Australia 163 for five (Mooney 82) beat South Africa 162 for 7 (Kapp 75)
The opener’s 55-ball knock helped Australia get previous the guests’ 162 for 7 with 5 wickets in hand and 4 balls to spare in Hobart
South Africa compelled a deciding T20 recreation after notching their first victory over Australia in any format on Sunday to stage the ledger at 1-1.
Mooney, who hit an unbeaten 72 within the opening recreation, struck the ball cleanly from the outset and completed with 11 fours and one six. Fellow opener and Alyssa Healy failed to hearth as did Ellyse Perry who was elevated to quantity No.3.
After her group was despatched in to bat, Kapp helped South Africa recuperate from a wobbly 28 for 3 within the fifth over. The allrounder shared an 80-run partnership from simply 57 balls with Anneke Bosch, who supported properly with 21.
Kapp’s rating surpassed her earlier better of 56 and got here after she was dropped on 19 within the outfield. She was dismissed within the seventeenth over when Tahlia McGrath snuck a slower ball that crashed into the stumps.
Australia’s Grace Harris was within the motion early, taking two catches and working out Sune Luus with a direct hit.
Chloe Tryon chipped in with an essential 26 from 16 balls late within the innings earlier than being caught and bowled by spinner Georgia Wareham within the 18th over.
Nadine de Klerk additionally swung onerous on the demise, ending with an unbeaten 20 from 11 balls together with two fours off the final three deliveries.
Wareham was Australia’s most economical bowler with 1 for 25 from 4 overs, whereas fast Darcie Brown (0 for 27 from two overs) copped some stick after sitting out the earlier match.
