Australia 277 for 9 (Mooney 82*, Healy 60, McGrath 44, Klaas 4-56) beat South Africa 127 (Luus 34, King 4-26, Garth 3-14, McGrath 3-23) by 110 runs (DLS methodology)
Rain interrupted South Africa’s chase after 14 overs and for some time seemed like it could not relent to permit the sport to be accomplished, nevertheless it resumed as a 31-over contest. South Africa instantly wanted ten an over, which proved manner past them and wickets fell in a rush together with three in an over for King, who was a whisker away from a hat-trick.
South Africa had made an encouraging begin after Healy gained one other toss. Phoebe Litchfield’s lean series continued when she discovered cowl, and after seven overs Australia had been held to 21 for 1 with Kapp producing a gap spell of 4-2-5-0.
Mooney, who took 13 balls to get off the mark, and McGrath constructed one other vital stand, though progress was usually laborious work. McGrath broke the shackles with 5 consecutive boundaries off Ayanda Hlubi however was overwhelmed by one which skidded by means of from Chloe Tryon in the subsequent over. Gardner was then pinned lbw by Kapp to go away Australia 187 for five in the thirty seventh over.
Mooney introduced up her fifty from 71 balls and would go on to add 32 from her subsequent 20 deliveries as Australia accelerated in the closing ten overs. A brace of excellent catches – one by Wolvaardt at cowl and one other by Nadine de Klerk in her observe by means of – dented Australia’s ambitions a little bit, however their complete was given a lift when 13 runs successfully got here from one supply. King swung an enormous full toss from Klaas for six (demolishing her stumps in the course of) and then dispatched the free hit as properly.
Wolvaardt has not managed to get entering into the ODIs and quickly edged Garth to first slip. At the different finish, Darcie Brown, who changed a rested Megan Schutt, was bowling with good tempo and struck Brits a nasty blow on the wrist.
Brits fought by means of the ache earlier than discovering deep midwicket and South Africa’s finest hope then vanished when Kapp, who had been so inspirational in the second sport, helped McGrath into the fingers of deep-backward square-leg.
