AUS vs SA, WT20 WC Final Highlights: Australia Beat South Africa To Win Their 6th Women's T20 World Cup Final
AUS vs SA, Women T20 WC Final Highlights: Defending champions Australia edge South Africa by 19 runs to win 2023 Women's T20 World Cup Final.
Australia beat South Africa by 19 runs to win their sixth T20 WC title (2010, 2012, 2014 and 2018, 2020, 2023).
South Africa, who are playing their first-ever Women's T20 WC Final, need 27 runs off the final over for the win. ADVANTAGE AUSTRALIA!
WICKET! RUN-OUT! Australia are on top, nearing a 6th T20 WC win. Bosch returns back to the pavilion for 1. A remarkable throw from Perry denies Bosch a second run. She falls short of the creae despite a desperate dive. SA: 122-6 after 18 overs
WICKET! RUN-OUT! Australia are on top, nearing a 6th T20 WC win. Bosch returns back to the pavilion for 1. A remarkable throw from Perry denies Bosch a second run. She falls short of the creae despite a desperate dive. SA: 122-6 after 18 overs
The deciding moment in the Women's T20 World Cup final goes in defending champions Australia's favor! It seems like its all over for South Africa as Laura Wolvaardt (61 runs off 48 balls) has been given LBW out! SA need 48 runs in 21 balls.
59 runs needed off last five overs! ! Laura Wolvaardt has scored a heroic ton and is South Africa's only hope in the run chase.
Laura Wolvaardt is on fire! She is keeping the run-chase alive with her top batting skills! She hits a four and six in 14th over to push Australia on backfoot. SA 88/3 (14 overs)
OUT! Huge Blow for South Africa! Sune Luus returns to the pavilion for just 2. She tries to steal a quick single but gets run-out. SA 54/3 (10.4 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt remains solid after South Africa loses quick wickets. She scores a four off Georgia Wareham's delivery. SA 50/2 (9.2 overs)
WICKET! Ashleigh Gardner gets the much-needed breakthrough for her team. Marizanne Kapp departs for 11. SA 46/2 (9 overs)
Seems like Laura Wolvaardt wants to wrap up things quickly! She hammers Jess Jonassen for a huge six! SA 37/1 (7.3 overs)
South Africa are slowly moving ahead in the summit clash. Laura Wolvaardt is in good touch, times the ball well, middle it to steals four runs. SA 26/1 (6.1 overs)
FOUR! A perfectly-timed stroke from Marizanne Kapp and she gets off the mark with a blistering boundary. SA 22/1 (5.3 overs)
WICKET! First breakthrough for the Aussies and a much-needed one! Darcie Brown bowls a stunner to remove Tazmin Brits for 10. SA one down in the chase. SA 17/1 (4 overs)
Ellyse Perry's over was going quite well until Tazmin Brits gets a boundary, courtesy of misfield at the slip. SA 12/0 (3.5 overs)
Australia doing the best they can to control flow of runs. SA, on other hand, are aiming to get some fours to ease off the pressure. SA 8/0 (3 overs)
Wolvaardt and Brits cautiously taking South Africa ahead in the chase. SA 6/0 (2 overs)
South Africa off to a steady start here! Laura Wolvaardt and Tazim Brits are dealing with ones and twos at the moment, ensuring not to lose early wickets. SA 4/0 (0.5 overs)
Australia will be quite happy to reach 156 on a bowlers-friendly pitch. South Africa batters need to bat carefully here, to chase down 157-run target, seal a historic maiden win for their country. AUS - 156/6 after 20 overs
Shabnim Ismail is ON FIRE! The star pacer departs Georgia Wareham for duck to take back-to-back wickets! AUS 155/6 (19.5 overs)
A fine fifty by Mooney! Beth Mooney stands solid and scores a superb hard-fought fifty off 44 balls in summit clash vs South Africa. She is now the first player to score two half-centuries in T20 World Cup finals. AUS 131/4 (17.4 overs)
OUT! A clever deliver from Marizanne Kapp to get rid of Australian skipper Meg Lanning for just 10. Chloe Tryon, fielding at the boundary rope, completes a fine catch. AUS 122/4 (17.1 overs)
Beth Mooney is in no mood to give up! She hits a well-timed four. AUS 115/3 (15.3 overs)
WICKET! South Africa's Nonkululeko Mlaba deliver yet another breakthrough for Proteas! Grace Harris was batting well but this time, fails to judge the delivery and departs for 10 runs. AUS 103/3 (14.1 overs)
Remarkable FOUR! Grace Harris STAND and DELIVER! By the virtue of her blistering four, Australia cross 100-run mark. AUS 102/2 (13.5 overs)
The onus lies on Beth Mooney now to ensure Aussies put up a fighting total against SA. She hammers two back-to-back boundaries to push bowlers on backfoot. AUS 92/2 (12.4 overs)
Big breakthrough for South Africa! Gardner goes for a six but Sune Luus completes a good catch. Australia two down. AUS 82/2 (11.5 overs)
Australia back on track! Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney change gears as they pick a few boundaries in last two overs to increase the flow of runs. Australia 79/1 (11 overs)
After star player Alyssa Healy's quick dismissal, Gardner and Mooney are trying to get their team back on track. AUS 41/1 (7 overs)
5 runs coming off that over. Australia are 41/1 after 7 overs.
De Klerk introduced into the attack for the first time in this game.
Maiden over from Shabnim Ismail. Superb in this pressure game against Mooney. Australia end powerplay at 36/1. Beth Mooney (15& off 17); Ashleigh Gardner (0* off 0).
Garnder replaces Healy. Shabnim Ismail bowling the final over of the powerplay for South Africa.
Garnder replaces Healy. Shabnim Ismail bowling the final over of the powerplay for Australia.
There's the wicket!!!! THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET! Kapp removes Healy. SOuth Africa draw first blood. Australia are 36/1 after 5 overs. 11 came from it but a successful over for the hosts.
Still no wickets in the powerplay. It's looking great for Australia so far. Proteas need a wicket.
A good over until that last ball where Mooney played a flick for a boundary on the on side. 7 from that over. Australia are 25/0 after 4 overs.
Ayabonga Khaka into the attack.
Mooney's first boundary coming in that over. Australia are 18/0 after 3 overs.
Third over and it's the third bowler for the Proteas.
7 runs coming off it, a boundary from the bat of Healy, a single by Mooney to get off the mark and a leg bye off the last ball which South Africa reviewed but lost the DRS. Ball was clearly going down leg there.
Pace from both ends to start things off. Shabnim Ismail into the attack.
A boundary and a single from that over, all from the bat of Healy. Australia are 5/0 after the 1st over.
Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney opening the innings for Australia. Nonkululeko Mlaba with the new ball for South Africa.
First the National Anthem of Australia followed by the anthem of the host country. Terrfic atmosphere with plenty of support for the host country.
Playing XIs
Australia: Alyssa Healy(w), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning(c), Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Sune Luus(c), Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta(w), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba
Australia have won the toss and opted to bat first in this ICC Women's T20 World Cup final.
Hello and welcome everybody to our live coverage of the Australia vs South Africa Women's T20 World Cup final. It promises to be a cracker of a game, coming your way live from the Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town.
Background
After what has been an incredible tournament in South Africa, the world is eagerly waiting to watch the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 finale between Australia and the hosts. The Aussies are the only team in the competition to have an unbeaten run in the tournament and as they showed in the semi-final against India, they know how to fight back even from situations where the match seems to have slipped away from their hands.
South Africa, on the other hand, are surprise entrants to the finale especially because they had lost two of their matches in the group stage itself. However, they delivered in the knock-out fixture against England and would be brimming with confidence heading into the summit clash in conditions they know best. The Proteas should enjoy a massive home advantage and recently also defeated India in a Tri-Series final which should also give them the assurance that it is possible for them to go past the five-time champions.
Having said that, Australia have a 6-0 record against South Africa in the T20 World Cup and this is very much a familiar territory for the Meg Lanning-led team who will play their seventh straight final. The hosts, meanwhile, will participate in their first-ever final in this competition.
Australia are the most successful team and also the defending champions of two times which is in sharp contrast to Sune Luus captained South Africa who have never won the tournament. Their staggering record and the fact that they have been there and done that makes the Women In Yellow the overwhelming favourites before the start of the match.
But often neutral fans love a great underdog story. The fact that South Africa will be playing at home could also be a slight advantage especially if the ladies from the rainbow country don't let the occasion get the better of them.
Nothing is guaranteed in live sports but what's guaranteed though is that history will be scripted in one way or the other. Brace yourselves for an exciting finish!
Squads:
Australia: Alyssa Healy (wicketkeeper), Meg Lanning (captain), Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Annabel Sutherland, Alana King, Heather Graham, Kim Garth
South Africa: Sune Luus (captain), Sinalo Jafta (wicketkeeper), Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Anneke Bosch, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Masabata Klaas, Lara Goodall, Delmi Tucker, Annerie Dercksen
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