South Africa pulled off an upset, knocking out six-time champions Australia to advance to the ultimate of the Girls’s T20 World Cup 2024. In a high-stakes match on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Thursday (October 17), the Proteas triumphed by eight wickets, avenging their loss within the 2023 closing. Australia, lacking their captain Alyssa Healy as a result of a foot damage, struggled to claim dominance as South Africa ended Australia’s 15-match profitable streak within the event, recording their first-ever victory over the Aussies within the Girls’s T20 World Cup throughout eight conferences.
Australia’s innings: Resilient Beth Mooney and aggressive Ellyse Perry
After being put into bat, Australia managed to publish a aggressive whole of 134/5. The Aussies had been unsettled early by Ayobonga Khaka, who dismissed Grace Harris for simply 3. Georgia Wareham adopted shortly after, leaving Australia in a precarious place. Nonetheless, resilient Beth Mooney (44 off 42 balls) and Tahlia McGrath (27 off 29 balls) stabilized the innings with a 50-run stand for the third wicket. Mooney held the innings collectively earlier than being run out within the seventeenth over.
Ellyse Perry injected some late aggression, smashing 31 off 23 balls, giving the Aussies a much-needed increase. Phoebe Litchfield chipped in with a quickfire 16 off 9 balls, however Australia couldn’t speed up as a lot as they might have favored. Khaka was the standout bowler, taking 2 wickets for twenty-four runs in her 4 overs, whereas Nonkululeko Mlaba and Marizanne Kapp additionally chipped in with key wickets.
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South Africa’s chase: Regular Laura Wolvaardt and dominant Anneke Bosch
South Africa’s run chase began cautiously, with solely 4 runs coming off the primary two overs. Tazmin Brits struck a few boundaries to get issues shifting however was dismissed for 15 by Annabel Sutherland, who emerged as Australia’s greatest bowler with figures of 4-0-26-2. From there, regular Laura Wolvaardt (42 off 38 balls) and dominant Anneke Bosch (74 off 48 balls) took cost, constructing a commanding 96-run partnership for the second wicket.
Wolvaardt anchored the innings with well-timed strokes earlier than turning into Sutherland’s second sufferer. Bosch, nonetheless, carried her bat via, taking part in a career-best knock to see South Africa house with 16 balls to spare. Not one of the Australian bowlers, apart from Sutherland, might include the South African batters, with Megan Schutt and others failing to make an influence.
Right here’s how Twitter reacted:
South Africa Girls’s group makes it to the finals of the Girls’s World Cup T20 by defeating Australia!#WorldCup #T20 #CricketTwitter
— Arjun Jain (@arjjain) October 17, 2024
Generally, you simply have to have your unhealthy sport within the group stage. South Africa did, Australia did not #AUSvSA
— Estelle Vasudevan (@Estelle_Vasude1) October 17, 2024
Laura Wolvaardt has actually been a mighty advantageous chief for South Africa
Led the best way by batting with way more intent and aggression and no person has scored extra runs than her on this version
Very very similar to the younger Meg Lanning was as captain#T20WorldCup #AUSvSA
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) October 17, 2024
A real captains knock in a crunch match… Laura Wolvaardt everyone 🙏🏾 #ProteaFire
— Levi Dikotla (@BlaQMaN_Levi) October 17, 2024
Cannot imagine Australia Girls’s group is out of the World Cup! What a shock!
However hats off to Anneke Bosch for her excellent knock she confirmed class and resilience underneath stress.
Congratulations to South Africa for an unimaginable win!
#AnnekeBosch #AUSvSA pic.twitter.com/5AvEaNya5N
— Carrom Ball (@carrom_ball) October 17, 2024
SOUTH AFRICA ARE IN THE WORLD CUP FINAL, AGAIN!!!!! 🎉
The defending champions, Australia are KNOCKED OUT!!!!#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/8lIfERW0V1
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) October 17, 2024
Effectively carried out group South Africa for beating Australia in a #T20WorldCup enroute to the ultimate 🔥🔥🔥🇿🇦#HereForHer #AlwaysRising #WozaNawe #BePartOfIt https://t.co/qnZ6svFLwF pic.twitter.com/MMHrmfkmta
— Ricardo Mackenzie MPP🇿🇦 (@ricardomackenzi) October 17, 2024
South Africa beating Australia in a semi-final of a world cup in cricket.
The day has lastly arrived.
— Behram Qazi 🇵🇰 🇨🇦 (@DeafMango) October 17, 2024
VICTORY for the Proteas Girls and thru to the FINAL🏆🏏🇿🇦
What an unforgettable efficiency because the Proteas Girls take down Australia within the #T20WorldCup semi-final by 8 wickets!
With coronary heart, talent, and pure dedication!
We Are #ALWAYSRISING! 💪🔥FOR ME. FOR HER. FOR THEM.… pic.twitter.com/VatSJzhe1h
— Proteas Girls (@ProteasWomenCSA) October 17, 2024
A win for the ages, SA Girls knock Australia out of the #T20WorldCup!
South Africa misplaced a closing to Australia final version and now have handed them hammering they do not typically get.
As medical and as skilled a chase might be.
One of many strongest Australian aspect overwhelmed. Yeah… pic.twitter.com/safUGC6cq8
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 17, 2024
Correct payback from South Africa for final 12 months’s heartbreak in opposition to Australia. Effectively carried out 🙌🏼
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) October 17, 2024
What a Victory for South Africa 👏
– Into the ultimate 🙌#girls #cricket #AUSvSA #T20WorldCup #CricketTwitter #WomenCricket pic.twitter.com/HIPIXbpqIw
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) October 17, 2024
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