Australia dodged the Sydney rain to beat South Africa by five runs on Thursday and set up a Women’s Twenty20 World Cup final against an Indian who earlier progressed to the final for the first time without a ball being bowled.
Wet weather washed out the first of the back-to-back semi-finals at the Sydney Cricket Ground, leaving frustrated England to head home because they had finished second in Group B while India had topped Group A.
An evening lull in the downpour and the SCG’s extraordinarily efficient drainage allowed a window for to complete their innings, however, and captain Meg Lanning led the way with a battling 49 as they mustered a total of 134 for five. Group B winners South Africa would have progressed had they been unable to complete 10 overs, but the rain mostly stayed away and Australia’s bowlers restricted them to 92 for five despite a blistering 41 from Laura Wolvaardt.“The groundstaff did an amazing job and we were lucky enough to come out the winners.
“We’re just gutted we didn’t have the chance to fight for a place in that final. There’s not a lot we can do,” she told reporters.
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