Johannesburg, April 26 (IANS) India rode on an all-round masterclass from Deepti Sharma to register a 14-run win over the South Africa in the fourth Women’s T20I in Johannesburg on Sunday. While the hosts still hold an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, the Women in Blue managed to avoid a whitewashDeepti delivered a match-winning spell of 5/19 after contributing an unbeaten 36 with the bat, earning the Player of the Match honours. Earlier, useful knocks from Jemimah Rodrigues (43) …
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Johannesburg, April 22 (IANS) India have brought in Bharti Fulmali and Kashvee Gautam as South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third women’s T20I at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Wednesday.India find themselves under pressure as they are 2-0 behind in the five-match series. Wednesday’s game is a must-win contest for India if they are to keep the series alive. The toss was delayed by 45 minutes due to rain and lightning around the stadium area, but there’s no…
Durban, April 16 (IANS) South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt on Thursday hailed the ‘raw power’ of young batting all-rounder Kayla Reyneke, describing her as a rare talent who could provide the X-factor in the Proteas’ middle-order ahead of the five-match T20I series against India starting on Friday. Kayla, 20, is enjoying a dream start to her international career – hitting a six off the last ball to make the Proteas win in her T20I debut against Pakistan. On ODI debut against New Zealand, K…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Former India captain Anjum Chopra has declared herself as the newest addition to South Africa batter Kayla Reyneke’s fan club, saying the young batting all-rounder has the ability to take women’s cricket to greater heights, where everyone sits up and takes notice of the sport. At the same time, she backed India to find the strategy to handle her threat in the upcoming five-game T20I series starting on April 17 in Durban. Kayla has been the talk of the women’s cricket e…
Wellington, March 31 (IANS) Sune Luus has hailed South Africa’s up-and-coming players as a promising sign for the future following a nerve-wracking victory over New Zealand Women in the opening ODI of their three-match series, which is a part of the ICC Women’s Championship.The Proteas, runners-up at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, clinched a dramatic two-wicket win in Christchurch, thanks largely to a fearless knock from 20-year-old Kayla Reyneke. The youngster finished unbeaten o…
Christchurch, March 29 (IANS) South Africa all-rounder Kayla Reyneke capped her ODI debut with a last-ball six against New Zealand on Sunday, giving the Proteas a thrilling two-wicket win. In the process, Kayla has become the first woman in international cricket to win player of the match awards on debut in multiple formats.Kayla, 20, had already claimed the honour on her T20I debut against Pakistan earlier this year in Potchefstroom, where she also struck a six off the final ball to secure vict…
Christchurch, March 29 (IANS) Kayla Reyneke struck a last-ball six on her ODI debut to seal a dramatic two-wicket victory for South Africa over New Zealand in the series opener at the Hagley Oval on Sunday. Player of the Match Kayla finished unbeaten on 42 off 32 balls and guided the Proteas home after Ayabonga Khaka’s career-best 6-56 had restricted the hosts to 268. Annerie Dercksen top-scored with 72 from 93 deliveries, while Sune Luus added 53, which kept the chase alive before Kayla took …
Wellington, March 22 (IANS) Jess Kerr’s bowling brilliance, Sophie Devine’s match-winning knock, and skipper Amelia Kerr’s all-round efforts helped New Zealand chase down a competitive total to defeat South Africa by six wickets in the fourth T20I of the five-match series at the Sky Stadium on Sunday. With the win, the hosts sealed the five-match series 3-1 with with a game to spare.Opting to bat first, South Africa posted 159/6 in their 20 overs, riding on a late flourish from Annerie Der…
Auckland, March 20 (IANS) Sophie Devine’s 55 not out after her brilliant bowling effort powered New Zealand to a six-wicket win over South Africa in the third T20I here at Eden Park on Friday and took a 2-1 series lead in the five-match series with two games to go. After opting to bat first, the Proteas women were restricted to 149/7, with Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates picking up a couple of wickets each. In response, Devine’s half-century led the chase, with support from Amelia Kerr (30) and …
Johannesburg, Jan 29 (IANS) South Africa have handed a maiden T20I call-up to former under-19 captain Kayla Reyneke as they announced their squads for the women’s white-ball series against Pakistan set to happen from February 10 to March 1. Kayla, 20, represents Western Province in domestic cricket and captained South Africa to runners-up finish in the 2025 Women’s U19 T20 World Cup. She joins a T20I squad led by Laura Wolvaardt and featuring experienced campaigners Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Try…