SA-W vs IRE-W Live Score

1:34 PM IST Kapp strikes early - Chasing 136, Ireland's response got off to a catastrophic start against a fired-up South African pace attack. Marizanne Kapp turned the game on its head immediately, dismissing both Irish openers within her first two overs. Things went from bad to worse when speedster Shabnim Ismail removed the dangerous Irish skipper, Gaby Lewis, in the fourth over. Reeling at the top, Ireland found some much-needed resilience in Rebecca Stokell and Leah Paul. Stokell played a gritty cameo of 19, and alongside Alice Tector's quickfire 17, Ireland managed to stage a brief fightback to keep themselves in the contest.

1:34 PM IST A fine win for the Proteas Women! South Africa started brightly under overcast skies, with skipper Laura Wolvaardt looking in pristine touch. She anchored the innings beautifully with a fine half-century, setting up a solid foundation alongside Annerie Dercksen to take the Proteas to a comfortable 113/2. However, the moment Wolvaardt was dismissed, the innings completely fell apart. Ireland used seven different bowlers to claw their way back, led by a spectacular three-wicket haul from Arlene Kelly and two wickets apiece from Ava Canning and Cara Murray. The Irish attack completely choked the scoring, conceding just 21 runs in the last four overs and triggering a massive collapse that restricted South Africa to a disappointing 135 in their 18 overs.

1:31 PM IST Last 2 overs left. Ireland Women need 29 runs from those. And here's Marizanne Kapp to bowl the penultimate over.

1:30 PM IST Good finish with the ball - Excellent execution in the final few overs by the Irish bowlers. They just choked the Proteas and conceded just 20 runs in the last 4 overs and, more importantly, kept picking up wickets regularly to expose the tail. South Africa, on the other hand, would be a bit disappointed with the score they have posted. They were cruising nicely with Wolvaardt in the middle, but couldn't build on the foundation she laid and lost their way in the death, leaving a few loose ends to address before the big tournament.

1:29 PM IST Irish bowlers boss it up later - Wolvaardt brought up a fine half century and formed a couple of handy partnerships along the way, with her stand alongside Annerie Dercksen doing particularly well to stabilise the innings. But the moment she was dismissed, South Africa collapsed in a heap, sliding from 113/2 to 135/8 in no time, and couldn't find the final push to get past 150. Ireland used as many as seven bowlers. They took a bit of a tap initially, but solidly bounced back through the likes of Arlene Kelly, who picked up a spectacular three-for, while Ava Canning and Cara Murray picked up two apiece to twist the knife further.