NZ-W vs SA-W Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! DONE AND DUSTED! South Africa Women win by 6 wickets with 55 balls to spare against New Zealand Women. Full and outside off, Sune Luus gets down and chips it over the infield at extra cover. The ball races away to the fence. This is the first win for the Proteas in the ODI World Cup 2025!

Short and around middle, pulled down to deep mid-wicket for a single. Just 2 needed.

Shorter and slower, around off, Sinalo Jafta goes back and tries to cut it but ends up chopping it down off the inside half of the bat. Luckily for her, the ball doesn't roll away in the direction of the stumps.

Dragged back length and around middle, swiped it across to deep backward square leg for one. 3 needed now.

Short and around middle, tucked it to mid-wicket off the back foot.

Nagging length and around middle, nudged away to mid-wicket off the front foot.

FOUR! SMASHED! Full and around off, Sinalo Jafta remains leg side of the ball, gets underneath it and slams it a bit aerially but to the right of the bowler for a cracking boundary. Just 4 needed now.

Hurls it on the fuller side, around middle, knocked down to long on for a single.

Spraying it full and on the pads, Sinalo comes forward and flicks it to deep fine leg for a single to get off the mark.

Lands it full and around middle, clipped it to mid-wicket off the front foot.

Full and around middle, flicked it to the left of mid-wicket, who gets across that side and ends up parrying away towards mid on.

Slower through the air, full and outside off, tapped down towards cover off the front foot.

Tossed up, full and outside off, Sune takes a big stride forward and pushes it to cover.

Dragged back length and outside off, blocked out to the left of the bowler.

FOUR! Sune Luus wants to finish early! Full and around off, Sune gets down and smashes with a sweep shot. Plays it in the gap towards deep square leg for another boundary. Just 10 needed now.

Short and outside off, Sune tries to punch it off the back foot but gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! PIERCED THE GAP! Short and around middle, Sune Luus goes deep in her crease, opens her stance and punches it to beat the diving Suzie Bates at mid on to her right for a boundary.

Lands it full and around middle, Sinalo looks to drive it off the front foot but gets an inside edge onto her front pad.

On a length and outside off, Sinalo Jafta tries to push it with soft hands but gets a leading edge which lands before the cover fielder.

Slips out a low full toss, around off, Sinalo Jafta all manages to just drill it back to the bowler.

Nagging length and around off, Sinalo Jafta chips it without any footwork, and the ball goes uppishly but in the gap to the left of cover.

Touch shorter and around middle, nudged away towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Brilliant effort! Full and outside off, Sune Luus comes forward and drives it towards cover. Amelia Kerr flings herself to the left and makes a fantastic stop there to restrict at least a single.

Short and around middle and leg, Sinalo goes back and looks to tuck it into the leg side but misses. Wears it high on her back thigh.

Spinning away, short and outside off, Sinalo Jafta looks to punch it off the back foot but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Nagging length and outside off, Sinalo goes back and blocks it.

OUT! CAUGHT! South Africa Women lose another, in trying to finish early! Kerr floats up, full and around off. Anneke Bosch uses her feet and wants to go for a big lofted shot downtown. But as the ball drifts in, she mistimes it off the toe end of the bat towards mid on. Suzie Bates backtracks it from there and gets across to her left a bit to take it. Manages to hold it despite tumbling down onto the ground, on the practice pitches. From 207/2, South Africa Women are down to 213/4, still in a comfortable position, needing 19 runs to win.

Full and wide outside off, Sune gets across, goes on one knee and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for one.

BEATEN! A loopy one, full and outside off, Sune Luus gets across and tries to drive it, but gets beaten on the outside edge. The keeper also fails to collect it to her right and parries away to short third.

Full and outside off, pushed away to cover off the front foot. South Africa Women need 20 runs.

On a length and outside off, punche down to short covers off the back foot.

Nagging length and outside off, Bosch presses back and cuts it, but straight to extra cover.

Lands it full and outside off, dragged down to long on for a single by SL.

FOUR! Nicely played! Full and wide outside off, Sune Luus shuffles a long way across and paddles it to the right of short fine leg for a boundary. 21 needed now.

Short and around off, punched down back to the bowler.

OUT! TAKEN! A late strike for Amelia Kerr and Marizanne Kapp walks back. Kerr dishes a full ball, a googly, around off. Kapp gets down and tries to take on the bowler in haste to finish early. But she mistimes it off the toe end of the bat, and the ball lobs up towards mid off. Jess Kerr moves to her left a bit, keeps her eyes on the ball and takes it around her chest. A family affair by the Kerr sisters to dismiss the dangerous Marizanne Kapp on 14 (15). Kapp admonishes herself as she couldn't stay till the end to coast her side to victory. South Africa Women are 207//3, needing 25 runs to win.

Short and outside off, dabbed down to backward point.

Nagging length and outside off, punched down to backward point, who fumbles a bit but both batters don't run.

Dragged back length and around middle, Marizanne Kapp goes deep in her crease and turns it to the right of deep backward square leg for another couple of runs.

Another short delivery and outside off, Marizanne Kapp goes back and punches it to the left of sweeper cover for a couple of runs.

Short and outside off, punched down through covers for one.

DROPPED, but it doesn't matter as it was a Free Hit! On a length and around off, Sune gets across and looks to paddle it, but ends up lobbing it off the upper half of the bat. The ball flies towards backward square leg, where the fielder backtracks it but fails to catch the ball and spills out. A single taken.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Oh dear, this has slipped out of the hands of Brooke Halliday, who bowls a high full toss, around off. Sune Luus gets across and scoops it to the right of short fine leg for a boundary. A Free-Hit is coming up....

On a length and outside off, punched down to extra cover.

Full and around middle, Sune prods forward and pushes it to the right of the bowler. Brooke Halliday fails to stop it on her follow-through, but Sophie Devine gets across to her left from mid on and slides to stop it.

BEATEN! Quicker and shorter, outside off, Sune Luus presses back and looks to punch it, but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Slower through the air, full and spinning away, outside off, Sune gets down and tries to go for a big slog-sweep but misses.

Short and around middle, Sune presses back and taps it back to the right of the bowler.

Short and around middle, tucked away to mid-wicket off the back foot. South Africa Women need 36 runs now.

FOUR! SHOT!!! Short and spinning away, outside off, Marizanne Kapp uses the depth of the crease, goes back and opens her bat face off late. Glides it through the gap between backward point and short third. Though the short third runs behind the ball and even slides, but fails to stop the ball from going over the ropes.

A leg break, short and spins away, outside off, Kapp goes back and tries to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Quicker, full and ouside off, left alone by Kapp.

Slower and shorter, outside off, Kapp goes deep in her crease and tries to use her wrists to turn it into the leg side. But all she manages to push it back to the bowler off the toe end of the bat.

Short and outside off, Sune gets across and cuts it through cover point for one.

ANOTHER MISFIELD AND A FOUR! Full and outside off, Marizanne Kapp prods forward and drives it towards mid off. The skipper, Sophie Devine, moves to her left, dives, but fails to make a stop. The ball races away behind her for a boundary into the long off fence. South Africa Women need just 41 now.

Back of a length and outside off, Kapp rides the bounce and punches it down to cover.

Sliding in, full and around off, pushed down to mid on off the front foot.

On a length and around off, dabbed down towards cover.

On a good length and outside off, Marizanne Kapp takes a step forward and punches it towards cover, where the fielder does a fumble. She lets it go through between her legs and the batters take two runs.

OUT! KNOCKED HER OVER! 100 and gone! Tazmin Brits won't take her team home, but she has played a gem of a knock. On a length and around off, with slingy action, the ball comes in and stays a bit low. Tazmin gets across, goes deep in her crease and looks to hack it across the line. She attempts a pull shot, but due to the low bounce, she misses to connect. The ball sneaks under the blade and crashes into the middle stump. Brits walks back after hitting 101 runs in just 89 balls. She receives a standing ovation from the crowd and her teammates in the dugouts. Several Kiwi players also run toward her and acknowledge this knock of hers. South Africa are 185/2, needing 47 runs more.

Tight single! On a length and outside off, Tazmin pushes it towards cover and hurries to the other end for a quick single.

Short of a good length and outside off, knocked down to long off for a single.

Nagging length and outside offf, defended back to the bowler.

HUNDRED FOR TAZMIN BRITS! She brings out her famous 'Ballerina' gesture to celebrate her inning. A low full toss, outside off, Tazmin knocks it down to long off for a single to complete her milestone. This is her 7th ODI century and 5th in 2025. A truly historic knock from Brits and the one to savour for a lifetime as she becomes the third South African woman cricketer to score a hundred in the Women's ODI World Cup, after Linda Olivier and Marizanne Kapp.

Nagging length and outside off, punche down to covers off the back foot. The wait continues!

Full and around off, Brits comes forward and drills it to the left of the bowler, where Brooke gets her left hand on it on her followthrough and makes a half-stop.

Aims the sticks, does Tahuhu, on a fuller length. Sune Luus plays with a straight bat and pushes it to the left of mid on where the ball is cut off.

Hard length, around off, Luus punches it to the cover region.

Short of a length, on top of off. Tazmin Brits swings with all her might, but loses her shape and the ball goes off the inside edge to deep backward square leg for a single. Brits is on 99 now!

On the pads, and Luus clips this full delivery to deep backward square leg for a single.

In-between length, on middle and leg, Luus punches it to the right of the bowler.

A sharp bumper, climbing at the shoulder height. Brits, with some venom, pulls it over square leg and it goes on the bounce to the fielder in the deep. A single taken.

WIDE! A short delivery, beyond the tramline on the off side. Left alone by Brits.

Short and outside off, at 73 kmph. Brits cuts it to deep extra cover for a single and moves to 97!

Short and close to off stump. Punched off the back foot through extra cover. The fielder at mid off dives inside the circle but can’t get there, as deep extra cover sprints to her right to cut it off before the boundary.

NOT OUT! A bit of drama in the middle as well! Kerr cleverly tosses this one wide outside off, full in length. It lands and grips sharply off the surface. Brits stretches out for the drive through the off side but misses. Izzy Gaze gathers cleanly to her right and, spotting Brits momentarily off balance with her back foot in the air, waits just long enough before whipping off the bails in a flash. Now, the initial word from the third umpire is that Brits has made it back in time. But as the replays roll on the big screen, New Zealand feel they have a decent shout. Well, not quite. The footage is shown again, and the third umpire sticks with her original call - Not Out. For the second time, and rightly so on the first as well.

The length is dragged back, around off. Sune Luus hangs deep and punches it away to deep cover for a single.

Googly now, full and on middle. Sune Luus leans forward, opens the bat face and guides it with soft hands to the short third region.

A gripping leg break, short and outside off. Tazmin Brits rocks back and punches it firmly to deep extra cover for an easy single.

Into the blockhole, a yorker, on the stumps. Luus jams the bat down in time and squeezes it out to the point region. 7 runs in this over. 14 off the last two overs for the Proteas. Jess Kerr's figures - 5-0-34-1.

Hurls full and on middle, Brits walks forward and works it down to long on for one more.

Full and tailing into the batter on leg stump. Sune Luus brings the bat in front of her pad and works it to the left of mid on, where the fielder misfields while sliding and attempting to stop it with her left foot. The ball deflects away, allowing the batters to sneak a run.

Full and on middle, clipped away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Into her 90s, is Brits! Wide outside off, on a fuller length. Tazmin Brits liberates her arms and cuts it to deep point and collects another boundary!

Fuller delivery on the stumps, Brits drives it straight back to the bowler. Jess tries to stop to her right but the ball pops off her hands and lands behind the umpire.

Touch full and spinning away from off. Tazmin Brits walks down to the pitch of the ball and drives it along the carpet to widish long off for a single. Good job by Georgia Plimmer as she dives to her left in the deep to keep the batters down to a single.  These two have now added 140 runs together off 145 balls. Almost run-a-ball.

Dishes out a googly, does Kerr, short and outside off. Tazmin Brits punches it firmly to cover.

A googly, on a length, spinning back in. Sune Luus rocks back and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Pulls the length back, outside off, cut away off the back foot to deep point for an easy single.

A leg break, gripping away from a shorter length. Brits hangs deep and taps it to cover-point.

FOUR! PUNISHED! A low in-dipping full toss, around off. Tazmin Brits takes it on the full and muscles it straight down the ground for a cracking boundary!

Lands it full and outside off, Luus drives it to cover.

Very full, on middle, Brits chips it over mid on for a single.

Length ball, outside off, Brits punches off the back foot to cover.

FIFTY FOR SUNE LUUS! Her 16th ODI half-century. Fuller ball, sliding onto the stumps. Sune Luus gets on the front foot and clips it to the leg side, beating mid-wicket's slide to her left for a single down to long on. This has been a top knock from Luus so far, which has kept the Proteas on course in this chase, and has proved to be a perfect foil to Brits at the other end.

Nails the yorker this time around, but Luus does well to dig it out on the strip.

Attempts for an in-dipping yorker, but serves a full toss, Brits drills it down to long off for a single.

Shortens the length with a wrong' un, just outside off. Brits hangs deep into the crease and cuts it to deep point for a single. These two have played Amelia Kerr with absolute caution as her figures are 4-0-31-0 so far.

Keeps the stumps in play, does Kerr, a googly on a length. Blocked off the back foot by Brits.

A deceptive googly, full and on middle. Tazmin Brits shimmies forward and tries to push it away, but the ball goes off the inside edge and rolls to mid-wicket.

Another one outside off, on a length. Luus comfortably cuts it to deep point for one more.

Gives very little pace on the ball, does Kerr, and drops it on a length outside off. Sune Luus drags it across to widish long on for a couple of runs.

A googly from Kerr, on a length, around off. Tazmin Brits rocks back and punches it to deep extra cover for a single.

The conventional off break from Carson, on a length, on middle. Brits plays with the spin and steers it to deep square leg for a single. 12 runs off the over!

FOUR! A full toss, around off. Tazmin Brits shimmies down the track and smashes it straight down the ground with a flat-batted angle. Almost takes the umpire on its way, but she ducks and the ball bullets towards the fence behind. 150 UP FOR THE PROTEAS!

On a length, on middle, this is nudged wide of mid-wicket for one more.

EDGED, FOUR! This will sting the White Ferns more and more! Full and just outside off. Sune Luus leans forward and tries to push, but gets a faint outside edge, and the ball shoots behind to meet the fence at deep third.

Flat and on middle, Brits gets on the front foot and forces it down to long off for another solo.

Pushed through, full and around off. Sune Luus takes out a giant stride and eases it to backward point for a quick single.

At 115.2 kph, this is around off. Brits firms the drive to mid off.

FOUR! Neatly played! A genuine half volley, on the stumps. Tazmin Brits plays with a straight bat and lofts it over the bowler for a boundary. Brits moves to 71 off just 58 deliveries and has played a gem of a knock so far.

WIDE! Short and this one does not rise enough, but slides down leg. Brits ducks under it.

At 112.5 kph, full and on the fourth stump line. Luus drives it neatly, between cover and point for one more.

Fractionally full, around off. Brits drives it on the rise to deep extra cover for a single.

Skids through, outside off, on a length. Luus waits back and guides it behind to the left of deep third for a single.

Outside off, on a fuller length. Sune Luus strides across and throws her hands at it, trying to thrash it through the off side. Fails to get any bat on the ball.

Keeps the stumps in play, does Carson, full in length. Brits pushes it to mid on.

Grips off the pitch and turns into the batter on a length. Sune Luus uses the depth of the crease and nudges it to deep square leg for a single.

Touch full around off, drilled down to long off for a single.

SIX! A gift from Carson and Brits accepts it! A juicy full toss, around off. Tazmin Brits walks forward and tonks it well over long off for a cracking six. The 100-run partnership comes up between these two as well!

Slides one onto the pads. Luus shuffles across and crouches before pulling it wide of short fine leg for a single.

Tossed nicely, on a length, spinning back in from off. Sune Luus goes deep inside the crease and blocks it.

Shortish delivery on off. Tazmin Brits stands tall and punches it straight to mid off.

WIDE! Bangs into the surface again, too short and over the head height. Brits lets it be. Wide given.

Short and around off, Brits dodges it by ducking under it.

Speared full from around the stumps. Brits carves it out to mid off.

On a length, on middle. Sune Luus waits back and nudges it to deep square leg for one more.

On middle, nipping back in, tucked across to mid-wicket.

Short of a good length, on middle. Tazmin Brits hops on the crease and wrists it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter, full and outside off, driven to covers off the front foot. Luus has been struggling to rotate the strike here.

Floated up, full and outside off, Sune shuffles a bit and defends it to the right of the bowler.

Nagging length and around middle, Sune gets across and punches it to the right of the bowler.

Slower through the air, full and outside off, Tazmin crouches and drives it through covers for one.

Dragged length and outside off, TB throws her hands at it and drags it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Easy pickings! These aren't the good lines at all from New Zealand Women bowlers! Full and down leg, Tazmin Brits gets down and lays some bat on the ball. Gets it past the short fine leg fielder to her right for a boundary.

Bowled it full and around middle, Brits flicks it to beat the diving mid-wicket fielder to her left for a single.

Back of a length and outside off, Sune gets across and pushes it in the gap towards extra covers for one.

On a length and aruond middle, knocked down to long on for a single.

FOUR! THRASHED! FIFTY FOR TAZMIN BRITS! Number 3 in ODIs for her! She has hardly broken a sweat and has looked pretty unbothered. Full and around middle, Brits comes forward and bunts it over the bowler's head. Beats the diving long on fielder to her left for a boundary to complete her milestone. It has been an impeccable innings so far with a strike rate of over 110, as this innings has kept South Africa Women ahead in this big contest for them.

Identical line and length, around off, Tazmin punches it down to mid-wicket again.

On a length and around off, it remains a bit low, Brits adjusts well on her back foot and nudges it to the left of mid-wicket.

Nagging length and outside off, Luus presses back, adjusts her shot and dabs it down to backward point.

Finally, Tazmin Brits knocks this full ball down to long on and gets a single.

Short and outside off, Tazmin fails to force it for a single as she only manages to drill it back to the bowler.

Dragged back length and outside off, Brits goes back and swats it to mid off again. Fails to find the gap.

Lands it full and outside off, drilled down to mid off.

Short and around off, pushed down back to the bowler.

FOUR! GOOD SHOT! Full and around middle, Sune Luus gets across, goes down on one knee and sweeps it fine. There is no fielder stationed at short leg and the fielder in deep is pretty wide. The ball races away to deep fine leg for a boundary.

Short and outside off, Sune rocks back, and uses the depth of the crease to punch it to the left of extra covers for a couple of runs.

Tempting length and outside off, Sune Luus gets down on one knee and tries to paddle it with soft hands but misses. The keeper collects it to her right and whips the bails off, but Luus' back foot is planted inside the popping crease, even when she gets up to balance herself. They appeal for a stumping, but the square leg umpire denies it.

Drops it a bit short and outside off, Luus goes back and punches it to the left of the bowler.

Full and around off, Brits again advances and nudges it to the right of mid-wicket for a single. Also, 100 is up for South Africa Women.

Tossed up, full and around middle, Tazmin Brits uses her feet and clips it to mid-wicket.

On a length and around off, Sune brings his bat in front of her and defends it back to the bowler.

Lands it full and around off, Sune Luus gets across deep in her crease and tries to flick it but misses. The ball hits high on her back thigh pad and rolls down towards backward square leg. Brits wants a quick single but is sent back by Luus.

Leg bye! On a length, sliding down leg, Brits misses her flick. The ball brushes her back thigh and rolls down to short fine. A leg bye is sneaked.

FOUR! SLAPPED! Full and outside off, Tazmin Brits leans onto the delivery and smashes it to the left of the bowler, who tries to stop it with his left boot but fails. The ball races away to the right of mid off for a boundary.

Nagging length and outside off, driven through covers for a single.

On a good length and outside off, punched down back to the bowler.

FOUR! PUNISHED! Short and outside off, Tazmin Brits rocks back and punches it down to the left of extra covers for a boundary. The boundaries are flowing for South Africa Women.

Short and outside off, Brits goes back and chips it over the leaping mid-wicket fielder. The ball speeds towards the boundary, but Suzie Bates at long on sprints to her right and dives on the practice pitches, managing to deflect it towards deep mid-wicket. Another fielder converging from deep square leg collects it, and the batters manage to scamper two runs.

Full and around off, pushed back to the lef tof the bowler, who makes a good stop there.

FOUR! Oh, a good effort, but it goes in vain! Short and outside off, Tazmin Brits goes back and punches it through the gap between cover point and extra cover. Three fielders try to chase it down but the one from extra cover gets across quickly and even slides but fails. The ball trickles away off her back leg into the fence.

Full and outside off, Tazmin Brits prods forward and tries to defend it but gets an inside edge onto her front pad.

Short and outside off, punched down through cover point for one.

EDGED AND FOUR! Everything is going in the Proteas' way! On a good length and outside off, Tazmin Brits throws her hands at it after seeing the width. Wants to thrash it and goes with hard hands, but only manages to get a thick outside edge. It flies away to the right of the keeper for another boundary.

FOUR! BULLET! Full and around middle, Tazmin Brits uses her feet and whips it towards mid-wicket. The ball races away like a tracer bullet, and Georgia Plimmer, though, runs across to her left from deep mid-wicket and even slides, but fails to stop the ball cleanly and ends up parrying into the ropes. With that, the 50-run partnership is up between Tazmin Brits and Sune Luus!

Back of a length and outside off, Tazmin Brits watches it carefully and leaves it to the keeper. Fourt dots so far in this over.

Full and outside off, TB uses her feet and drills it but again finds a fielder, this time at mid off.

Short of a length and outside off, Brits sways away from it.

On a good length and outside off, Tazmin hangs back and whacks it but straight to cover. Fails to find the gap.

A googly, on a length and around middle, turns back in. Luus goes back and looks to defend it, but gets an inside edge onto her front pad. South Africa Women are 74/1, needing 158 runs in 37 overs.

More spin, full and outside off, Luus strides forward and pushes it to cover.

SIX! TONKED! Full, in the slot, around middle, Sune Luus gets down, clears her front leg away, and picks it up. Thrashes it with a slog-sweep over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Slower through the air, full and around off, Luus prods forward and eases it down to cover.

A low full toss, wide outside off, Tazmin uses her feet, extends her arms to reach out and drags it to long on for one.

Tossed up, full and outside off, driven through covers for a single by Sune off the front foot.

Slightly fuller and wide outside off, Sune throws her hands at it and slices it to deep third for one.

WIDE! Slips it down the leg side, on a fuller length, Sune leaves it after watching carefully. The keeper dives to her left to grab it. A wide given.

Fifth dot ball straightaway! Full and angling in, around off, Sune prods forward and blocks it back to the bowler.

On a good length and around middle, tucked it to mid-wicket off the back foot.

Full and sliding down the leg side, Sune takes a couple of steps forward and tries to flick it but misses. The ball brushes her back pad and goes to the left of the keeper, who gathers it by diving that side. They appeal for caught behind but the umpire turns it down.

On a length and around off, Luus takes out her front leg forward and defends it solidly beside the strip on the off side.

Angling in from wide of the crease, on a length and around middle, Sune presses back and defends it to the right of the bowler.

Hurls it on a fuller length and outside off, Sune prods forward and drives it through covers for one.

Spears it full and around middle, knocked down to long on for a single by TB.

Lands it full and around middle and leg, Tazmin comes forward to flick it but misses. Gets hit high on her back thigh.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Devine goes for a yorker but ends up spraying it on the pads. Tazmin Brits leans onto the delivery and lays just some part of the bat on the ball. Tickles it fine to the right of short fine for a boundary.

Nagging length and around off, Brits shifts her weight on the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! GLORIOUS! Full and around middle, Tazmin Brits prods forward, presents a full face of the bat and drives it to the right of the bowler for a good-looking boundary.

Back of a length, on top of off, Luus hangs back and knocks it to the cover region.

Another full delivery, around off, Luus pushes it to the straightish mid on fielder.

Full at 116.8 kph, on middle and leg. Luus blocks it off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket.

WIDE! Wayward down the leg stump line. Sune Luus lets it be. Izzy Gaze collects it to her left. Wide called.

Attacks the stumps, on a length. Luus tucks across to mid-wicket.

On middle, full in length. Luus blocks it in front.

Errs in line, down leg, on a length, Brits flicks it to deep fine leg for a single.

Full and straight, outside off, pushed to cover.

Back of a length, on off, blocked off the back foot.

Full and outside off, forced out to mid off.

Fuller and outside off, Sune Luus drives it along the ground to deep extra cover and they cross each other twice.

FOUR! Gee, that is a perfectly timed shot! That in-between length, nipping away from off. Sune Luus leans into the stroke and drives it on the rise, through cover for a boundary, beating deep extra cover's dive to her right. The 50 is up for South Africa Women!

Wide on off, full in length. Brits liberates her arms and uppishly drives it to deep extra cover for a single.

FOUR! Gets it through! Angling outside off, on a good length. Sune Luus waits back and punches it hard. Pierces the gap at extra cover for a boundary.

Length ball, on off, Sune Luus chops it off the back foot onto the pitch.

BEAUTY! Inviting line, full and just nibbling away from the off stump line. Sune Luus is forced to draw the front foot out and looks to push it away, but she plays inside the line and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Swings away from the batter, punched to backward point.

Slowish delivery, zeroing on off, on a length. Luus waits for it to arrive and dabs it to point.

Spears in full and outside off, Sune Luus leans on and drives it to extra cover.

Full and outside off, driven to cover.

Nervy running, again! Length-delivery, around off. Luus hangs back and punches it to the left of Amelia Kerr at cover. The batters charge for a single, and Kerr pauses for a millisecond before releasing the throw to the keeper. Brits gets home safely at the batting end.

Make that four dots in a row! Length ball, on off, steered away to backward point.

Just short! Attacks the stumps, on a fullish length. Sune Luus flicks it a bit uppishly towards the right of Georgia Plimmer at mid-wicket. Plimmer dives and collects on the bounce to her right. Three dots on the bounce from the Kiwi skipper!

Fractionally fuller, around off. Sune Luus prods forward and defends it out.

Devine starts on the money! Length-delivery, around the stumps, angling on off. Sune Luus responds with an alert front foot block.

Hard length, on middle. Sune Luus nudges it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Complete mix-up between the batters, but Suzie Bates could have done much, much better there. Hard length, around off, Brits punches it to the left of Bates at cover. Both batters charge initially for a single, but there is a bit of yes and no mid-pitch. However, seeing Bates fumbling on the slide and parrying the ball to the point region, they eventually get the chance to cross over.

Quick tap and run! Back of a length, sliding on the pads. Luus tucks off the back foot to the right of mid-wicket and sprints for a single.

Around the stumps and angles in from off. Sune Luus gets behind the line and blocks this length ball watchfully.

Slants outside off, on a good length. Luus plays it late off the back foot and punches it to cover.

Pitched short and outside leg, Tazmin Brits gets inside the line and runs it behind to deep fine leg for an easy single.

Nice and full, on the fourth. Sune Luus presses forward and blocks it to cover-point.

FOUR! Excellently played! Fuller and served around off. Sune Luus plants the front foot ahead and crisply drives it through extra cover for a boundary!

WIDE! Goodness me! A flurry of extras already from Kerr, who is in her third over. Goes down leg, and swings further down. Luus leaves.

WIDE! Spilled miles outside the tramline, on the off side. Wided.

Excellent stop! Outside off and full, Sune Luus smashes it to pierce backward point and cover gap, but Eden Carson dives to her right and makes a fine stop. Been a good over so far, barring that extra!

Full and straight, outside off, Luus leans on and caresses it straight to cover.

Nagging length, swinging into the batter from outside off. Sune Luus stands tall and chops it onto the pitch, trying to cut it square.

WIDE! Swings down leg, full in length, Luus tries to steer it away but misses. Called a Wide. Good take by Izzy Gaze behind the sticks, to her left.

Full and outside off. Luus covers the stumps and knocks it to cover-point.

The stumps are attacked, on a length. Blocked off the front foot by Brits.

Bowls from a wider angle, does Bree, and sprays onto the pads. Sune Luus misses to flick and the ball deflects behind to deep fine leg for a leg bye.

BEATEN! On a length, slanting across the batter, outside off. Sune Luus leans back and tries to cut it square, but the ball bounces to beat her angled bat.

Angling outside off, on a good length. Sune Luus plays from the crease and blocks off the inner half of the bat.

Hasty! Back of a length, around off, Brits punches off the back foot to mid off and calls for a single. The mid off fielder is quick to pick and throw at the bowler's end, but misses to score a direct hit, which allows Brits to skate to the other end.

Aims the middle pole, curves in, tucked to mid-wicket.

WIDE! Miles outside off, across the tramline. Brits leaves. Wide called.

Short of a length, tailing in from outside off. Luus gets on the back foot to block.

OUT! LBW! Fantastic review, and Jess Kerr, after a scratchy start, gets a huge wicket early doors. Generates a big inswinger into the batter on a fuller length, angling at the pads from wide of the crease. Laura Wolvaardt gets half-forward and plays over the wrong line. The ball flirts with the inside edge before thudding her front pad. A very loud appeal for LBW, but not given! Sophie Devine chats with the bowler and the keeper before going upstairs for a review. UltraEdge comes up, and after several close checks, the third umpire is satisfied that it is missing to graze the inside edge. Ball Tracking comes up and shows three reds with the ball projected to crash into the leg stump. South Africa Women lose their skipper as Laura Wolvaardt departs for 14 (10). The Proteas are 26/1.

Overpitched, on off, carved out to the off side.

FOUR! Races away! Outside off, on a fuller length. Laura Wolvaardt strides forward and deliberately opens the bat face very late. Guides the ball fine, to the left of short third and the ball beats the chase of the running fielder to breach the fence.

Swings in from outside off, pushed back firmly to the bowler.

FOUR! Gloriousness personified! Straight out of the coach's manual! Full and outside off. Laura Wolvaardt makes full use of the width on offer. Extends the front foot forward and drives it crisply through the cover and mid off gap for a cracking boundary.

Shortish delivery, straight on off. Brits punches it back to the bowler. 9 off the first, 9 off the second as well. This has been a very positive start for the Proteas.

FOUR! Threads it through! Back of a length from Illing, around off. Tazmin Brits stands tall, transfers the weight on the back foot and cuts it between cover and cover-point for a boundary.

Around the stumps, full and on off. Tazmin Brits smashes it to the right of mid off. Suzie Bates dives in that direction and stops it.

Full and outside off, going away with the angle. Brits barely moves her feet and tries to slash away, and ends up missing to lay any bat on the ball.

EDGED, FOUR! Streaky! This one keeps nibbling away with the angle, on a length, outside off. Tazmin Brits tries to punch it on the rise, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball shoots between the first slip fielder and short third for a boundary.

Angled across off on a hard length. Laura Wolvaardt hangs back and punches off the toe end towards widish cover for a quick single.

Huge inswinger on the pads. Brits works this full ball to mid-wicket off the inner half of the bat. Finishes the over with a dot, does Jess! 9 off the opener!

Inswinger full and on middle. Tazmin Brits gets forward and forces it back to the bowler.

Slides onto the pads, on a good length. Laura Wolvaardt hangs back and tucks it with soft hands to deep square leg for an easy single.

Controls the swing as this tails into the middle stump line, on a length. Laura Wolvaardt plays with a straight bat and defends it out to extra cover.

WIDE! Been a long over already. On a length, swinging down leg. Wide called.

FOUR! First runs off the bat in the chase! Jess hurls it on a fuller length, wide outside off. Laura Wolvaardt feasts on it by smashing it through cover and point for a cracking boundary. The Proteas skipper is off the mark!

WIDE! Dear me! Third of the over! This time, she spills it miles outside off, beyond the tramline. Wolvaardt leaves.

WIDE! Slides down leg, on a good length. Laura leaves. Izzy Gaze gathers it safely to her left. Another extra!

Much better now! Tails in from outside off, on a fullish length. Laura Wolvaardt brings her bat in front of the pads and knocks it to mid on.

WIDE! A loosener to start! Down leg on a length. Laura misses to flick. Wide given. The innings of South Africa Women get underway with an extra.