🏏ICC Women's T20I WC 2024: Group B - Match 20: EngW vs WIW 🏏 - Page 29

A slightly surprising decision by South Africa to bat first. The reasoning Wolvaardt gave at the toss was that the surface looked drier. That said, it does give them a chance to put up a solid total and iron out the flaws that plagued them against England.

The players walk out to the centre alongside their mascots. We will have the Scottish national anthem first, followed by South Africa.

Raji: "This match will be one-sided. Kappie hates to lose, and after her last match, you can bet she'll be relentless. This isn't the time to experiment. Send Kappie in at 3. Everyone knows she has a heavy workload, and with this being a big tournament, there's no room for trial and error." -- Well, stranger things have happened at World Cups, so don't count Scotland out just yet...

Right then! The anthems are done and we are moments away from ball one

Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits are at the crease. Wolvaardt is on strike. Rachel Slater will open the attack

End of Over 1

South Africa Women opt to bat

RSAW

3

-0

(1)

CRR3

P'SHIP3(6)

End of Over 2

South Africa Women opt to bat

RSAW

13

-0

(2)

CRR6.5

P'SHIP13(12)

End of Over 3

South Africa Women opt to bat

RSAW

23

-0

(3)

CRR7.26

P'SHIP23(19)

End of Over 4

South Africa Women opt to bat

RSAW

38

-0

(4)

CRR9.5

P'SHIP38(24)

3.4

6

Olivia Bell to Wolvaardt, SIX, floaty full delivery outside off, Wolvaardt uses her long levers and clubs it straight down the ground for a well-timed maximum over long-on