Set 135 to win, South Africa reached their target with 16 balls to spare
South Africa’s Anneke Bosch and Chloe Tryon rejoice when they defeated Australia in the Women’s Cricket T20 World Cup semi-very last in Dubai on Thursday. — Reuters
A fantastic seventy four no longer out from Anneke Bosch fired South Africa into the Women’s T20 World Cup final as they demolished defending champions Australia with the aid of 8 wickets in Dubai on Thursday.
Set a hundred thirty five to win, South Africa reached their goal with 16 balls to spare, with Bosch, who struck 8 fours and a six in her forty eight-ball innings, sharing a healthy-prevailing partnership of 96 with skipper Laura Wolvaardt (42).
In Sunday’s very last, so one can be the primary not to characteristic certainly one of Australia or England, the South Africans will face both West Indies or New Zealand who meet in the 2d semi-final on Friday.
Australia, who have gained six of the preceding 8 editions, have been the odds-on favourites to win a 7th title inside the UAE.
However, they’d no answer to the South Africans for whom this marked a degree of revenge for defeat by using Australia in final yr’s final in Cape Town.
Put into bat, Australia struggled from the start with the generally fluent Beth Mooney top-scoring with a grafting 44 that included simply fours.