SA-W vs NZ-W Live Cricket Score

7.4 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Excellent pace variation at display! Nonkululeko Mlaba strikes and provides a very crucial breakthrough for the Proteas Women! Nonkululeko Mlaba holds her line and bustles from around the stumps. She quickens the pace and flattens the trajectory but keeps the line of attack on the stumps, Suzie Bates tries to get innovative as she walks across to the off side to access the area behind square on the leg side with a sweep. She shuffles a bit too across to execute that shot. As a result, misses the connection and the ball crashes into the leg stump. Suzie Bates departs on a well-made 32. 53/2

1.5 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Ayabonga Khaka and South Africa Women fight back! Khaka lands it on a length, swinging back into the right-hander, on a length, on middle and leg, Georgia Plimmer gets down the track again to go back over the bowler's head but the ball comes right off the toe end of the bat. Skies it high in the air and it goes only as far as long on where Sune Luus runs in and takes a safe catch. New Zealand Women lose their first wicket. They are now 16/1 after 1.5 overs. 16/1

18.5 OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! 50TH T20I WICKET FOR MLABA. Nonkululeko Mlaba keeps the line of attack on the stumps and drags her length on the off and middle channel, Melie Kerr is cramped a bit for room, she hangs back and goes for a pull shot over the leg side. But it is too close to play that shot and hence, she doesn't generate much power on it and it goes only as far as Tazmin Brits stationed at deep mid-wicket. Melie Kerr departs on a valiant 43. 141/5

10.2 A loud shout for LBW but from Nadine De Klerk alone! Laura Wolvaardt has a word with Nadine and takes the review with 1 second left on the timer. This skids through, on a nagging length, on middle, Sophie Devine shapes up to pull it away but gets rushed in her shot. Gets beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the back leg. The UltraEdge shows no bat but it is three reds on Ball Tracking with the ball hitting the leg stump. Would you believe it? Credit should go to Nadine. She was pretty confident and convinced her skipper to send it upstairs. South Africa strike in the first over after the break and get the prized scalp of Devine. She departs on 6 (10). 70/3

17.2 OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Chloe Tryon provides the breakthrough the Proteas were looking! New Zealand Women are 4 down now as Brooke Halliday departs! Tryon stays around the stumps, and flattens the trajectory, on a good length, on the stumps. It skids through the surface and comes quickly to the batter. Brooke Halliday sits on her knee and prepares to slog it behind deep square leg but doesn't quite get the timing correct. Gets the elevation but not the distance and the ball travels towards Anneke Bosch who runs to her left and takes a good running catch. The 57-run stand is broken. Brooke Halliday goes for 38 (28). 127/4

9.1 OUT! TAKEN! Laura Wolvaardt succumbs to the pressure of the dots at the other end. She felt the need to break the shackles and has holed out in her attempt. Floated up by Kerr, full and around off, Laura Wolvaardt gets low and tries to go inside out over cover. Fails to get the elevation on it and hits it flat and straight to the fielder at extra cover on the ring. Suzie Bates there makes no mistake as she takes it near her chest. A big wicket for New Zealand. Kerr is hobbling but is giving her all for her side in the final. 59/2

6.5 OUT! TAKEN! Fran Jonas breaks through for New Zealand! Jonas stays around the wicket and slows it up, on a nagging length, on middle, Tazmin Brits gives the bowler the charge as she goes for the big shot but fails to get to the pitch of the ball. She still goes through with the shot. Skies it high in the air but only as far as long on where Maddy Green settles under it and takes a reverse cup catch in front of her face. Brits goes for 17 (18). South Africa Women are now 51/1, needing 108 runs from 79 balls. 51/1

10 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Double break for Melie Kerr and New Zealand Women! A massive blow to South Africa. Their star with the bat of the semifinal is gone. Kerr gives the ball air and keeps it outside off, Anneke Bosch walks across to the off side and gets down on one knee to access the leg side. Swipes across the line and fails to connect. The keeper, Izzy Gaze goes up as does Kerr. The umpire is unmoved. Gaze and Kerr convince Sophie Devine to go for the review. The UltraEdge shows a small spike when the ball is next to the bat. New Zealand are delighted to see this on the big screen. The on-field decision will have to be overturned. Two in the over for Kerr. 64/3

12 OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A body blow to South Africa. A long walk back for the dangerous Marizanne Kapp! Eden Carson tosses this up outside off, full in length, Kapp gets down on her knee and sweeps it aerially well in front of the square to the leg side. She does get a good connection but not the distance and finds Plimmer at deep mid-wicket who takes a good catch to her right. Marizanne Kapp is absolutely livid with herself as she walks back. 77/4

12.1 OUT! TAKEN! New Zealand Women are not only in control, but they can feel that it is coming home now! Rosemary Mair bowls a pace-off delivery, rolls her fingers and bowls a conventional off-cutter outside off, De Klerk swings hard at it but ends up getting a thick outside edge that flies straight towards Kerr at short third who takes a simple catch. From 59/1, South Africa have slipped to 77/5. They find themselves in all sorts of trouble. 77/5

18.1 OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! That should do it for New Zealand Women! Chloe Tryon goes and with her South Africa's hopes. Mair bowls the slower one, on a nagging length, on middle, Chloe Tryon advances down the track to go back over the bowler's head. Flat bats it flat and straight down the throat of Maddy Green at long on who makes no mistake. 117/8

15.1 OUT! TAKEN! Instant impact for Brooke Halliday! A handy cameo with the bat and now, she has delivered with the ball. Halliday takes pace off and goes fuller, on off, Sune Luus stays deep in the crease and shapes up to go inside out over cover. Fails to get the elevation on the shot as this comes off the toe end of the bat. It lobs tamely towards extra cover where Suzie Bates takes a couple of steps behind from where she is standing on the edge of the ring and stays low to take a reverse cup catch. 97/6

17.3 OUT! TAKEN! Third catch for Bates. Third wicket for Kerr. New Zealand Women are well on their way. Flatter and fuller, on off, Annerie Dercksen stays leg side of the ball and tries to go with the turn over the off side. There is no turn on offer and this hits Dercksen high on the bat. Spoons it towards cover where Suzie Bates moves to her left and there is almost a collision with Brooke Halliday to her left. She keeps her eyes on the ball all the way through and takes it. 111/7

18.5 OUT! BOWLED! Third wicket of the night for Mair. New Zealand inch closer. Pace off by Mair, on a fuller length, at the stumps, Sinalo Jafta skips down the track to go downtown. Fails to get any bat on it as the ball goes past the inside edge and clatters into the stumps. 120/9