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South Africa Women vs Zimbabwe T20I series

Overview

South Africa Women secured a victory in their five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. In the opening match at Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo, South Africa achieved a six-wicket win after dismissing Zimbabwe for 116 runs. Nthabiseng Nini earned Player of the Match honors for taking 3 wickets for 17 runs, while Anneke Bosch contributed a career-best 83 runs.

South Africa later secured an unassailable 3-0 lead following an 80-run victory in the third match. Captain Laura Wolvaardt scored an unbeaten 126 runs off 62 balls, becoming the first South African woman to surpass 3,000 T20I runs and setting a new record for the highest individual T20I score by a Proteas Women batter. This performance also marked her fourth WT20I century, equaling Smriti Mandhana for the most international centuries in women’s cricket with 18. Zimbabwe was bowled out for 120, with Annerie Dercksen taking 5/15.

In the fourth T20I, South Africa extended their winning streak to four matches with another 80-run victory. After electing to bat, South Africa posted 205 for four, anchored by Miané Smit, who scored 102 runs off 59 balls. Anneke Bosch and Annerie Dercksen both contributed 33 runs. Zimbabwe finished their 20 overs at 125 for five, with Beloved Biza top-scoring for the hosts with 32 runs.

Entities

Nthabiseng Nini · Queens Sports Club · Zimbabwe Women's National Cricket Team · Zimbabwe Women's cricket team · Laura Wolvaardt

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    South Africa Women defeat Zimbabwe Women by 80 runs

    South Africa Women defeated Zimbabwe Women by 80 runs in the fourth T20 International in Bulawayo, led by Miané Smit’s century.

  2. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Laura Wolvaardt leads South Africa to series win over Zimbabwe

    Laura Wolvaardt scored an unbeaten 126 to lead South Africa Women to an 80-run win over Zimbabwe, securing a 3-0 series lead and equaling the record for most international centuries in women's cricket.

  3. [SPORTS] 5 sources
    South Africa Women lead Zimbabwe T20I series after opening win

    South Africa Women lead their T20I series against Zimbabwe 1-0 after a six-wicket win in Bulawayo, driven by Nthabiseng Nini’s debut bowling and Anneke Bosch’s career-best 83 runs.

Sources

3-mob.com · czech-chamber.cz · gsport.co.za · latestly.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · revsportz.in · rosestad.co.za · sacricketmag.com · yfm.co.za

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