New Zealand won the Women’s T20 World Cup title for the first time. The team beat South Africa by 32 runs in the final played on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium.
South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. New Zealand, batting first, scored 158 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. In response, South Africa could only score 126 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.
Amelia Kerr scored 43 runs and also took 3 wickets for New Zealand. He was voted player of the match.
Kerr and Mair took 3-3 wickets Besides Kerr, Brooke Halliday scored 38 points and Suzie Bates scored 32 points for New Zealand. Nonkululeko Mlaba took a maximum of 2 wickets for South Africa. Chloé Tryon, Nadine de Klerk and Ayabonga Khaka took 1 wicket each.
South Africa got off to a good start while still chasing the goal. Captain Laura Wolvaardt and Tajmin Britts completed a 51-run partnership for the first wicket. But, as soon as this partnership broke down, the South African team lost wickets at regular intervals. Wolvaardt was the team’s top scorer. He scored 33 runs off 27 balls. Amelia Kerr and Rosemary Mair took 3-3 wickets for New Zealand. Brooke Halliday, Eden Carson and Fran Jonas made it 1-1.
The South African team lost the final for the second time in a row The Kiwi team reached the final after 14 years. Previously, the team had been runners-up in 2009 and 2010. At the same time, South Africa was in the final for the second time in a row, having lost to Australia in 2023.
11th player for both New Zealand teams: Sophie Devine (captain), Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Brooke Halliday, Maddie Green, Isabella Gage, Rosemary Mair, Lee Tahuhu, Eden Carson and Fran Jonas.
South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tajmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Marijan Kapp, Chloë Tryon, Sune Luus, Annery Derksen, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka and Nonkululeko Mlaba.
Updates
5:44 p.m.October 20, 2024
Amelia Kerr was voted player of the match
5:36 p.m.October 20, 2024
New Zealand clinch the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup title
5:35 p.m.October 20, 2024
South Africa’s 9th wicket fell
South Africa’s 9th wicket fell in the 19th over. Sinalo Jafta was played by Rosemary Mair. Jafta scored 6 points on 4 balls.
5:32 p.m.October 20, 2024
South Africa’s eighth wicket fell
South Africa’s eighth wicket fell on the first ball of the 18th over. Chloe Tryon was out after scoring 14 points. He was caught by Rosemary Mair at the hands of Maddy Green.
5:12 p.m.October 20, 2024
South Africa’s 7th wicket fell
South Africa’s 7th wicket fell in the form of Anne Dirksen. Dirksen scored 10 points. Amelia Kerr had it caught by Suzie Bates.
4:58 p.m.October 20, 2024
Luce out after scoring eight points
South Africa suffered its sixth hard blow with a score of 97 points. Sune Luus was out after scoring eight points.
4:54 p.m.October 20, 2024
Rosemary Mair fires Nadine
South Africa’s 5th wicket fell on the first ball of the 13th over. Rosemary Mair surprised Nadine de Klerk at the hands of Amelia Kerr. Clark scored 6 points.
4:46 p.m.October 20, 2024
Fourth blow for South Africa
South Africa’s fourth wicket fell on the last ball of the 12th over. Eden Carson had Marijan Kapp caught by Georgia Plimer. Cap scored 8 runs from 8 balls.
4:38 p.m.October 20, 2024
South Africa’s third wicket fell
South Africa got their third blow with a score of 64 points. Anneke Bosch was absent after scoring 9 points. He was caught by Amelia Kerr at the hands of Isabella Gage.
4:30 p.m.October 20, 2024
Laura absent after scoring 33 points
South Africa’s second wicket fell on the first ball of the 10th over. Captain Laura Wolvaardt was caught by Amelia Kerr at the hands of Suzie Bates. Laura scored 33 runs off 27 balls.
4:21 p.m.October 20, 2024
South Africa lost its first wicket
South Africa suffered its first blow with a score of 51 points. Fran Jonas had Tajmin Britts caught by Maddy Green on the 5th ball of the 7th over. There was a 51-run partnership for the first wicket between Laura and Tajmin.
4:10 p.m.October 20, 2024
South Africa scored 47 points on the power play
South Africa got off to a good start. The team scored 47 points without any losses on the power play.
3:55 p.m.October 20, 2024
Start of South Africa’s innings, 14 runs scored in 2 overs
South Africa’s innings has begun. Chasing the target of 159 runs, South Africa scored 14 runs in the first 2 overs.
3:43 p.m.October 20, 2024
New Zealand reached target of 159 runs
3:42 p.m.October 20, 2024
Amelia out after scoring 43 points
New Zealand’s 5th wicket fell on the 5th ball of the 19th over. Amelia Kerr scored 43 points. He was caught by Mlaba in British hands.
3:25 p.m.October 20, 2024
New Zealand’s fourth wicket fell
New Zealand’s fourth wicket fell on the second ball of the 18th over. Chloe Tryon catches Brooke Halliday against Anneke Bosch. Halliday scored 38 runs off 28 balls. There was a 57-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Halliday and Amelia Kerr.
2:59 p.m.October 20, 2024
Divine wants to examine South Africa
New Zealand’s third wicket fell on the second ball of the 11th over. Nadine de Klerk’s ball became LBW for captain Sophie Devine. The on-field referee did not relent at first. South African captain Laura Wolvaardt took some time and decided to review. The review shows that Divine is out. New Zealand thus suffered a great shock. Divine scored 6 runs off 10 balls.
2:48 p.m.October 20, 2024
New Zealand scored 70 runs in 10 overs and lost 2 wickets
New Zealand scored 70 runs in the first 10 overs. The team also lost 2 wickets during this period.
14:42October 20, 2024
New Zealand’s second wicket fell, with Bates out after scoring 32 runs.
New Zealand’s second wicket fell on the fourth ball of the 8th over. Suzy Bates was played by Nonkululeko Mlaba. Bates scored 32 runs off 31 balls.
14:33October 20, 2024
New Zealand’s power play score is 43/1
New Zealand scored 43 points on the power play. The team also lost 1 wicket. Meanwhile, Suzie Bates and Amelia Kerr remained present in the crease.
2:16 p.m.October 20, 2024
New Zealand’s first wicket fell for 16 runs.
New Zealand’s first wicket fell for 16 runs. Georgia Plimmer was out after scoring 9 runs in the 5th ball of the second over. Plimmer advanced on the length ball and played the long-range shot. The ball went into the air, Sune Luus caught it without making the slightest mistake.
14:06October 20, 2024
New Zealand’s innings begins, 9 runs scored in the first over.
New Zealand’s innings has begun. Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer opened for the team. 9 runs were scored in the first over. Meanwhile, Plimmer hit 2 fours.
13:51October 20, 2024
No change in the eleven of the two teams
South Africa won the toss and decided to play New Zealand. The match will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Dubai International Stadium. The two teams face each other for the first time in the final. There was no change in the rankings of the 11s of the two teams.
1:30 p.m.October 20, 2024
New Zealand strong ahead of South Africa
The New Zealand women’s team dominated South Africa in T-20 cricket. 16 matches have been played between the two since 2009. In this, New Zealand have won 11 matches and South Africa have won only 4. While one match has yielded no results. At the same time, there were 5 matches between the two in the Women’s T-20 World Cup. In this, Kiwi team won 3 matches and South Africa won 2 matches.
1:30 p.m.October 20, 2024
Kerr is the best wicket-taker in this World Cup
The New Zealand women’s team led by Sophie Devine performed brilliantly this World Cup. Suzie Bates and Amelia Kerr will play important roles in the top order. Wicketkeeper Isabella Gauge brings depth to the batting. Amelia Kerr is on top at bowling. Kerr is also the highest wicket-taker in this World Cup.
1:29 p.m.October 20, 2024
Laura Wolvaardt is the top scorer of this World Cup
Laura Wolvaardt is South Africa’s top scorer in this World Cup. Wolvaardt is also the top scorer of this World Cup. He scored 190 points in 5 matches. While Nonkululeko Mlaba is on top at bowling.
1:27 p.m.October 20, 2024
Report and pitch recordings
The last match of this World Cup will be played at the Dubai International Stadium. The pitch here helps the batsmen. So far, 16 women’s T-20 matches have been played at this stadium. In this, the team which bats first has won 6 matches and the chasing team has won 10 matches.
1:27 p.m.October 20, 2024
weather conditions
It will be very sunny on Sunday in Dubai. There is no chance of rain. The temperature here will be between 28 and 36 degrees Celsius on match day. The wind speed will be 13 km/h.