The Momentum Proteas women produced a solid 44-run victory over Pakistan in their first match of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 competition at Sylhet Stadium in Bangladesh on Sunday, their healthy victory margin putting the SA ladies top of Group 1, ahead of Australia in second position.
Pakistan had no answers for openers Dané van Niekerk and Lizelle Lee, as they made unbeaten scores of 90 and 67 respectively to lead their side to 163/0 in their 20 overs, after they were asked to bat first by the opposition.
In their reply, the Pakistan batters could not hang on to their wickets long enough to produce a match-saving partnership, thanks to a ruthless bowling attack led by Marizanne Kapp, who took three wickets for 16 in her allotted overs.
Kapp was the only bowler to bowl all four of her overs, and was provided great back-up by Suné Luus and Shabnim Ismail who took 2/18 and 2/20 in three overs respectively, with Sunette Loubser capturing one wicket for her efforts.
Pakistan were restricted to 119/9.
Proteas skipper, Mignon du Preez, was delighted with her side’s performance. “Today was one of those days when everything just went our way,” she said.
“I’m extremely proud of the way the team executed all our game plans and went about their business. Full credit must be given to Dané (van Niekerk) and Lizelle (Lee) for setting up the game well for us and giving us a really good score to defend.
“Beating Pakistan in a world tournament is not a simple assignment, and I’m really happy with the way the team played today. We now just look to carry this momentum into the next game, and hopefully playing with the same energy and drive as we did today,” Du Preez continued.
South Africa’s next match is against defending champions Australia on Tuesday 25 March, at the same ground.
“It’s a huge game for us,” Du Preez admitted. “Australia are not a side to take lightly on any day, they are world champs for a reason, but we just have to concentrate ourselves and play the game of our lives come Tuesday, and not worry about the rest.”
2014 ICC Women’s World T20 Results and Fixtures*: Sun 23 Mar: Australia beat New Zealand by 7 runs (Group A) South Africa beat Pakistan by 44 runs (Group A) Mon 24 Mar: 3. 11:30, Group B – England v West Indies 4. 15:30, Group B – India v Sri Lanka Tue 25 Mar: 5. 11:30, Group A – Ireland v New Zealand 6. 15:30, Group A – South Africa v Australia Wed 26 Mar: 7. 11:30, Group B – Bangladesh v West Indies 8. 15:30, Group B – England v India Thu 27 Mar: 9. 11:30, Group A – Australia v Ireland 10. 15:30, Group A – New Zealand v Pakistan Fri 28 Mar: 11. 11:30, Group B – Bangladesh v England 12. 15:30, Group B – Sri Lanka v West Indies Sat 29 Mar: 13. 11:30, Group A – South Africa v Ireland 14. 15:30, Group A – Australia v Pakistan Sun 30 Mar: 15. 11:30, Group B – Bangladesh v India 16. 15:30, Group B – England v Sri Lanka Mon 31 Mar: 17. 11:30 17th Match, Group A – Ireland v Pakistan 18. 15:30 18th Match, Group A – South Africa v New Zealand Tue 1 Apr: 19. 11:30, Group A – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka 20. 15:30, Group A – India v West Indies Wed 2 Apr: 21. 11:30 WT20 2016 Qualification Play-Off – TBC v TBC (A3 v B4) 22. 15:30 WT20 2016 Qualification Play-Off – TBC v TBC (A4 v B3) Thu 3 Apr: 23. 10:30 1st Semi-Final – TBC v TBC (A1 v B2) (Shere Bangla National Stadium) 24. 11:30 9th place play-off – TBC v TBC (Loser playoff 1 v Loser playoff 2) 25. 15:30 7th place play-off – TBC v TBC (A5 v B5) Fri 4 Apr: 26. 10:30 2nd Semi-Final – TBC v TBC (A2 v B1) (Shere Bangla National Stadium) Sun 6 Apr: 27. 10:30 Final – TBC v TBC (Shere Bangla National Stadium) Sat 7 Apr: 27. 10:30 Final Reserve Day * All matches played at the Sylhet Stadium unless otherwise indicated Groups for the 2014 ICC Women’s World T20 in Bangladesh: Group A: Australia; New Zealand; Pakistan; South Africa Group B: England; India; Sri Lanka; West Indies Momentum Proteas ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Team *: Mignon du Preez (C) (Northerns) @MdpMinx22 Trisha Chetty (VC) (KZN Coastal) @trisha_chetty Chloe Tryon (KZN Coastal) @chloetryon25 Dané van Niekerk (Eastern Province) @danev81 Lizelle Lee (North West) @zella15j Marcia Matshipi Letsoalo (Northerns) Marizanne Kapp (Eastern Province) @kappie777 Moseline Daniels (Western Province) Nadine Moodley (KZN Coastal) Shabnim Ismail (Western Province) Shandré Fritz (Western Province) @fritzysa Suné Luus (Northerns) @SuneLuus Sunette Loubser (Boland) Yolandi van der Westhuizen (Boland)
* Twitter Account names follow selected names. For live Twitter action from the World Twenty20, follow the ladies above, @OfficialCSA for Cricket SA, and @momentum_za for updating by team sponsor Momentum.
The Momentum Cricket App: Follow the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 on the Momentum Cricket App. The App is immediately available on iOS, and the Android version will be available in time for the World Cup. Key features include live scoring for all SA games (Women & Men) for Tests, ODI’s and T20 matches, including player profiles with player stats
Photo caption: Dane van Niekerk was the star of the show as she smashed 90 runs to lead the Momentum Proteas to a convincing 44-run win over Pakistan, in their opening ICC Women’s World T20 match in Bangladesh. File Photo: Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images
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