South Africa avoids panic from Bangladesh in World Cup opening match

South Africa avoids panic from Bangladesh in World Cup opening match

19-year-old left-arm snatcher Feriha Tresna claimed her profession finest determine at 3-35 as South Africa have been despatched off for 207. Ayabunga Khaka grew to become the fifth South African to attain 100 wickets in a global match, seeing 4- 32 Bangladesh shoots 175 instances.

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South Africa defeated Bangladesh by 32 rounds in their opening match of the Women's Cricket World Cup

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South Africa defeated Bangladesh by 32 rounds of their opening match of the Ladies’s Cricket World Cup

South Africa defeated Bangladesh by 32 rounds of their opening match of the Ladies’s Cricket World Cup

South Africa made a profitable begin to the Ladies’s World Cup finals, albeit with a considerably unconvincing 32-round victory over first-timers Bangladesh, in Dunedin on Saturday.

With South Africa out for a disappointing 207 when she hit first, Ayabonga Khaka let the shot right down to win the ball, seeing 4-32 she grew to become the fifth South African to gather 100 wickets in an ODI match.

Khaka’s consumption included three wickets for 3 runs in a nine-charge house to derail the Bangladesh chase after their opening pair put up 69 factors within the first small gate.

Ayabunga Khaka celebrates one of her four points in South Africa's inaugural win over Bangladesh at the Women's World Cup

Ayabunga Khaka celebrates one among her 4 factors in South Africa’s inaugural win over Bangladesh on the Ladies’s World Cup

Bangladesh then faltered to 113-6 after the Khaka blast, however the 53-round partnership between Captain Negar Sultana (29) and Ritu Moni (27) briefly reignited hopes for a shock victory earlier than dropping the final 4 wickets for 9 runs.

Earlier, 19-year-old Bangladeshi Left Tailor Feriha Tresna was fairly spectacular as she bought her finest profession numbers from 3 to 35.

Laura Wolvaardt hit 41 on the prime of the rankings for South Africa, however significant contributions with bats have been typically few and much between. Struggling at 119-5 in over 34, she left to the sixth wicket podium 71 instances between Marizan Cap (42) and Chloe Tryon (39) to catapult the workforce towards the 200+.

This may ultimately show enough, regardless of the tiring efforts of Bangladesh opener Charmaine Akhtar (34) and Shamima Sultana (27) in laying a strong basis of their pursuit.

What then?

It is a fast turnaround for Bangladeshwho’re again in play in opposition to the event hosts New Zealand From 10 pm on Sunday, whereas South Africa I’ve till Friday, 1 am, to get able to face them Pakistan.

EnglandAfter shedding to Australia of their opening group match, they’re subsequent within the match in opposition to West Indies – who opened the event with a shock victory over New Zealand – from ten within the night on Tuesday.

Watch each match of the Ladies’s Cricket World Cup stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket, with Pakistan And the India Subsequent assembly, stay from 1am on Sunday.