A dominant bowling display from the Australians saw them thump South Africa by eight wickets in the first ODI at the Adelaide Oval, in North Adelaide, South Australia, on Saturday, 3 February, 2024.
Australia won the toss in what was a stunning summer’s afternoon in Adelaide and chose to have a bowl first.
The Proteas were looking to get off to a good start, but captain Laura Wolvaardt was sent back to the changeroom for just four runs in the third over, caught Georgia Wareham off the bowling of Megan Schutt, who sent down a sensational spell in her 200th match for Australia.
Anneke Bosch joined Tazmin Brits, but she too was sent back to the dressing room for a duck off the bowling of Kim Garth.
Tazmin Britz joined her shortly after with just 1-run to her name. Marizanne Kapp came to the crease with the score on 9/3 in the eight over. She along with Suné Luus steadied the innings before Luus was cleaned bowled by Annabel Sutherland, for just 6 runs. That left the visitors in a shambles, as they were 56/5 in the thirteenth over.
Kapp put her bat to ground and got work with Chloe Tryon by her side. Tryon managed 10 runs before Ash Gardner sent her back to the dugout. Next up, Nadine de Klerk joined Kapp at the crease. Kapp played a well-batted 50, hitting eight fours before she was struck just below her left elbow and retired hurt, and that was the start of the end for the Proteas.
The Proteas lost 4 wickets in quick succession, leaving them on total of 105/9 in just 31.3 overs. Alana King was the most destructive bowler with 3/19, along with Kim Garth on 2/18, but it was Megan Schutt’s bowling figures of 1-1 in her five overs that really put the spanner in the works for the visitors, from the start of their innings.
Alyssa Healy and Phoebe Litchfield knew their game plan and executed the run chase perfectly before Litchfield with 12-runs to her name, knicked one back to Jafta off the bowling of Masabata Klaas and had to return to the dugout. Healy fell just 7 balls later, leaving the hosts on 44/2 after nine overs.
With 62 runs to get, it became the Beth Mooney, show as she chipped away at the target, going after the bowlers at her peril and hitting nine fours in her stance at the crease. She achieved 52* by hitting the winning runs in the nineteenth over, and boosted her team to an 8 wicket-victory.
Australia lead the series 1-0 in the three match series, with the next match on Wednesday 7 February, at the North Sydney Oval in Sydney.
Women’s CommBank T20I Series v South Africa
Warm Up
24 Jan: Governor-General’s XI beat SA XI by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Australia Won the T20I Series 2-1
27 Jan: Australia win first T20I 8 wickets (5 balls rem.) (Manuka Oval, Canberra)
28 Jan: South Africa win 2nd T20I by 6 wickets (6 balls rem.) (Manuka Oval, Canberra)
30 Jan: Australia win first T20I by5 wickets (4 balls rem.) (Blundstone Arena, Hobart)
ODI Series
3 Feb: Australia win first ODI by 8 wickets (186 balls rem.) (Adelaide Oval)
7 Feb: North Sydney Oval, 2.40pm
10 Feb: North Sydney Oval, 2.40pm
Only Test
15-18 Feb: WACA Ground, Perth 11.00am
Proteas Women Squad (T20I & ODI) – Multi-format Tour to Australia
Laura Wolvaardt (c)
Anneke Bosch
Tazmin Brits
Nadine de Klerk
Mieke de Ridder
Ayanda Hlubi
Sinalo Jafta
Marizanne Kapp
Ayabonga Khaka
Masabata Klaas
Suné Luus
Eliz-Mari Marx
Nonkululeko Mlaba
Chloé Tryon
Delmi Tucker
Australia Squad for the T20I and ODI Series
Alyssa Healy (c)
Darcie Brown
Heather Graham
Ashleigh Gardner
Kim Garth
Grace Harris*
Jess Jonassen
Alana King**
Phoebe Litchfield
Tahlia McGrath
Beth Mooney
Ellyse Perry
Megan Schutt
Annabel Sutherland
Georgia Wareham
*T20s only | **ODIs only
Photo Caption: Marizanne Kapp (pictured at Hobert in Tasmania) was the mainstay of the South African innings, smashing 8 boundaries for a quick-fire half-century before retiring hurt after being hit on the elbow, and taking no further part in the opening ODI, at the Adelaide Oval, South Australia in Australia, on Saturday, 3 February, 2024. Photo: Marizanne Kapp on Instagram
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