Bermuda Women were given a thrashing of their lives by South Africa Women in the ICC World Cup qualifier in Stellenbosch this morning, when the South Africans hardly broke any sweat in disposing of Bermuda for 13 all out in 18 overs.
Right arm spinner, Sunette Loubser was the toast of the bowlers, taking what should be any bowler’s dream of 6 wickets for 1 run in 4 overs. Bowling partner Alicia Smith presented a return of 2 for 1, while Susan Benade boasted figures of 2 for 3 were the other bowlers who came to the party.
Not one of the four Bermudan batswomen who managed to score made more than a single run, team captain L Mienzer taking up 48 balls for her run, while seven in the line-up lost their wickets without scoring.
After winning the toss, the South Africans never hesitated in inserting the opposition, and they quickly rolled them over. SA openers, Claire Terblanche (1*) and Olivia Anderson (4*) saw South Africa to a ten wicket win in the opening over, in which Bermuda conceded ten extras.
Unfortunately, these figures do not count for official statistics because Bermuda is ranked outside the top ten countries. But the Boland girl, Sunette was philosophical about her performance.
"I am disappointed that today’s stats don’t count for nothing but I would say it was a team effort to win the opening match of the tournament," Loubser said after the match. "We are taking one match at a time, and we are happy that we are off to a good start. It should augur well for the whole tournament."
Despite the good result on the opening day, Loubser warned her team-mates not to underestimate their next opponents, Papua New Guinea, whom they meet on Tuesday, before they complete the round-robin phase against the Netherlands on Thursday.
"We don’t know anything about our next opponents, but that doesn’t mean we should rest on our laurels. We should be ready for anything."
For further information and statistics, visit the official ICC website.
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