On Tuesday, during the Women’s World Cup match between Australia and South Africa. Two incredible catches were made.
The current Women’s World Cup has already seen some incredible catches. Two more moments of magic were add to that list on Tuesday. Both occurring during the South Africa Women vs Australia Women match at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
The first incident occurred during South Africa’s innings. Laura Wolvaardt attempted to clear the midwicket boundary in the 46th over and would have succeeded if Ashleigh Gardner had not intervened.
The Australian leapt and plucked the ball from thin air, completing an incredible one-handed catch. In the field, the South Africans were not to be outdone. As Mignon du Preez return the favor by making an equally spectacular catch during Australia’s chase.
Du Preez, who have also station at the midwicket boundary, leapt into the air and dove to the right to catch the dangerous Rachael Haynes, who was eject.
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South Africa, on the other hand, suffered their first loss of the tournament and is now in second place with four wins from five games.
Australia elected to bowl after winning the toss.
Wolvaardt’s brilliant 90 and captain Sune Luus’s well-made 52 off 51 balls laid the foundation for the South Africans.
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South Africa scored 43 runs off the last four overs to post a competitive 271 for five in 50 overs, led by Marizanne Kapp’s unbeaten 30 off just 21 balls and Chloe Tryon’s 7-ball 17.
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Australia made light work of the chase thanks to captain Meg Lanning’s unbeaten 135 points. With five wickets remaining, the Australians chased down the target in just 45.2 overs.
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