Veteran South African medium-pacer Ayabonga Khaka took 4 wickets for simply 32 runs as they defeated Bangladesh Women by 32 runs in an ICC Women’s World Cup match on the University Oval right here on Saturday.
Electing to bowl after successful the toss, Bangladesh did effectively to limit the Proteas to 207 in 49.5 overs, however in a sport dominated by bowlers, Sune Luus’ facet earned full factors by bundling out the opponents for 175 with three balls to spare.
Marizanne Kapp (42) and the hard-hitting Chloe Tryon (39) lifted final version’s semifinalists to a preventing however below-par 207 earlier than Ayabonga Khaka, who was declared ‘Player of the Match’ got here up with match-winning figures of 10-3-32-4 to earn her group a hard-fought win.
Bangladesh made a gentle begin, reaching 69 for one earlier than Khaka let rip and diminished them to 85/4. A late flurry from Nigar Sultana and Ritu Moni got here too late as they managed solely 175, and fell approach quick.
Earlier, Luus’s facet felt the absence of Lizelle Lee in a wobbly begin to their seventh World Cup marketing campaign, with Bangladesh excelling from the beginning in a fearless show. Teenager Fariha Trisna ought to have dismissed Tazmin Brits together with her second World Cup ball, solely to look at Nahida Akter spill a sitter at mid-on.
Jahanara Alam’s expertise and Trisna’s youth made for a satisfying new-ball partnership and it took Brits 19 balls to get off the mark when she lifted the latter for 4 over mid-on.
Brits, a former world junior javelin champion, by no means obtained off the bottom and flicked to Rumana at midwicket, departing for eight at 30 for one. Wolvaardt and Lara Goodall steadied the innings with the highly effective opener taking advantage of the introduction of spin, slicing Salma Khatun’s second ball for 4 behind level.
Despite the odd free supply from Khatun, together with a half-tracker that Wolvaardt dispatched, scoring wasn’t fluent as South Africa reached 67 for one from 20 overs. Medium-pacer Moni’s nagging accuracy was rewarded with the large wicket of Wolvaardt as she drew the ball again by means of her defences, dismissed for 41 from 52 balls.
One introduced two for Bangladesh as Khatun induced Goodall right into a mistimed reverse sweep that Rumana Ahmed pouched right down to her left, making it 69 for 3. Mignon du Preez initially took a liking to Rumana’s flighted leg spin however gave a easy return catch again to the bowler as her facet sunk nonetheless additional.
The skilled pair of Kapp and Luus took management with three boundaries off Nahida Akter however had been separated when Rumana deflected a Kapp drive again onto the stumps with Luus wanting her floor.
It was left to Tryon to inject some late life right into a faltering innings and an enormous six off Rumana within the thirty eighth over wasn’t a foul option to begin, based on ICC.
The Proteas went searching for early wickets however had been met with resistance from Bangladesh. Wolvaardt obtained a hand to a troublesome probability to get Sharmin Akhter within the fifth over however may solely tip it over the bar and practically took one which fell inches wanting her a couple of balls later.
That was nearly as good because it obtained for South Africa of their quest to halt the debutants’ momentum and Kapp appeared annoyed when Sharmin edged for 4 by means of the slips.
Sharmin and Shamima Sultana took two fours off skipper Luus the over earlier than the drinks break, taken at 59-0, with Sultana then dropped at slip and escaping one other potential run out.
Khaka made the breakthrough by beating Sultana’s drive and bowling her for 27 at 69 for one. Two balls later, Murshida Khatun guided one other edge to Trisha Chetty.
Fargana Hoque was then run out for eight and the good Khaka introduced up her a centesimal WODI wicket Rumana nicked to Chetty.
Nigar Sultana and Moni then constructed a half-century stand, the latter’s stroke-making providing greater than a glimmer of late hope. That hope pale out when Moni was bowled by Ismail for a superb 27 and two additional wickets noticed Bangladesh end on 175 all out.
Brief scores: South Africa 207 in 49.5 overs (Marizanne Kapp 42, Laura Wolvaardt 41; Fariha Trisna 3/35, Jahanara Alam 2/28) beat Bangladesh 175 in 49.3 overs (Sharmin Akhter 34, Nigar Sultana 29; Ayabonga Khaka 4/32, Masabata Klaas 2/36) by 32 runs.
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