The Proteas women put in a solid bowling and fielding effort to keep Australia in check as the defending champions managed 134-4 batting first in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday night.
The Proteas won the toss and put Australia in to bat. South Africa kept things tight over most of the innings, before the Australians opened up over the final few overs to boost their total.
It was a good start to the match for the Proteas as Khaka struck with the first ball of the second over, as Grace Harris slashed the ball straight to Anneke Bosch at backward point who took a great catch just off the ground, with the score 7-1. The umpire did not raise the finger at first, but the Proteas reviewed the decision and got the call overturned, leaving Australia wobbling on 18-2 after two overs.
Needing to pick up the rate both batters started trying to accelerate, but McGrath popped an easy catch to Annerie Dercksen off the bowling of Nonkululeko Mlaba at the start of the 13th over as the Aussies slipped to 68-3.
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