 overs (135 balls), Extras 5
- Over 27.6: Review by South Africa Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KD Cotton, Batter - BM Halliday (Upheld)
- Drinks: New Zealand Women - 142/4 in 34.0 overs (ML Green 33, IC Gaze 18)
- New Zealand Women: 150 runs in 36.2 overs (218 balls), Extras 6
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (ML Green 28, IC Gaze 24, Ex 0)
- ML Green: 50 off 64 balls (3 x 4)
- New Zealand Women: 200 runs in 43.4 overs (262 balls), Extras 7
- New Zealand Women: 250 runs in 47.3 overs (285 balls), Extras 13
- Over 47.4: Review by New Zealand Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KD Cotton, Batter - ML Green (Struck down)
- Innings Break: New Zealand Women - 268/10 in 50.0 overs (BG Illing 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 0.3: Review by New Zealand Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KD Cotton, Batter - T Brits (Upheld)
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (54 balls), Extras 9
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (A Dercksen 27, S Luus 19, Ex 7)
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 91/2 in 17.0 overs (A Dercksen 41, S Luus 24)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 18.3 overs (112 balls), Extras 10
- A Dercksen: 50 off 65 balls (6 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 118 balls (A Dercksen 50, S Luus 43, Ex 8)
- S Luus: 50 off 62 balls (5 x 4)
- South Africa Women: 150 runs in 28.2 overs (171 balls), Extras 12
- Drinks: South Africa Women - 171/5 in 33.4 overs (CL Tryon 4)
- South Africa Women: 200 runs in 39.2 overs (237 balls), Extras 13
- South Africa Women: 250 runs in 48.4 overs (293 balls), Extras 17
Match Coverage
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