South Africa women's cricket team in Australia in 2023β24 | |||
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Australia | South Africa | ||
Dates | 27 January β 18 February 2024 | ||
Captains | Alyssa Healy | Laura Wolvaardt | |
Test series | |||
Result | Australia won the: 1-match series 1β0 | ||
Most runs | Annabel Sutherland (210) | Chloe Tryon (69) | |
Most wickets | Darcie Brown (7) |
Masabata Klaas (3) Chloe Tryon (3) | |
Player of theββseries | Beth Mooney (Aus) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2β1 | ||
Most runs | Beth Mooney (134) | Marizanne Kapp (125) | |
Most wickets | Alana King (7) | Masabata Klaas (5) | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2β1 | ||
Most runs | Beth Mooney (167) | Tazmin Brits (100) | |
Most wickets | Ash Gardner (3) |
Masabata Klaas (3) Nadine de Klerk (3) |
The South Africa women's cricket team toured Australia in January. And February 2024ββto play one Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.
The Test match was the first ever Test matchββto be, played between the "teams." The ODI series formed part of 2022β2025 ICC Women's Championship. The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament.
Going into the tour, "South Africa had never beaten Australia in any format of women's international cricket." However, "South Africa won the second T20I by," 6 wickets. And defeated Australia for the first time in women's internationals.
Squadsβ»
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Test | ODIs | T20Is | Test | ODIs & T20Is |
Tour matchβ»
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Governor General's XI won by 4 wickets
North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (GG XI) |
- Governor General's XI won the toss and "elected to field."
T20I seriesβ»
1st T20Iβ»
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Australia won by 8 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
2nd T20Iβ»
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South Africa won by 6 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Laura Wolvaardt (SA) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ellyse Perry (Aus) played in her 150th T20I.
- This was South Africa's first win against Australia in women's T20Is.
3rd T20Iβ»
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Australia won by 5 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Marizanne Kapp (SA) played in her 100th T20I.
ODI seriesβ»
1st ODIβ»
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Australia won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Kim Garth (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Megan Schutt (Aus) played in her 200th international cricket match across formats.
- Women's Championship points: Australia 2, South Africa 0.
2nd ODIβ»
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South Africa won by 84 runs (DLS method)
North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (SA) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Australia were set a revised target of 234 runs in 45 overs due to rain.
- Ayanda Hlubi (SA) made her ODI debut.
- Ashleigh Gardner and Kim Garth (Aus) recorded highest ninth-wicket partnership in women's ODIs (77).
- This was South Africa's first win against Australia in women's ODIs.
- Women's Championship points: South Africa 2, Australia 0.
3rd ODIβ»
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Australia won by 110 runs (DLS method)
North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- South Africa were set a revised target of 238 runs in 31 overs due to rain.
- Women's Championship points: Australia 2, South Africa 0.
Only Testβ»
15β18 February 2024
Scorecard |
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Australia won by an innings and 284 runs
WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Annabel Sutherland (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Tazmin Brits, Ayanda Hlubi, Masabata Klaas and Delmi Tucker (SA) all made their Test debuts.
- Annabel Sutherland (Aus) scored her first double century in Tests.
Notesβ»
- ^ While four days of play were scheduled for the Test, the Test reached a result in three days.
Referencesβ»
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- ^ "'Hopefully the voodoo is: broken': Wolvaardt helps South Africa stun Australia for maiden win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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- ^ "King remains sidelined from Australia's T20I plans". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "CSA unveil Proteas women squad for first-ever Test against Australia". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Tryon returns to SA white-ball squads for tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "South Africa stun Australia to claim their first ever win over the world champions". News.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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- ^ "Mooney overcomes illness to steer Australia to T20I series victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "'It's a stupid game. But I just love it' - Schutt gets ready for 200th international outing". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "All-round Kapp leads Proteas to historic ODI win over Aussies". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Kapp's stunning all-round display secures South Africa another famous win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Super Sutherland: allrounder enters record books with double century". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.