New Zealand women won the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final against South Africa women. They played phenomenal cricket throughout the tournament.
For the first time, they reached the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, and they won it. SA women and NZ women played the tournament’s final match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The South African women won the toss and chose to bowl first in the final match. Their decision to bowl first became excellent when, in the second over of the game, Ayabonga Khaka gave a breakthrough and got the wicket of the opening batter, Georgia Plimmer.
Then all-rounder batter Amelia Kerr came to bat and took charge in her hands. She played the responsible game with opening batter Suzie Bates, who scored 32 runs in 31 balls. New Zealand star all-rounder Sophie Devine did not play strong innings in the final game and got out earlier.
Then middle-order better Brooke Halliday came to bat and made a good partnership of 57 runs with Amelia Kerr. They both score 38 and 43 runs, respectively.
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New Zealand performed well with a score of 158 in this match against SA women.
For the SA bowling lineup, Mlaba gets 2 wickets, and Khaka, Chloe Tryon, and Nadine de Klerk get 1 wicket each.
The Second Inning of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final
The performance of South African women in the final match’s second inning was not great. Their skipper, Laura Wolvaardt, played an inning of 33 runs. She made a partnership of 51 runs with Tazmin Brits. But other all-players flopped in this match.
Credit goes to the NZ women’s bowling lineup. They show masterclass with the ball. Amelia Kerr and Rosemary Mair took 3 wickets each.
It was hard luck for the SA women’s team; they lost their second consecutive final of the ICC women’s T20 World Cup. In the last edition of the women’s T20 World Cup, they lost the final match against Australia.
The player of the match and the player of the tournament is Amelia Kerr for an outstanding tournament.
Take a bow for Amelia Kerr—most wickets in a single edition of the tournament—and Brooke Halliday for excellent knocks in both the semis and final.
