South Africa 117 for 0 (Wolvaardt 66*, Brits 50*) beat Bangladesh 113 for six (Nigar 30, Mostary 27, Kapp 2-17, Khaka 2-21) by ten wickets
South Africa’s path to the semi-finals was scrappy to the final, however they’re going to take it.
Sobhana Mostary gave Brits a life on 2 when she spilled a diving likelihood at mid-off and South Africa’s jittery fielding show unfold into their operating between the wickets with Wolvaardt and Brits twice surviving combine-ups. Having additionally escaped two missed stumping makes an attempt earlier within the innings, Brits unfurled again-to-again fours off Shorna Akter within the thirteenth over as she and Wolvaardt reeled of their milestones and broke New Zealand hearts.
South Africa had been off to a combined begin, when Wolvaardt shelled a easy likelihood off Shamima Sultana at backward level off Shabnim Ismail’s third ball – the ninth of the match. But then Nadine de Klerk’s leaping effort at mid-off had Murshida Khatun out subsequent over for a six-ball duck and Brits held on at midwicket to finally give Ismail, Shamima’s wicket.
The fielding turned slapstick as Kapp and de Klerk collided attempting to chop off a boundary at lengthy-off (Kapp succeeded in retaining it to a few runs) however when Brits put down one other easy likelihood of Mostary, issues turned severe once more. It was Nonkululeko Mlaba’s gem to take away Mostary, pitched on off, drawing a sweep and clattering into off-stump that restored order for the hosts. Khaka’s pinpoint yorker to peg again Shorna’s center stump put them on prime. Kapp and Khaka claimed one other wicket every and, had been it not for an additional sprint of misfields and overthrows, the harm may have been larger for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh fail to capitalise
Bangladesh by no means actually acquired going, stuttering to 23 for two on the finish of the powerplay, and managing simply 41 for two on the midway mark of their innings. They discovered the boundary solely seven occasions of their innings – all fours – with Nigar Sultana, their captain prime-scoring on 30 from 34 balls. They did properly to transform their singles with some stable operating between the stumps (aided by these fielding errors), however on a pitch the place England had scored 100 extra runs of their file innings, it was going to be robust to defend.
Marufa, the massively spectacular 18-12 months-outdated, did her greatest, rapping Wolvaardt on the thigh with the primary ball of South Africa’s reply and belting out an enthusiastic enchantment in useless with top a problem. Then, subsequent ball, Marufa pinned Wolvaardt low, which was given out lbw however overturned on enchantment with the ball heading down the leg aspect to the delight of the 6,623-sturdy house crowd.
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