SA WOMEN CEICKET Chetty, van Niekerk fifties set up SA win

Tarisha chetty and dane van each stroked half-centuries, paving the way for South Africa women's 35-run win in opposition to West Indies women in East London. Victory turned into no longer of tons importance, although, as West Indies had already sealed the three-healthy collection having gained the primary  ODIs.

South Africa, opting to bat, compiled a rating of 235 for six, constructed at the lower back of two big partnerships. First, Chetty (fifty five) and Mignon du Preez (43) delivered seventy two for the second one wicket, before Marizanne Kapp (39) and van Niekerk supplied the innings overdue impetus by using stringing together a sixty four-run 5th-wicket stand. Van Niekerk slammed 55 off forty eight balls before being run out.

West Indies, in reply, misplaced their opener Hayley Matthews early inside the chase, but Shaquana Quintyne and Kyshona Knight led a restoration with a 57-run partnership for the second one wicket. however, simply once they appeared consistent, the visitors misplaced wickets in a cluster to soon fall to 118 for 5. Merissa Aguilleira and Shemaine Campbelle presented the team some wish by way of adding fifty two for the 6th wicket, however Aguilleira's wicket inside the 43rd over left the lower order with an excessive amount of to do, as West Indies could only muster two hundred for eight from their 50 overs.

Masabata Klaas and Sune Luus snared  wickets apiece, whilst Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka and van Niekerk chipped in with one every.

"It was really a miles better performance nowadays," du Preez stated after the sport. "we are nonetheless not at 100%, perhaps eighty or ninety% there in terms of the way that we finished our talents. something that we've been talking approximately is the truth that the top order desires to score greater runs and that i assume all of us that went in (to bat), chipped in by some means and Trisha (Chetty) and Dané's (van Niekerk) half of-centuries really installation a pleasant overall for our bowlers to shield."