SA-W vs NZ-W Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Maddy Green puts the final nail on the coffin, and the Kiwis get across the line with smiles on their faces. Full-length delivery, angling in, around the off stump. Maddy Green drills it hard straight to the bowler. Ayabonga Khaka just sways away from the tracer bullet and it dribbles away downtown for four runs. New Zealand beat South Africa by 5 wickets.

A crucial single and Izzy Sharp gets off the mark straight away! Much fuller, on off, Izzy Sharp drills it to long on and gets a single. 2 runs required off 3 balls now. South Africa are eyeing a wicket or a dot ball.

OUT! LBW! Ayabonga Khaka keeps South Africa Women in the game, for now at least. Khaka goes full and straight again and gets a bit of tail across from middle to off as well. Brooke Halliday tries a cheeky reverse lap but misses and gets hit on the boot. There's an appeal for LBW and eventually, the finger goes up. 3 needed now off 4 balls.

Ayabonga Khaka aims for the yorker, but spills out a low full toss, on off. Brooke Halliday tucks it toward the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder and gets a brace.

Much fuller, on off, Brooke Halliday drives it to long on for a single.

back of a length, on middle, Maddy Green pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! SHOT! With that boundary, 7 runs are required off 8 balls. Pitches it up, does De Klerk, outside off. Maddy Green clears her front foot and lashes it toward the right of the mid of fielder for four runs.

On a nagging length, outside off, Brooke Halliday punches it from her back foot to cover for one.

A touch fuller, outside off, Brooke Halliday looks to heave it across the line but gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! That's the big hit that the Kiwi batters were searching for. Full-length delivery, wide outside off, Brooke Halliday lofts it over the cover region and gets the boundary.

Nonkululeko Mlaba flights this one as well, but spills out a low full toss, on off, Green reverse sweeps it to backward point and gets a couple of runs.

Flat and much fuller, outside off, Brooke Halliday jams it to cover and gets a single.

Fuller, on leg, Maddy Green opens her stance and brooms it to deep square leg for another single.

Tossed up, fuller, wide outside off, Brooke Halliday reverse sweeps it to short third for one.

A tad fuller, outside off. Green yet again shuffles across adn looks to sweep, but missses and hits her pad, before the ball rolls to short fine leg. Single taken.

Much fuller, wide outside off, Maddy Green shuffles across the stumps and pushes it back to the bowler.

Short of a length, outside off. Maddy Green hangs back and punches it upward toward the deep cover. Laura Wolvaardt tracks back to catch the skier but she is nowhere near the dropped area. Singletaken.

Pitches it up, does De Klerk, outside off, Brooke Halliday drills it across the line to long on for a single.

Nagging length, outside off, Brooke Halliday punches it to cover-point.

A bit slower and fuller, on off, Green miscues her heave to mid-wicket and gets a single.

On a length, outside off, Maddy Green pats it to cover-point.

FOUR! SHOT! Hard-length delivery, shaping in, around the hips of the batter. Maddy Green swipes it late, through deep fine leg and gets four runs.

A tad fuller, wide outside off, Maddy Green spanks it to the left of the point fielder, who dives to make a half stop. Single taken.

Short, outside off, Green pushes it to cover.

A touch fuller, at the stumps, Brooke Halliday pushes it to long on for one.

Short, outside off, Brooke Halliday looks to reverse sweep it but misses.

Short, around off, Brooke Halliday pushes it to cover.

Tossed up, fuller, on off, Brooke Halliday sweeps it uppishly to deep mid-wicket. The fielder moves to her left and gets down on her knees to catch it safely but spills it out. Double taken by the batter.

OUT! CAUGHT! There to be hit, but Devine finds the fielder and has to walk back after a blistering cameo. Full and wide outside off, Sophie Devine extends her arms and hammers it away but does so flat and straight to extra cover. A bit more elevation and that would have gone to the fence but Laura Wolvaardt takes a good sharp catch.

FOUR! Sophie Devine isn't letting a single bad ball go to waste. A low full toss, on off stump, Devine drags it across to deep mid-wicket and picks up a boundary.

Length again, just outside off, dabbed down straight to cover.

WIDE! Bashing the good length, but this is bowled way outside the off stump. Left alone by Devine.

Hard length outside off, Halliday backs away and hits it square through point for a single.

Khaka comes around the wicket and angles in a full one from around middle. Halliday goes down to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

FOUR! Off the underedge. Fullish length, slanted across off. Halliday hangs back to cut late, but dabs it down past the keeper and into the deep thid fence.

SIX! The veteran giving the youngster a taste of some power hitting. Good length at the stumps, Sophie Devine comes down the track, covers the line of the ball and clubs it over wide long on for another biggie. 21 off the over.

FOUR! Oh, that's poor bowling and Sophie Devine is dragging her side back on top here. Fired in, full and down leg, Devine helps it on its way and the ball rolls away into the long leg fence.

SIX! That's gone all the way. A bit of a drag-down, on middle again. Devine rocks back and shovels the pull to the right of deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

FOUR! Too full, and nailed by Devine. Full and on middle, slog-swpet away flat and hard in front of square leg for a boundary.

Fractionally short and outside off, Sophie Devine stays back and cuts it to point.

A round-arm delivery, darted into the pads. Brooke Halliday dabs it down behind square leg for one.

And again! Length ball on middle, pushed down to the right of the bowler, and Nadine De Klerk springs across to make the save. 64 needed now off 42 balls.

Great athleticism from De Klerk. Good-length delivery on middle, Devine punches it well to the right of the bowler, who flings herself at the ball and makes the stop.

Full-length delivery, outside off, Brooke Halliday strides out and drives it through cover for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Double play at the wicket, but it is given as caught behind first, rather than stumped and another set batter perishes for the White Ferns. Nadine De Klerk bowls it full and just slips it down the leg side. Georgia Plimmer comes down the pitch to flick but gets a faint edge behind. Karabo Meso, who is standing up to the stumps, takes a sharp catch low to her left and even whips off the bails with Plimmer out of her crease.

WIDE! Good take from the keeper. Dragged length, spilled down the leg side, and Karabo Meso pouches it sharply to her left.

Good length, on the stumps, pushed down through mid on for a single.

A length ball, sliding on off. Sophie Devine punches it with sweet timing and to the left of sweeper cover. Dane Van Niekerk makes a sharp stop and the batters pick up two runs.

Full and outside off, bashed away through covers for a single.

OUT! STUMPED! A really smart piece of bowling from Nonkululeko Mlaba and she gets the huge wicket of Amelia Kerr. Mlaba sees Kerr itching to step down the track, and Mlaba pushes the ball full and wide outside off. Kerr does step out and yorks herself, failing to drag the ball leg side and Karabo Meso dislodges the bails in a flash. 70 needed now off 49 balls.

Mlaba bowls it flat and pushes it wide outside off. Kerr reaches for it and toe-ends it to cover.

FOUR! Amelia Kerr is finding the fence all around the ground right now. Floated up, drifting into middle and leg. Kerr stapes out and plays the big slog sweep towards cow corner for four more runs.

Flighted ball, Plimmer comes down the pitch and shovels it down to long onfor one more.

Attacking the stumps, pushed away down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Glorious from Kerr. Floated full on off, Kerr comes forward, makes room and just punches the drive brilliantly through extra cover for a boundary.

Length ball at the stumps, hit away down to long on for one. 81 needed now off 54 balls.

FOUR! Amelia Kerr at her very best, and she brings up her FIFTY in style. Length ball outside off, Kerr shuffles to the off side and laps it perfectly over short fine leg for another boundary.

Full toss, outside off, Kerr stands well outside her crease, gets low and drives it with an open bat face to the left of sweeper cover for two more runs.

FOUR! Smoked down the ground. Pitched fuller around off, Kerr advances down the pitch, holds her shape and smacks it straight down the ground for a boundary.

Shorter now, pulled away well in front of square on the leg side and picks up a single.

Slightly back of a length, angling in. Plimmer looks to hack it leg side but gets an inside edge down to short fine leg.

FOUR! This is Amelia Kerr at her best. Ayabonga Khaka pitches it on the back of a good length, outside off. Amelia Kerr skips down the track and punches it with a cross bat, over the bowler for four runs.

Back of a length, outside off, Georgia Plimmer bunts it to deep cover for a single.

WIDE! On a nagging length, but way outside off. Georgia Plimmer makes a leave at it.

Back of a length, around off, Georgia Plimmer punches it to cover.

SIX! The runs are piling thick and fast for New Zealand Women! Good-length delivery, pitching it just outside off and angling in. Georgia Plimmer slogs it well from the middle of the bat and hoicks it over the deep sqaure leg fence for six runs.

Back of a length, outside off, Amelia Kerr stabs it through cover for one.

Fuller, on middle, Georgia Plimmer pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

SIX! That has gone miles over the fence! On a nagging length, on off. Amelia Kerr comes down the track and drills it uppishly to make sure it sails over the long off fence for six runs.

Slower through the air, fuller, on middle, Amelia Kerr defends it down.

FOUR! Oh, again a cheeky shot from Keer! Full-length delivery, just outside off, Amelia Kerr reverse sweeps it through backward point for four runs.

FOUR! That's an excellent shot from Kerr! Floated and fuller, on middle, Amelia Kerr lofts it beautifully over the head of the bowler and gets four more runs.

Pitches it up, does Tryon, just outside off, Amelia Kerr reverse sweeps it to deep third and gets a couple of runs.

Angling in, around leg, short of a length, Georgia Plimmer pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, outside off, Georgia Plimmer pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets across for one run.

On a good length, on off, Amelia Kerr back away and punches it to cover for one.

Tossed up, fuller, on middle, Amelia Kerr flicks it to the right of the long on fielder and gets a couple of runs.

FOUR! Predetermined and effective. On a nagging length, around off. Amelia Kerr shuffles across the stumps and scoops it well over the short third fielder for four runs.

A bit slower now, on the back of a length, on middle. Georgia Plimmer miscues his pull uppishly to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

Much fuller, outside off. Georgia Plimmer lunges and attempts to drive at it but it evades from the outside edge.

Short, wide outside off, Amelia Kerr opens her stance and looks to pull it, but gets beaten.

Flaoted, fuller, at the stumps. Amelia Kerr comes down the track and yorkers herself. However she ends up jamming it to mid-wicket.

Short and angling in, around leg. Georgia Plimmer makes room and punches it to long off for a single.

Tossed up, on middle, Amelia Kerr flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A touch fuller, around off, Amelia Kerr punches it to Laura Wolvaardt in the cover region.

FOUR! Amelia Kerr gives a warm greeting to Mlaba. Flat and fuller, just outside off. Amelia Kerr drills it away alone the green carpet through cover for four runs.

SIX! Now that's how you define high and handsome! Half-volley delivery, on off, not much movement on this one. Georgia Plimmer loads her arms and unleashes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

On a nagging length, outside off, Amelia Kerr pushes it to the left of the cover fielder, who dives and makes a good half stop. Single taken.

Back of a length, on off, Amelia Kerr bunts it to cover.

FOUR! That's an excellent shot from Amelia Kerr. Fuller in length, angling in, around middle and leg. Amelia Kerr stays deep inside her crease and rolls her wrists to flick it through short fine leg for four runs.

Pitches it fuller, on middle. Amelia Kerr nudges it to mid-wicket.

Ismail fires it on a good length, just outside off, Amelia Kerr rocks back and punches it to cover.

Good stop! Fractionally short again, outside off, Kerr cuts but it is well-stopped at point. Just a single.

Shorter in length, outside off, punched away off the back foot but straight to covers.

No run, played towards mid wicket.

Tossed up on the stumps, clipped away in front of mid-wicket.

OUT! STUMPED! Chloe Tryon continues to have a dream game out there and she provides the first breakthrough for her side. Tryon offers some flight, but also drags the length back, around off. Isabella Gaze skips down the pitch, is completely beaten in flight and ends up walking past the ball. Karabo Meso whips off the bails and Gaze has to walk back.

Slower through the air, on middle, Gaze looks to reverse sweep but gets an inside edge onto the back.

Khaka keeps offering width outside off, and Plimmer smacks it away square through the off side for acouple of runs more.

Bowled back of a length and well outside off, Plimmer reaches out and toe-ends it towards cover.

FOUR! Ill-directed by Khaka, and Plimmer puts it away. A length ball down leg, Plimmer gets inside the line and just tucks it away past short fine leg for another boundary.

Back of a length, outside off, Plimmer comes forward and goes after it but gets an outside edge over short third and picks up a couple of runs.

Shorter and wider outside off, Isabella Gaze reaches out and cuts it in front of point. The ball doesn't quite have the legs to run away to the fence and Nadine De Klerk chases it down. The batters do well to pick up three runs.

Good length, outside off. Width on offer, Gaze looks to cut but misses.

Good length, in and around off, patted down to mid off. New Zealand Women are 20/0 after 3.

FOUR! Plimmer piles on the misery. Full and straight, Georgia Plimmer gets forward and hammers it flat and back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

A bit of aggression shown here by Kapp. Hard length around off, Plimmer steps out and toe-ends the ball back to the bowler. Kapp picks it up and throws it back at the stumps at the batter's end, but fires wide.

Back of a length, angling in, punched into the off side for one.

FOUR! Oh, that's almost played too late by Gaze. An outswinger on off, slightly full. Gaze hangs back and dabs at it at the last moment, getting it wide of the keeper and into the deep third fence. Kapp didn't like that one bit.

Cheeky attempt, doesn't come off for Isabella Gaze. Pitched up around off, Gaze goes across the off stump for the scoop but ends up getting hit on the body.

A loud appeal for LBW, not given. Back of a length, angled in from wider on the crease. Plimmer tries to get inside the line and angle the pull fine but misses and wears it high on the pads.

On the shorter side and outside off, guide away down to deep third for a single.

FOUR! Gaze is off the mark in style. Fuller in length, around off, Gaze gets under it and lofts it over mid off for a boundary.

Full and on the pads, flicked away to deep mid-wicket fora single.

FOUR! Picked up and dispatched. Hard length outside off, Plimmer picks the length early and whips it over wide mid on for a boundary.

Aggressive start from Ismail. Short of a length, quick and angled in from off. Plimmer looks to pull but misses and cops a blow on the midriff.

Tidy start from Kapp, just a single off the first over. Slightly back of a length, in and around off, Isabella Gaze is late inplaying at it and dabs it down to the right of the keeper.

Plimmer finally gets off the mark and NZ's run chase is underway.

An outswinger, on off, Plimmer rocks back and plays it late, punching it towards cover-point. Four dots to begin the chase.

Good length again, in the channel, Plimmer stabs it down in front of point.

Lovely shape! Slightly full and outside off, darting away. Georgia Plimmer gets caught on the back foot as she looks to drive and is well beaten.

Starts on the money, does Kapp. Good-length delivery, on the stumps, a hint of away swing, and Georgia Plimmer watchfully blocks it off.