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3rd over: New Zealand 34-1 (Bates 17, Kerr 7) Kaka keeps tight and New Zealand lead by one or two until the last ball when Bates goes mid-dive into the ropes. Alastair Cooke is here watching with his young family.
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3rd over: New Zealand 24-1 (Bates 10, Kerr 4) New Zealand’s attacking intent continues but there is little to show for it. There was no ball from the cup, but nothing sweet as Kerr was bowled from a free bat.
share2nd over: New Zealand 20-1 (Bates 7, Kerr 4) Bates enters the match and swipes Kerka to the midwicket boundary. Primer falls – good strong catch from loose 0, but Kerr comes in and immediately starts attacking as well, pulling out a four from the first ball. This is a plan.
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Wicket! Primer C Luus B Carca (New Zealand 16-1)
Plimmer has had great success time and time again, and Ruth is waiting…will she hold out? She was stopped for a few seconds, but she delighted in the South African’s sprint.
share1 over: New Zealand 9-0 (Bates 1, Primer 8): My Mai! Young Primer has the bit between his teeth – aggressive from the first ball, fourth as Primer pulls the cup into the ropes boundary from the ball, and four more times as she lays on the shorter ball, spins and pulls bravely.
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Players sent off, Marizanne Cupp has the ball, let’s go!
shareThis was Devine’s last match as New Zealand’s T20 captain, with Susie Bates today overtaking Mithali Raj to become the most capped player in women’s international cricket.
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The referees come, the teams come, they join hands with the kid mascots and sing the national anthem. The Kiwis have great voices tonight, with Sophie Devine having a wolfish laugh at the end.
Now it was South Africa’s turn to put their hands on their hearts and sing the greatest national anthem in the history of cricket.
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New Zealand XI
New Zealand 11: Susie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (captain), Brooke Halliday, Maddie Green, Isabella Gaze (week), Leah Tahufu, Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson. , Fran Jonas
It hasn’t changed since the semi-finals.
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South Africa XI
SOUTH AFRICA , Ayabonga Kaaka.
All tournaments remain the same.
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“For me, it feels like a chase game,” Nasser says. It’s getting dark, the temperature is over 30 degrees, and the seats are filling up…
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97 chances disappeared in this tournament. why. why? ? ? ? Mel Jones asked. “Some say it’s because of the light, some say it’s because of the pressure. I think we need to get back to the basics of catcher and defense in the next four-year cycle.”
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New Zealand wanted to improve their batting lineup, but they kept the same team from the semi-finals. Sophie Devine said she had exchanged messages with India’s first men’s team to win in 36 years.
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South Africa wins the toss and takes the field!
Laura Wolvaardt: “I think it worked out very well for us throughout the tournament. I think we have batting resources that we haven’t used yet, but I hope the top order can do its job.”
South Africa will keep the same team.
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And this is a very interesting read on the position of South Africa and New Zealand (and the eliminated West Indies).
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I love this one by Susie Bates.
“We’re the grandmas of this team and we’re still going strong. Leah (Tahuhu) with her bionic knee, Sophie who’s dealt with a lot as captain, and me continuing to move forward – it’s really special. It’s a great moment. We’ve had some tough times, we’ve had some ups and downs, but it’s special to make it to the finals. We all look after each other.”
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preamble
Hello! This one. T20 World Cup Final – But it’s more than just a T20 World Cup Final. T20 World Cup final without Australia, England or India – first in the history of the women’s T20 tournament.
But just as big was the news about England and India’s underwhelming performances (see Raf Nicholson’s article here).
And Australia’s shocking defeat (Megan Morris here):
The real news is the rise of New Zealand and South Africa. Both are surprise finalists who are emerging from the ‘mid-table’ group of women’s cricket teams who seemed far removed from the big three. But that’s not the case now.
New Zealand, led by Sophie Devine, begin the tournament after a dismal year of results. The rebuilding phase has brought no tangible benefits, and Devine told the women’s cricket podcast Power Play that young girls may be drawn to netball or rugby union instead. I was concerned. However, once they entered the tournament, everything started to fall into place and the tournament’s top wicket-taker, Amelia Kerr, showed flashes of brilliance.
South Africa defeated England to reach the final in the last edition, and in the words of Laura Wolvaert, “We must be doing something right by reaching the final twice in two years.” Standing on the brink. Their strength is their batting, topped by Anneke Bosch’s astonishing 74 against Australia.
By tonight, the trophy will have a new name engraved on it. The match starts at 3pm (BST). Watch history being made.
