Marizanne Kapp came to SA's rescue with the bat yet again as she remained unbeaten on 34 in a crunch chase against hosts New Zealand as the Momentum Proteas went to their fourth-straight win at the ICC Women’s World Cup on Thursday.
Marizanne Kapp of SA bats in the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World match against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton, New Zealand on March 17, 2022.New Zealand were all out for 228 in 47.5 overs at Seddon Park in Hamilton‚ and SA‚ who also had a nail-baiting chase in their last game against New Zealand‚ reached 229/8 with three balls to spare to win by two wickets.
Chasing 229‚ Lizelle Lee and Wolvaardt started positively for SA. Lee‚ who hadn't lived up to the billing in the tournament‚ looked in good touch before calamity struck. Hesitation in running between the wickets and greed for the third run cost Lee her wicket‚ as she was found just short of her crease.
Wolvaardt was lucky on a few occasions with a dropped catch and almost dragging on to her own stumps but along with skipper Sune Luus‚ kept the chase on track. At the halfway stage‚ SA were 105/2‚ still 124 runs away from a win.
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