Marizanne Kapp’s maiden Test century helped the Proteas recover from 45-4 to post a competitive total on the first day of the one-off women’s Test against England in Taunton.
The Australian Women’s team defeated the England Women after a great team tournament to take the Women’s World T20 title in the West Indies for the fourth.
The Aussie Women’s team claimed a record fourth ICC Women’s World T20 title by trouncing a strong England Women’s side in the final of the ICC Women’s World T20 title at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Saturday.
Watch the highlights of England Women’s run to the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World T20 where they will face off against India in the second of the two semis in Antigua.
‘The performances of Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana are quite important. They will be key wickets. Also, their bowling attack is quite well-suited to the pitches out here. They seem quite well-drilled in what they’re doing. We’re working hard to counter that.’
The Proteas Women failed with the bat for the third time in the Women’s World T20 tournament in the West Indies, and Friday’s loss to the England Women’s side by seven wickets sees the Proteas eliminated from the tournament.
South Africa’s hopes in the Women’s World T20 hang on their batters coming to the party, and that requires the Proteas Women to click into the right mind frame.
The fourth match of the Women’s World T20 between the England Women and Sri Lankan Women, scheduled to be played at Gros Islet in the West Indies, has been abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rains.
Having been on the wrong end of two world-record batting innings, the Proteas Women will be fighting for their pride when they meet England in the triangular series on Saturday afternoon.
England responded strongly to their defeat in the first ODI, as Sarah Taylor and Tammy Beaumont struck hundreds to help set up a 69-run win against the Proteas.
