In the SA vs AUS match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa thrashed Australia, defeated the 6-time champion to make it to the final
Australia had won the T20 World Cup title for the last 3 consecutive times and became the T20 World Champion 6 times in total, but now South Africa has eliminated it and made it to the final for the second time in a row.
SA vs AUS: match overview
A shocking result has been seen in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 being played in the UAE. South Africa crushed the defending champion Australia by 8 wickets in a one-sided manner in the first semi-final of the tournament.
With this, South Africa made history by making it to the final by eliminating Australia from the World Cup. On the strength of its strong bowling, South Africa stopped 6-time champion and 3-time consecutive title winner Australia for just 134 runs.
After this, on the basis of excellent innings of Anneka Bosch (74 not out) and captain Laura Woolwart (42), South Africa won the match in the 18th over itself and also avenged their defeat in last year’s World Cup final against Australia.
Amazing performance of bowlers, Bosch became the real ‘boss’ again
In the first semi-final match of the World Cup played in Dubai, the Australian team once again came without its captain Alyssa Healy, who was injured in the league match against Pakistan.
Its effect was once again clearly visible in Australia’s batting. The team failed to bat fast in the powerplay.
Opener Beth Mooney played an innings of 44 runs but her innings was also very slow, while captain Tahlia McGrath could score only 27 runs in 33 balls. On the basis of fast innings of Alice Perry and Phoebe Litchfield, the Australian team was able to reach 134 runs.
For South Africa, star all-rounder Marizanne Kapp (1/24) once again bowled brilliantly, while on the other hand, pacer Ayabonga Khaka (2/24) was also not far behind. Apart from these, spinners Chloe Tryon and N Malaba also controlled the pace of runs, which prevented their team from getting a big target.
Although South Africa also lost the wicket of opener Tazmin Brits in the fourth over, but then captain Woolwart and Bosch made a memorable partnership and ensured the victory of the team.
Together, they made an excellent partnership of 96 runs. Bosch stayed till the end and returned to lead the team to victory with an innings of 74 runs in just 48 balls.
Australia failed in SA vs AUS Semi Final after playing 7 consecutive finals
With this, South Africa succeeded in defeating Australia for the first time in the T20 World Cup and also avenged the defeat in last year’s T20 World Cup final.
While the South African team has reached the final for the second consecutive time, the Australian team, which has been playing the final for the last 7 consecutive World Cups and has won the title 6 times, got eliminated in the semi-finals for the first time in 15 years.
Earlier, the team could not reach the final in the first World Cup played in 2009. After this, the team won the next 3 consecutive World Cups, while in 2016 it lost to West Indies in the final. After this, this team again won the title 3 times in a row but now the team could not even reach the final.
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