Match Details

AUSW vs SAW 21st Match, Women's WC 2022

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AUSW
272-545.2
Australia Women won by 5 wickets 🏆
SAW
50.0271-5
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A Sutherland Logo
A Sutherland Jersy

A Sutherland

22

(23)

A Sutherland
22(23)
4s: 2
6s: 1
SR:95.65
+
M Lanning Logo
M Lanning Jersy

M Lanning

135

(130)

M Lanning
135(130)
4s: 15
6s: 1
SR:103.85
A Khaka Logo
A Khaka Jersy

A Khaka

0-48

(9.2)

A Khaka

0-48(9.2)
Econ: 5.14
43rd Over:
0
4
0
0
1
1
 
= 6
44th Over:
0
1
0
2
0
0
 
= 3
Last Over:
1
6
0
1
1
1
 
= 10
This Over:
0
1
 
= 1

Player of the Match

Meg Lanning Logo
Meg Lanning Jersy
Meg Lanning
Australia Women
135(130)
AUSWAUSW - 2nd Innings
SessionOpenPASS
10 Over 4844
15 Over 6272
20 Over 100114
25 Over 144146
30 Over 178183
35 Over 216221
40 Over 251243
SAWSAW - 1st Innings
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10 Over 4041
15 Over 6764
20 Over 9388
25 Over 106109
30 Over 136126
35 Over 150155
40 Over 188193
45 Over 230226
50 Over 260271

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Meg Lanning | Winning Captain: "We thought it was a par score and the wicket was getting better as the game progressed. We thought we could chase it as the sun bettered the wicket. While we could not get some quick wickets, we kept them to a gettable score. I don't have an exact update on Perry. Hopefully, there's nothing serious. We gave a bit too many chances during the chase, which we need to work on. We would like to keep winning."
Sune Luus | Losing Captain:  "I think we had great first innings, the batters batted well and 270 was par. I thought Meg was great and we bowled both sides of the field. On another day, we would have defended it, but couldn't do it. That's the trick playing the Aussies, you do not know what is a good total on this pitch against them. Those dropped catches did hurt us, we never do that and I think it is a loss of focus from our end, we will have a chat about it later on. Ismail has been phenomenal for us and that spell proved it to us. I think the spinners need to buck up and we hope we will be able to overcome this hiccup. We have two games to spare. Our next game is in a day's time against Bangladesh, so we have a day's time to prepare for it. We are looking forward to it and are confident of bouncing back in our next game. "

Meg Lanning | Player of the Match: “Was nice to contribute. We talk a lot about our top four playing through the innings and finishing things off. They bowled well early in the innings and I left a lot of balls in my innings. Ismail bowled nicely in the second spell and picked up a wicket and shifted the momentum towards them. I was very clear with my plans and happy to contribute to the team’s success. I always try to bat through and the batters coming after me took the pressure off me. Mooney and McGrath played very well from the other end. No. 3 is a crucial position in any team and I try to score as many runs as I could and help win games for my side." 

Meg Lanning is the Player of the Match for her match-winning knock of 135* off 130 balls.
Apart from Shabnim Ismail, no other bowler looked threatening from the South African lineup. Australia exploited the voids in the opposition's bowling and cruised towards their target. While South Africa are still going to make it to the semi-finals, they looked dejected with their performance today, which shows how hungry they are to perform well. Several dropped catches and some poor fielding efforts throughout the second innings cost them the game.
And Australia continue to dominate the Women's Cricket World Cup 2022. Lanning and Co register their sixth win of the tournament to stay unbeaten and retain the top spot on the points table. Apart from the first couple of wickets, South Africa could never put any sort of pressure on the women from down under. Skipper Lanning led from the front with a scintillating 135 off 130 to see her team over the line. All of Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, and Annabel Sutherland contributed to the chase.
45.2 A Khaka to A Sutherland
1 That's the end of the game. Khaka bowls it full down leg, Sutherland flicks it towards fine leg for a single to complete a comprehensive win over South Africa. With this, the Australian Women make it six in six and stay at the top of the table and hand South Africa its first loss of the competition. 
45.1 A Khaka to A Sutherland
0 Fuller delivery on the stumps, Sutherland drives it straight to mid on.
OVER 45
Australia Women
271/5
Meg Lanning
135(130)
Annabel Sutherland
21(21)
Sune Luus
0-35(6.0)
44.6 S Luus to A Sutherland
1 Fuller delivery on the pads, Sutherland flicks it behind square in the leg side and keeps the strike for the next over with a single.
44.5 S Luus to M Lanning
1 Short and turning away outside off, Lanning punches it in the gap in the off side for a run.
44.4 S Luus to A Sutherland
1 Flatter delivery outside off, Sutherland punches it down the ground for a single.
44.3 S Luus to A Sutherland
0 Quicker delivery outside off, Sutherland looks to cut it but misses.
44.2 S Luus to A Sutherland
6 A high full toss and dispatched into the stands. Luus bowls a loopy delivery and Sutherland steps out of her crease and turns it into a full toss and pulls it over mid wicket fence for a biggie. Sails over the ropes with ease.
44.1 S Luus to M Lanning
1 Luus drops it short on the stumps, Lanning pulls it along the ground towards deep mid wicket for a run.
Over to Akshay till the end of this match.
OVER 44
Australia Women
261/5
Annabel Sutherland
13(17)
Meg Lanning
133(128)
Ayabonga Khaka
0-47(9.0)
43.6 A Khaka to A Sutherland
0 Good hard length here, Sutherland chips it in the air towards midwicket in the vacant area to end the over. 
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