South Africa Women Record-Breaking Win: South Africa Women defeated West Indies Women by 10 wickets in Match 3 of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, and with that, they have become the first nation ever to record multiple 10 wickets win in the history of the Women’s T20 World Cups.
A bowling masterclass of Nonkululeko Mlaba and half-centuries from Laura Woolvardt and Marizanne Kapp helped the Proteas Women achieve the iconic feat.
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“Thank you so much. This is very special for me, I know I am playing for all the people back in South Africa and also my family is always supporting me so it feels good. Well for me it was always to bowl stump to stump and it did really work out for me. Also happy from the contributions by the other bowlers. Yeah I was watching the game from the dressing room as it was so hot outside. I was cheering for them at every run and really happy to win the opening game,” said Nonkululeko Mlaba, who was awarded the Player of the Match.
List Of Teams With 10-Wicket Wins In Women’s T20 World Cup History:
- England Women against India Women in Taunton, 2009 (Target 113)
- West Indies Women against South Africa Women in Galle, 2012 (Target 71)
- Australia Women against Sri Lanka Women in Gqeberha, 2023 (Target 113)
- South Africa Women against Bangladesh Women in Cape Town, 2023 (Target 114)
- South Africa Women against West Indies Women in Dubai, 2024 (Target 119)
Here’s What The Two Captains Said During Post-Match Presentation Ceremony
Hayley Matthews (West Indies Women Captain):
“It was a disappointing game and not the way we would have liked to start the tournament. We have to bounce back quickly before the next game which is in two days time. It’s about finding the pieces and getting back. They bowled really well. We weren’t able to bat with a higher strike rate throughout the innings and that was the key point in the game Hopefully, Zaida will be fit for the next game. She got hit on the face while stopping the ball. A small cut maybe. But hopefully, she will be fit.”
Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa Women Captain):
“Not that easy to bat to be honest, definitely one of the toughest knocks I have played. Yeah at some stage we were 7 minutes down so I wanted to operate with the spinners to get through the overs quickly and somehow managed to get it just on time. Yeah, I think it was an impressive performance overall. Kapp bowled brilliantly at the starts, best figures for Mlaba in the middle phase and also to chase down the target by 10 wickets was pretty pleasing.”