Ladies’s T20 World Cup | All-round South Africa sends Scotland out of the event

South Africa produced an outstanding all-round efficiency to thrash Scotland by 80 runs of their Group B match on the Ladies’s T20 World Cup in Dubai on Wednesday.

After profitable the toss and selecting to bat first, South Africa chalked up a event excessive 166-5 of their 20 overs with captain Laura Wolvaardt (40), Tazmin Brits (43) and Marizanne Kapp (43) all feasting on some weak bowling and poor fielding.

Left-arm spinners Nonkululeko Mlaba (3-12) and Chloe Tryon (2-22) claimed 5 wickets between them and off-spinner Sune Luss chipped in with 1-9 for an enormous 80-run win that handed Scotland its third successive loss in its maiden look on the event.

Three of the highest 4 South African batters – captain Laura Wolvaardt (40), Tazmin Brits (43) and Marizanne Kapp (43) — helped their workforce put up the event’s highest complete to this point of 166-5 after Wolvaardt received the toss and elected to bat.

Wolvaardt and Brits mixed in a speedy 64-run opening partnership off 45 balls earlier than Kapp supplied a late flourish with a 24-ball knock that featured six boundaries and helped South Africa cross the 160-run mark.

Katherine Fraser (1-15) broke the opening stand when she made amends for dropping Wolvaardt early and Olivia Bell took a pointy catch to dismiss the South Africa skipper within the eighth over.

Scotland got here again briefly within the center overs earlier than Kapp performed quickfire and supplied South Africa a powerful end.

Scotland’s chase obtained derailed contained in the powerplay when Tryon took easy return catches and dismissed Sarah Bryce (5) and Kathryn Bryce (7). Mlaba then sliced by means of the order in center overs as Alisa Lister (12) and Fraser (14) may solely attain double figures.

With its second win in three video games, South Africa rose to No. 1 in group B with 4 factors on a greater run-rate than England, which additionally has 4 factors after beating South Africa and Bangladesh in group matches.

Scotland is on the backside of the desk after defeats to Bangladesh and West Indies with a sport in opposition to England remaining.

(with inputs from AP)