JOIN USOpener Rachael Haynes cracked a strokeful half-century to guide Australia to a three-wicket victory over South Africa in a Group B match of the ICC Women’s World Cup here on Sunday.
Haynes scored 83 runs off 108 balls, and her knock was studded with 10 boundaries. She anchored the Australian run chase after South Africa, electing to bat first, posted 188 for nine.
Haynes batted sensibly and starred in two important partnerships, with Lisa Sthalekar and Jodie Fields for the fourth and fifth wickets respectively, to take Australia to 150 before falling to Shabnim Ismail in the 37th over.
Ismail came up with a four-wicket haul.
Score board
South Africa: Yolandi Potgieter lbw Perry 0, Trisha Chetty c Fields b Haynes 59, Mignon du Preez c Osborne b Perry 0, Marizanne Kapp c Haynes b Schutt 61, Cri-zelda Brits c Blackwell b Schutt 6, Dane van Niekerk c Schutt b Osborne 3, Susan Benade st Fields b Sthalekar 15, Shandre Fritz (not out) 24, Shabnim Ismail b Perry 0, Sunette Loubser (run out) 2, Marcia Letsoalo (not out) 0. Extras (LB-4, W-13, NB-1) 18. Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 188.
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-0, 3-122, 4-138, 5-142, 6-147, 7-184, 8-185, 9-187.
Bowling: Ellyse Perry 10-2-35-3, Megan Schutt 10-1-42-2, Julie Hunter 5-2-15-0, Erin Osborne 10-2-35-1, Lisa Sthalekar 10-1-39-1, Sarah Coyte 3-0-12-0, Rachel Haynes 2-0-6-1.
Australia: Meg Lanning c Van Niekerk b Benade 12, Rachel Haynes c Brits b Shabnim 83, Jess Cameron c Trisha b Shabnim 0, Alex Blackwell b Shabnim 0, Lisa Sthalekar c Brits b Loubser 29, J Fields b Benade 21, Sarah Coyte b Shabnim 4, Erin Osborne (not out) 20, E Perry (not out) 14. Extras (B-1, W-6) 7. Total (for 7 wkts, 45.4 overs) 190.
Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-34, 3-34, 4-93, 5-150, 6-151, 7-155.
Bowling: Marizanne Kapp 8-0-23-0, Susan Benade 10-0-38-2, Shabnim Ismail 10-0-41-4, Dane van Niekerk 5.4-0-36-0, Marcia Letsoalo 5-0-20-0, Sunette Loubser 5-0-16-1, Yolandi Potgieter 2-0-15-0.