13/06Result
3rd Match, Group 1, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Manchester, Jun 13 2026
AUS Women won by 65 runs
Player of the Match
Georgia Wareham
Georgia WarehamAustralia Women
13/06Result
3rd Match, Group 1, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Manchester, Jun 13 2026
AUS Women won by 65 runs
Player of the Match
Georgia Wareham
Georgia WarehamAustralia Women

  • Australia Women Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    BL Mooney †
    7
    9
    18
    1
    0
    77.77
    3.5 Nicked behind and Ismail roars at Old Trafford! She gets the big fish Mooney and that is a big wicket to get upon return to internationals. Bowls it full and wide outside off, Mooney goes for a drive away from her body - very unlike her early in the innings. Gets a tickle behind and Jafta makes no mistake. A second wicket inside the powerplay for South Africa 24/2
    G Voll
    0
    4
    3
    0
    0
    0
    0.5 Kapp draws first blood, it is a duck for Voll on T20 World Cup debut. Shortish and around off. Voll hangs back to pull, just like the previous ball. The difference being, she looks to go over the top of the infielder, ends up miscuing it. Reyneke covers to ground to her right from midwicket and takes a diving catch. A wicket in the opening over for Kappie 1/1
    P Litchfield
    50
    24
    31
    9
    1
    208.33
    6.5 Khaka ends the Litchfield show in Manchester. Slower one, full on middle. Litchfield looks to go big over mid-off. Does not pick the 84.6kph ball and it skews off the outer half of the blade to Wolvaardt at extra cover 61/3
    EA Perry
    36
    26
    55
    4
    0
    138.46
    15.3 Oh, she's dragged this onto her stumps from waaaay outside off! Mlaba slows it up and floats it up full and wide and Perry skips out to try and swat this away on the leg side. She's completely deceived by the lack of pace and ends up with a big inside edge that helps the ball onto the stumps. Mlaba again with a crucial wicket at a critical juncture! Perry walks away for 36 133/6
    A Gardner
    1
    3
    3
    0
    0
    33.33
    7.2 Spooned to cover and Mlaba strikes with her second ball. This is a big, big wicket given what Gardner can do against both pace and spin. Floats it up outside off, a bit of extra flight, 71.4kph. Entices her to skip out and go big inside out. Hits it straight to Wolvaardt, who leaps and pouches it at cover. Once again Australia lose two wickets in fairly quick time 62/4
    G Wareham
    32
    22
    21
    6
    0
    145.45
    13.4 That's a screamer at cover by the South African captain to break the momentum! Slower ball, full outside off, and Wareham miscues an aerial drive to Wolvaardt's left but she is quick to pouch it as it goes past her. De Klerk often breaks key partnerships, and she's done it again here! 120/5
    A Sutherland
    21
    14
    23
    1
    1
    150
    17.6 This time it's de Klerk who takes a good catch at mid-off and Sutherland departs! This is a slower ball, full outside off, and Sutherland can't get under it as she looks to hit it down the ground. Scuffs it to mid-off where de Klerk crouches to grab it reverse-cupped in front of her face. Khaka has her second 155/7
    NJ Carey
    not out
    13
    11
    19
    1
    0
    118.18
    AM King
    4
    4
    6
    0
    0
    100
    19.3 Yorker does the trick for de Klerk! The finger goes up as thss sneaks under King's bat and strikes her plumb on the back foot. King does go up in review, though. No bat there, and that should be out. Yes it is, that's crashing straight into middle stump! 167/8
    KJ Garth
    not out
    5
    3
    2
    0
    0
    166.66
    Extras
    3 (w 3)
    TOTAL
    172/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.6)
    Did not bat: S Molineux (c)
    Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Georgia Voll, 0.5 ov), 2-24 (Beth Mooney, 3.5 ov), 3-61 (Phoebe Litchfield, 6.5 ov), 4-62 (Ashleigh Gardner, 7.2 ov), 5-120 (Georgia Wareham, 13.4 ov), 6-133 (Ellyse Perry, 15.3 ov), 7-155 (Annabel Sutherland, 17.6 ov), 8-167 (Alana King, 19.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    M Kapp402917.25104000
    S Ismail303311175120
    A Khaka303321155100
    N Mlaba402225.581010
    CL Tryon202001013000
    N de Klerk403528.7564000

  • South Africa Women Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    S Luus
    1
    5
    3
    0
    0
    20
    0.6 Hit on the back leg, given! The skid does Luus in. She chats with Wolvaardt, who is not convinced about the review. Molineux bowls it on a length on middle and leg, it goes straight on. Luus goes back to pull but is beaten by the pace, trapped in front 2/1
    L Wolvaardt (c)
    44
    39
    57
    2
    1
    112.82
    13.4 Oh, this time it's hit straight to cover and Wareham now takes a very good catch at cover! Tossed up full and wide and Wolvaardt looks to hit it through covers. Can't get any elevation on it, and can't keep it grounded either, and Wareham takes a good low catch. Is that the game? This is a massive wicket, as skipper gets skipper! 96/5
    A Dercksen
    4
    4
    4
    1
    0
    100
    1.5 A perfect response from Garth - timberrrr! A length ball on middle, 111.9kph. Lands on the seam and speeds on. Dercksen is clearly beaten for pace. She is rooted to the crease as she looks to turn it across. The ball hits her back pad and ricochets onto the stumps. Garth is pumped, and so are Australia 7/2
    N de Klerk
    25
    22
    23
    1
    2
    113.63
    6.6 Knocked her over, Wareham celebrates. Lands on a length on off, de Klerk presses forward and then goes back to glide it fine. It goes through quicker and beats her outside edge to peg back off. Australia applying the squeeze pretty successfully 48/3
    M Kapp
    12
    6
    16
    2
    0
    200
    11.3 Run-out chance! And Kapp is a goner Slogswept aerially straight of deep midwicket, into the breeze, and it doesn't carry. Kapp is slow in her first run and has to struggle to make up for it. She puts in the dive, but it's too late as the throw comes straight to Gardner and she takes the bails off with Kapp well short of the crease 82/4
    CL Tryon
    9
    13
    25
    0
    0
    69.23
    16.3 Another one bites the dust! Tryon looks to go on the offensive, skipping out to this full ball on leg and miscues her shot, hitting it straight down Alana King's throat at mid-on! Australia just one away now... 106/9
    K Reyneke
    0
    3
    3
    0
    0
    0
    14.2 Oh, what's happened there? Reyneke with a very, very soft dismissal! This is a length ball around leg that spins back away. Reyneke tries to work it leg side but only ends up hitting it onto her pads and the ball lobs back up to King. Australia racing away with this game now! 97/6
    S Jafta †
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    66.66
    14.5 Alana King gets another one as Jafta picks out long-on! Jafta loses her shape as he tries to swing this full delivery down the ground. Gets a lot of height, but not enough distance and Sutherland has more than enough time to settle under it 99/7
    S Ismail
    2
    2
    3
    0
    0
    100
    15.2 Big, loud appeal and the finger goes up. Ismail reviews. Length ball outside off and Ismail is late to get her bat down as she looks to fend it leg-side. UltraEdge confirms there was no bat. Was the impact outside off? Umpire's call on impact and wickets, with the ball projected to be clipping the off-stump. Ismail's stay is over and Gardner puts Australia one wicket closer to victory! 102/8
    A Khaka
    not out
    1
    2
    6
    0
    0
    50
    N Mlaba
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    16.4 And well, that will be that! Mlaba takes on this full ball outside off with a mighty slog, but it's hit straight to deep midwicket. Wareham finishes with three wickets, and finishes the match off as Australia begin their World Cup campaign with a 65-run win over the team that knocked them out of the last edition! 107/10
    Extras
    7 (b 1, w 6)
    TOTAL
    107 all out (16.4 Overs, RR: 6.42)
    Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Sune Luus, 0.6 ov), 2-7 (Annerie Dercksen, 1.5 ov), 3-48 (Nadine de Klerk, 6.6 ov), 4-82 (Marizanne Kapp, 11.3 ov), 5-96 (Laura Wolvaardt, 13.4 ov), 6-97 (Kayla Reyneke, 14.2 ov), 7-99 (Sinalo Jafta, 14.5 ov), 8-102 (Shabnim Ismail, 15.2 ov), 9-106 (Chloe Tryon, 16.3 ov), 10-107 (Nonkululeko Mlaba, 16.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    S Molineux301725.66110200
    KJ Garth201316.562000
    AM King402626.5110110
    A Sutherland2021010.554010
    G Wareham2.401334.8780020
    A Gardner301615.3360000

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SA Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2S LuusL Wolvaardt
2nd5L WolvaardtA Dercksen
3rd41L WolvaardtN de Klerk
4th34M KappL Wolvaardt
5th14CL TryonL Wolvaardt
6th1CL TryonK Reyneke
7th2CL TryonS Jafta
8th3S IsmailCL Tryon
9th4A KhakaCL Tryon
10th1A KhakaN Mlaba