Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Mooney's 44 takes AUS to 134/5 in 20 overs
- 38 Mins ago AUS W - 134/5 (20), Target for SA - 135
- 46 Mins ago Litchfield smacks back-to-back fours!
- 50 Mins ago Kapp strikes!
- 10 Mins ago OUT! IMPORTANT WICKET FOR SA!
- 25 Mins ago AUS W - 44/2 (9)
- 47 Mins ago SA get early control! ANOTHER WICKET!
- 50 Mins ago FOUR! PAST MIDWICKET!
- 55 Mins ago OUT! Khaka strikes!
- 18 Sec ago Good opening over!
- 4 Mins ago The action begins!
- 26 Mins ago Toss update!
- 27 Mins agoWhat did the captains say?
- 30 Mins ago Toss update!
- 3 Mins ago Will Healy play today?
- 13 Mins ago Squads
- 25 Mins ago Hello and welcome everyone!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: AUS have set a target of 135 runs for SA, in Dubai on Thursday.
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Australia posted 134/5 in 20 overs vs South Africa in their Women's T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final, in Dubai on Thursday. Beth Mooney's 44 saw Australia set a target of 135 runs. Meanwhile, Tahlia McGrath (27), Ellyse Perry (31) and Phoebe Litchfield (16*) also played key knocks. For South Africa's bowling department, Ayabonga Khaka took two wickets....Read More
Both sides have well-balanced units in all departments. In terms of head-to-head in T20Is, Australia lead 9-1, which might look one-sided, but if South Africa play their best cricket, then they can seal a famous victory. South Africa have played three of their four Group B games in Dubai, winning all comfortably.
Meanwhile, Australia are injury-plagued and have played in this venue only once before. Tayla Vlaeminck dislocated her shoulder on her World Cup comeback and has been ruled out. Then skipper Alyssa Healy left the field with a foot injury. Even without Healy, Australia are the team to beat in this World Cup. They have qualified for the semis in each of the nine editions, reaching the final since 2010.
Speaking ahead of the match, SA skipper Wolvaardt said, "It's easy to get swept away by Australia and what they've achieved, but at the end of the day, if we play a good game of cricket I think we have the talent to beat them. We've shown that in our T20 [series] earlier this year that we did. You can see the same with England and India not qualifying for semis - teams you thought would have [progressed]. But yeah, T20 cricket is a bit crazy sometimes. We just think if we keep it simple and focus on ourselves, we can do anything on the day."
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: AUS W - 134/5 (20), Target for SA - 135
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Final over and Khaka begins with a neat yorker, dot ball. Then it is a single, followed by Perry hammering her for a four, straight of long-on. Then Perry takes a double, followed by another double. The final ball is a wide, and then Perry is caught by Brits!
Perry c Brits b Khaka 31 (23)
AUS W: 134/5 (20), Target for SA: 135
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Litchfield smacks back-to-back fours!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: A poor delivery by Mlaba, and Litchfield launches it over mid-off for a four! Then she smacks her past cover for another!
AUS W: 114/4 (18)
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Kapp strikes!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Mooney goes now! AUS are 4 down! Mooney falls short, and Kapp gets her direct hit at the striker's end. Replays show that Mooney fell short!
Mooney run out Kapp 44 (42)
AUS W: 99/4 (16.5)
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: OUT! IMPORTANT WICKET FOR SA!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Mlaba takes the pace off, and keeps it wide. McGrath tries go for the lofted drive, but gets a thick outside edge, goes to backward point for a catch!
McGrath c Dercksen b Mlaba 27 (33)
AUS W: 68/3 (12.1)
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: AUS W - 44/2 (9)
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: A flighted delivery by Luus, on middle and leg. McGrath guides it to midwicket, no run. Another dot, and then a single, followed by a dot. Mooney taps it to long on for a single and the over ends with a dot. Luus keeps it tight!
AUS W: 44/2 (9)
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: SA get early control! ANOTHER WICKET!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: A wider delivery by Kapp, and Wareham goes for the cut, fint edge and goes to Jafta for a catch, toe-ended! UltraEdge, and there is a spike, original call is reversed and Wareham has to leave!
Wareham c Jafta b Kapp 5 (9)
AUS W: 18/2 (3)
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: FOUR! PAST MIDWICKET!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: A full delivery by Kapp, and Wareham hammers it past midwicket for a four! SHOT!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: OUT! Khaka strikes!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Back of a length delivery by Khaka, wide of off. Harris tries to cut, but fails to keep it low. She is caught by Bosch for a simple catch!
Harris c Bosch b Khaka 3 (5)
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Good opening over!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Kapp sends a short length delivery to begin with, Harris is beaten on the outside edge, no run. Another dot and then a double. Then Kapp shortens her length and harris takes a single, off backward of square on the off side. Mooney is on strike, byes, four! The final ball is a dot.
AUS W: 7/0 (1)
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: The action begins!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Harris and Mooney to open the innings for Australia. Kapp to bowl the opening over for SA. The action begins!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Toss update!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: AUS - Grace Harris, Beth Mooney(w), Tahlia McGrath(c), Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
SA - Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Sune Luus, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta(w), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: What did the captains say?
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: After winning the toss, SA captain Wolvaardt said, "We will field first. Looks like a fresh wicket, pretty nice and we'll chase. Same team again. It comes onto the bat better in the second half. We're quietly confident coming into the match, they're a quality side and I'm hoping to do well."
Meanwhile, AUS stand-in captain McGrath said, "Looks like a nice wicket, quick outfield and runs on the board could be very useful in a knockout game. We're playing the same side that played against India. Nothing changes tonight, we'll have to go out and execute our plans."
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Toss update!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Toss is done as SA win and opt to field!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Will Healy play today?
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Speaking ahead of the match, AUS stand-in vice-captain Perry commented on Healy's fitness. She said, "As it stands, it's the same thing for Midge, the medical staff and the team are going to give her every opportunity and possibility of playing tomorrow night. I don't think anything's changed in that respect. We'll just have to see in the next 24 hours."
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Squads
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: AUS - Grace Harris, Beth Mooney(w), Georgia Wareham, Tahlia McGrath(c), Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Alyssa Healy, Kim Garth, Alana King, Heather Graham
SA - Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Sune Luus, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta(w), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune, Ayanda Hlubi, Seshnie Naidu, Mieke de Ridder
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Hello and welcome everyone!
Australia vs South Africa Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final: Hello and welcome everyone, to our live coverage of the first semi-final fixture between AUS and SA, in Dubai! It will be a thriller, and some fans will also be hoping for SA to spring a surprise win. But AUS remain the favourites, and even without Healy, are the team to beat in this World Cup.
