South Africa vs Australia, Women's T20 World Cup: Tahlia McGrath And Ashleigh Gardner Take Australia Into Semi-finals

19.02.2023 - 06:23 sports.ndtv.com

Tahlia McGrath and Ashleigh Gardner took Australia into the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup on Saturday with aggressive batting to defeat South Africa by six wickets at St George's Park in Gqeberha.

Chasing 125 to win, Australia were in trouble at 40 for three but McGrath and Gardner went for their shots in a fourth-wicket partnership of 81 to secure victory for the defending champions with 21 balls to spare.

McGrath was the dominant partner, hitting 57 off 33 balls before being caught going for a big hit with four runs needed to win.

She reached her half-century off 29 deliveries. Gardner made 28 not out off 29 balls. "Tahlia was excellent, Ash as well," said Australian captain Meg Lanning. "They summed up the conditions really well and put the pressure back on South Africa." Lanning admitted that South Africa had started well with both bat and ball. "They put us under pressure and to respond like that was very special." South African captain Sune Luus said her team had failed to capitalise on a good start to their innings after they were sent in to bat. "We just didn't have enough runs on the board," she said.

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