ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa boost semi-final hopes with win over Scotland

New Delhi: South Africa boosted their hopes of reaching the ICC Women folk’s T20 World Cup 2024 semi-finals with a convincing Eighty-run victory over Scotland in Dubai.

Tazmin Brits (forty three), Marizanne Kapp (forty three) and Laura Wolvaardt (Forty) led the style with the bat because the Proteas posted 166 for five, essentially the most effective score of the competition to this point.

Nonkululeko Mlaba took three wickets in reply as Scotland became brushed aside for 86, a 0.33 straight defeat consigning the debutants to a group stage exit.

South Africa opted to bat upon winning the toss and survived an early let-off when Wolvaardt, on two, miscued a Kathryn Bryce full toss to Katherine Fraser, who put down a regulation chance at mid-off.

The opener struck the next ball for four to add insult to injury and joined forces with Brits to make the foremost of the powerplay, which ended with 18 coming from the sixth over as foundations were laid for an impressive total.

Fraser made amends for her dropped catch by making the a ought to have step forward for Scotland, Wolvaardt caught by Olivia Bell midway during the eighth over, but Brits continued to motor and soon hit the same bowler for six over long-on.

Anneke Bosch fell for Eleven but Kapp became straight into her stride, picking up the attacking baton after Brits became caught at long-off and striking six boundaries in her 24-ball forty three earlier than falling contained within the 18th over.

Sune Luus chipped in with an unbeaten 18 from 13 deliveries as South Africa set Scotland 167 to win but their reply started slowly as they limped to 34 for 3 at the tip of the powerplay.

Chloe Tryon claimed the important thing scalps of both Bryce sisters, with Sarah and Kathryn falling caught and bowled, while Saskia Horley became caught at extra cover.

Wickets continued to fall on an ordinary basis and were shared around the attack, Mlaba clean bowling Ailsa Lister and Darcey Carter, while Luus held on to a brilliant return catch to look the back of Lorna Jack-Brown.

Fraser (14) displayed resistance down the order but became Mlaba’s 0.33 victim when Bosch took a fine catch, while Mlaba claimed a brilliant diving catch of her own to do away with Abtaha Maqsood and end the match contained within the 18th over.

Scores in brief

South Africa v Scotland, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

South Africa 166/5 in 20 overs (Marizanne Kapp forty three, Tazmin Brits forty three; Katherine Fraser 1/15, Darcey Carter 1/17)

Scotland 86 all out in 17.5 overs (Katherine Fraser 14, Ailsa Lister 12; Nonkululeko Mlaba Three/12, Nadine de Klerk 2/15)

Result: South Africa win by Eighty runs