South Africa vs New Zealand Highlights Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: Mair, Kerr shine as NZ beat SA by 32 runs

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: Done and dusted! Carson leaks only 5 in the final over as SA fail to get past the finishing line! NZ win by 32 runs!

SA: 126/9 (20), Target: 159

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: OUT! MAIR CLEANS UP! She sends a full length delivery, on middle. Jafta misses and it hits the stumps!

SA: 120/9 (18.5), Target: 159

SA need 39 in 7 balls!

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: OUT! A full delivery by Mair, on middle and leg. Tryon hits it straight to long-on for a catch!

Tryon c Green b mair 14 (16)

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: OUT! ANOTHER ONE FOR KERR! Kerr tosses it up and outside off. Dercksen gets it to extra cover for a catch!

Dercksen c Bates b Kerr 8 (9)

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: Only 7 off this over and Tryon (13*) is not happy. She and Dercksen (8*) need to accelerate now with some big hits!

SA: 107/6 (17), Target: 159

SA need 52 in 18 balls!

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: WHAT WAS THAT! IT IS ANOTHER WICKET! Halliday sends a full dipping delivery, Luus smacks it to extra cover for a simple catch! NO POWER IN IT!

Luus c Bates b Halliday 8 (9)

SA: 97/6 (15.1), Target: 159

SA need 62 in 29 balls!

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: 10 runs leaked in this over as Tryon (11*) also gets a four. She will look to build a partnership with Luus (8*).

SA: 96/5 (15), Target: 159

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: ANOTHER ONE! SA ARE CRUMBLING NOW! A slow delivery by Mair, outside off. De Klerk edges it to backward point for a catch!

De Klerk c Kerr b Mair 6 (7)

SA: 77/5 (12.1), Target: 159

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: A full delivery y Carson, outside off. De Klerk guides it to midwicket for a single, then Kapp takes a single. Then Carson sends it short, De Klerk misses her sweep, NZ review for caught behind. Ultra Edge confirms there is no bat or glove involved, NZ lose the review. Then a single, and then Kapp smacks Carson for a four over short fine leg.

But Carson has the magic ball left, sends it full, outside off. Kapp ends up directing it straight to deep square leg for a catch!

Kapp c Plimmer b Carson 8 (8)

SA: 77/4 (12), Target: 159

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: OUT!!! NZ ARE IN CONTROL NOW!!! Kerr tosses it up, drifts and spins. Bosch gets a faint edge, and it goes to the wicketkeeper. NZ review, and it is out!!!!

Bosch c Gaze b kerr 9 (13)

SA: 64/3 (9), Target: 159

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: The pressure was increasing on Wolvaardt! Kerr tosses it up, outside off. Wolvaardt tries to go over cover, but directs it to Bates in the ring, catch! OUT!!!

Wolvaardt c Bates b Kerr 33 (27)

SA: 59/2 (9), Target: 159

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: Kerr keeps it tight, leaks only six runs. Wolvaardt (32*) and Bosch (5*) will look to build a partnership now.

SA: 58/1 (8), Target: 159

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: OUT!!! NZ GET THEIR BREAKTHROUGH! Jonas tosses it up, outside off. Brits goes ahead and smacks it directly to Green in the deep for a catch! OUT!!

Brits c Green b Jonas 17 (18)

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: A full delivery by Tahuhu, into middle and leg. Wolvaard glances it between mid-on and mid-wicket for a four. Then she pulls her over midwicket for another four!

SA: 34/0 (3.5), Target: 159

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: A poor delivery by Jonas, and Wolvaardt smacks her for a four through extra cover. Then a dot, and single to end the over.

SA: 24/0 (3), Target: 159

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: The run chase begins with a single, then a dot, and then a wide. Then Brits edges Mair over the infield on the offside, three runs. Another wide, followed by a dot, and then another wide. Then a dot to end the over.

SA: 7/0 (1), Target: 159

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: The run-chase begins! Wolvaardt and Brits will open for SA, and Mair will bowl the first over for NZ!

Target: 159

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: A good inswinging yorker by Khaka, on middle. Gaze directs it to short third man for a single. Then it is three wides in the second ball. Then it is back-to-back singles, followed by a double. Then Green smacks her for a six between mid-wicket and long-on. Green ends it with a double to long-on.

NZ: 158/5 (20)

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: Kerr begins the over with back-to-back fours! Then it is a dot, followed by a double. Then Mlaba sends it full, on fifth stump. Kerr pulls it to deep midwicket for a catch!

Kerr c Brits b Mlaba 43 (38)

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: They needed to break the partnership, and they manage to do it! Good catch! A length delivery by Tryon, on middle. Halliday pulls, but sends it directly to deep backward square leg for a simple catch!

Halliday c Bosch b Tryon 38 (28)

NZ: 127/4 (17.2)

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: Kapp sends a good length delivery, into leg stump. Halliday guides it to deep square leg, no ball, one run. For the free hit, Kerr directs it to deep extra for a single, 50-run partnership!

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: Luus tosses it up, on middle. Halliday slog sweeps it wide of deep midwicket for a four! SHOT! then she smacks it wide of long-on for another four!

NZ: 97/3 (14)

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: Luus tosses it up, full on off. Kerr directs it back to the bowler, no run. Then Kerr guides it through midwicket for a single, followed by back-to-back singles. Then Halliday takes a double, and a dot to end the over.

NZ: 79/3 (12)

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: A good length delivery by De Klerk, Devine tries to pull, misses, and lbw appeal! SA review and big gap between bat and pad, three reds! BIG MOMENT! OUT!

Devine lbw b De Klerk 6 (10)

South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score Women's T20 World Cup 2024 final: 8 runs conceded in this over and we are halfway in this innings, with Devine (6*) and Kerr (14*) taking a cautious approach.

NZ: 70/2 (10)