AUS-W vs SA-W Match 3 Commentary - Manchester (13 June 2026)

Wareham slips in a wild full toss, on the stumps, Tryon advances and heaves it over mid on for a couple of runs.

A touch short on leg. Tryon sweep-pulls to deep square leg and denies the single.

OUT! MISTIMED AND GONE! Second wicket for Wareham. The spinners of Australia have ruled the roost so far. A full ball on leg, and Tryon skips down the track looking to go on the attack, but miscues it straight down Alana King's throat at mid-on. Australia just one wicket away from a thoroughly comprehensive win now. South Africa Women are 106/9, still 67 runs adrift.

WIDE! Tossed up, way too wide down the leg side. Mlaba swings and misses. Wided.

 OUT! CAUGHT! With the wicket of Nonkululeko Mlaba, the game comes to an end with Australia Women winning this by 65 runs. This looked like a wrong'un around middle and leg, Nonkululeko Mlaba clears her front leg, plants this around the leg side and swings at the ball. Does not connect well and fails to get enough power behind the ball and finds Ashleigh Gardner stationed at the deep mid-wicket fence. 

Much fuller, on off, Chloe Tryon drives it through cover for a single.

 OUT! LBW! Gardner picks up a wicket now. She dishes out a length ball, and gets it to drift into the batter from around the stumps. Shabnim Ismail is pinned in the crease and plays all over the ball, being hit on the pads. A confident shout for LBW and up goes the finger. Chloe Tryon asks Shabnim to take the review. But this looks pretty straight if there's no edge. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Ball Tracking shows the impact and wickets are both umpire's call, with the ball projected to just brush/clip the off stump. So the on-field decision is upheld. South Africa Women are 102/8. Ayabonga Khaka walks out next to bat. 

Full and outside off, goes straight. Ayabonga Khaka is sucked on the front foot to hit it through cover, but misses.

Pitched full and outside off, driven off the front foot to sweeper cover for a single.

Drops it in front of the stumps, on a length. Chloe Tryon shimmies down the track and chips it with no timing. Goes on the bounce to long on for a single.

Much fuller on the leg stump, Tryon sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Nice and full, on leg, Chloe Tryon drills it down the ground for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! That's a really soft dismissal. Quicker from Alana King, on leg, and it turns in. Kayla Reyneke hangs deep into the crease and looks to tickle it behind on the leg side. The ball hits the upper part of her bat and lobs straight into the hands of Alana King, who makes no mistake. A simple return catch for King as she gets her first wicket.

Short and wide, Sinalo Jafta looks to play at it, wafts loosely but misses. An appeal only from Alana King. They decide against the review.

Fuller, outside off, Sinalo Jafta drives it through cover for a brace.

OUT! TAKEN! Another wicket in this over for South Africa Women. Alana King gives it air and keeps it on off, Sinalo Jafta shows some aggression and tries to go big over long on. Doesn't connect it well as the ball carries towards long on. Annabel Sutherland settles under it and takes an easy catch. South Africa Women are 99/7 after 14.5 overs.

Full, on leg, Shabnim Ismail helps it to fine leg for a brace. 100 comes up for South Africa Women.

Flatter, on leg, Laura Wolvaardt makes room and knocks it to mid off for a single.

In the air... safe! Short, on off, Chloe Tryon pulls it but gets a top edge. The ball carries towards mid-wicket and lands safely. They cross.

SIX! Excellent use of feet from Laura Wolvaardt! Flighted up, on off, Laura Wolvaardt charges down the ground and lofts it over wide long off for a biggie. A much-needed one for South Africa.

OUT! CAUGHT! She finds Georgia Wareham at cover this time and this is a hammer blow on the South Africans. Flighted up, on off, Laura Wolvaardt charges down the ground again and drives it uppishly towards wide mid off. Georgia Wareham moves to her left from extra cover and takes a magnificent low catch to her left. Laura Wolvaardt departs and South Africa Women are 96/5 after 13.4 overs.

Too full, outside off, Kayla Reyneke digs it to backward point.

Fired in, on leg, Kayla Reyneke blocks it back to the bowler.

Flighted up, on off, Laura Wolvaardt lofts it towards long on for a single.

Quicker, outside off, Chloe Tryon slaps it to cover-point for a quick single.

Fired in, outside off, Laura Wolvaardt drags it through mid-wicket for one more.

A tad fuller, outside off, Chloe Tryon drives it to extra cover.

Edgy! Full and on off, Chloe Tryon looks to drive it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes towards third man for a brace.

A bit short, on off, Chloe Tryon punches it to cover. The boundaries have dried up for South Africa Women and the pressure is building. They desperately need to gear up now.

Just out of reach! A solid effort though. Full on off, Laura Wolvaardt charges out of her crease and chips it uppishly to the right of the diving mid off fielder for a couple of runs as long on charges arcross to cut it off.

Full again around off, Laura skips down again and tries to smoke it down the ground, but skews it off the outer half and mistimes it over cover. But luckily for her, the ball lands in the safe zone. Two taken.

RUN OUT! MARIZANNE KAPP IS RUN OUT! A huge moment in the game. Good bit of fielding by the Aussies. But that was a bit lethargic from Kapp. A length ball around off, and Wolvaardt goes for the slog sweep, hitting it into the wind. Wareham is quick to react, picking it up and firing the throw at the bowler's end, helped by the down breeze. Kapp is very slow to complete the first run and gets delayed to turn around and is forced to dive full length but falls short at the non-striker's end. Ashleigh Gardner collects the throw from the deep and whips the bails off in a flash. Kapp is found short of her crease with the replays confirming it. South Africa Women are 82/4, needing 91 runs from 51 balls.

Slower through the air, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt charges down the track and slaps it straight to the cover fielder.

Straighter, on a length, 80.7 kph. This is nudged towards mid-wicket for one.

Off break, short on off, Chloe Tryon stays pinned in the crease and looks to punch it away, only to get beaten on the outside edge.

Had to hurry! Wareham bowls full, sliding on the leg stump. Laura Wolvaardt whips it to the deep mid-wicket region and calls her partner back for the second. However, Marizanne Kapp is a bit slow to turn back and seeing that, Ashleigh Gardner releases the throw to the bowling end, but Wareham juggles a bit to collect and that allows Kapp to scoot through.

Full on leg, whipped to mid-wicket.

Full again, around off, Laura slogs it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slider on the leg stump, and stays very low. Marizanne Kapp tucks it around the corner in the square leg region for a single.

Spotting Laura advance, Wareham fires one far outside off, on a fuller length. Laura Wolvaardt does really well to throw her bat and slap it to the cover fielder. 

Flat and full, on off, Laura Wolvaardt heaves it to mid-wicket where King fumbles a bit to her right and allows the batters to steal a run.

 FOUR! Absolutely belted! Short of a good length from Sutherland on her return, on middle and leg. Marizanne Kapp gets the ball at a comfortable height and pulls it on the bounce to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Fuller outside off, Marizanne Kapp steers it to deep cover-point for a single.

Short and angled into the batter's body. Laura Wolvaardt backs away a bit and heaves it between long on and deep mid-wicket. Ashleigh Gardner from deep mid-wicket mops it up to her left. They hustle back for the second.

Wide outside off, on a length. Laura is forced to reach as she initially moves outside leg. Throws her bat at it and punches it straight to the point fielder.

WIDE! Way too short and it flies over the head height. Laura ignores. Outstanding leaping grab by Mooney behind the stumps.

Back of a length, around off, Laura Wolvaardt slaps it down to long on with a flat-batted angle for a single.

 FOUR! What a sweet timing! Not that full, not too short either, somewhere in-between, around off. Marizanne Kapp stays put and crisply punches it through the cover region and picks up a boundary, beating deep point to her right. At halfway, South Africa Women are 72/3, needing 101 runs.

Floated on a length on off. Laura Wolvaardt stabs it back to the bowler.

Fuller one, on middle. Laura Wolvaardt dances down the track and drills it to long on for a single.

Overpitched around off, Marizanne Kapp leans and drives it inside out wide of mid off for a run.

Pushed through, full and on leg, following the batter. Laura charges down the track and pushes it back to King.

Touch full on middle, Laura Wolvaardt slogs it powerfully to deep mid-wicket. Gardner fumbles as the ball bounces off her fingers and rolls to her right, but she is quick to redeem herself. Two taken.

Very full on the stumps, Laura whips it straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

Short, on off, Laura Wolvaardt knocks it to mid on.

Fires it down the leg side, Laura Wolvaardt gets low and helps it to fine leg for just a single.

Flatter and on leg, Marizanne Kapp gets down on one knee and turns it to backward square leg for just a single. She gets off the mark.

Quicker, outside off, Laura Wolvaardt chips it over extra covers. Ellyse Perry runs to her left from long off and puts in a dive near the fence. Stops a possible boundary. The batters collect two runs.

Short and on off, Laura Wolvaardt pulls it through square leg for two more runs.

Much fuller, on off, Laura Wolvaardt drives it to cover for a single.

Wide! Down the leg side, Nadine De Klerk leaves it alone.

Slower one, outside off, Nadine De Klerk tugs it through square leg for a single.

Follows the batter down the leg side, Laura Wolvaardt moves to her leg side and punches it to mid off for a single.

Nice and full, on leg, Nadine De Klerk gets low and sweeps it towards fine leg for a brace.

Keeps it full and on off, Nadine De Klerk tries to drive it but miscues it to mid-wicket. 

Flatter, full and outside off, Nadine De Klerk lunges and blocks it to mid off.

OUT! TIMBER! Georgia Wareham gets rid of Nadine De Klerk. A bit quicker through the air, on top of off. Nadine De Klerk rocks back, stays leg side of the ball and looks to guide it behind to the off side, but is squared up completely. The ball beats the bat and goes on to hit the top of off. The dangerous Nadine De Klerk departs, and South Africa Women are 48/3 after 7.1 overs now, chasing 173 runs.

Angling in, on off, Nadine De Klerk blocks it to short cover.

FOUR! Cheeky from Nadine De Klerk! Full and outside off, Nadine De Klerk moves to her right side and scoops it through short fine leg as the ball races away.

Short and outside off, another slower one. De Klerk reads it as a bouncer and sways away, but it doesn't get up as much as expected and fails to carry through to Mooney, who can't collect it cleanly off the awkward bounce. It is parried behind for a bye.

FOUR! That's powerfully struck! Much fuller, outside off, Laura Wolvaardt steps out and drills it powerfully down the ground as the ball races away to the fence in a flash.

Slows it up, on off, Laura Wolvaardt punches it to the cover fielder.

Hard length, on off, Laura Wolvaardt taps it back to the bowler. South Africa Women are 43/2 at the end of Powerplay.

Alana King starts with a shorter one, outside off, Nadine De Klerk cuts it to the fielder at backward point.

Tossed up, on leg, Nadine De Klerk pulls it over mid-wicket for a brace.

DROPPED AND SIX! That should have been taken as it was a routine chance! Gardner is the guilty party. Flighted up, on off, Nadine De Klerk gets low and looks to sweep it but doesn't get the elevation on it. The ball carries in the deep towards mid-wicket. Ashleigh Gardner settles near the fence only to parry it over the fence. Gardner has taken some of the best chances in the field, so it's a shocking drop from her.

Three wides! Down the leg side, Nadine De Klerk looks to flick it but misses. The keeper fails to stop it as the batters collect two runs as the ball rolls to the deep fine leg region.

Fired in, on leg, Nadine De Klerk blocks it solidly.

Alana King gives it air, on off, Nadine De Klerk sweeps it through square leg for just a single.

Short and wide, Laura Wolvaardt cuts it but finds the fielder at backward point.

Laura's off-side game is a treat to watch for all. Back of a length, around off, Laura Wolvaardt gets up on her toes and punches this off her back foot towards sweeper cover for one. 

Full and down the leg side, Nadine De Klerk goes for a paddle sweep but misses. This was not that wide, even being down the leg side and the umpire kept her arms down. 

Good length, around off, Nadine De Klerk punches this to point. 

Short and wide outside off, Nadine De Klerk slaps this towards the right of sweeper cover for a single. 

Pitched-up delivery, around off, Laura Wolvaardt gets right on top of the bounce, meets the ball underneath her eyeline and drills this well but finds the figure of Kim Garth in her followthrough. 

 FOUR! Streaky boundary for Laura Wolvaardt but she wouldn't mind the way it comes as long as it comes. On a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Laura Wolvaardt looks to flick across the line but gets lucky to get an outside edge that flies behind square on the off side towards the third man region for four runs. 

Flighted around the pads, Laura Wolvaardt rolls her wrists and flicks this to long on for one. 

Quicker one, around off, Nadine De Klerk blocks this off her front foot.

Nerves are telling on the Proteas batters. Arm-delivery, around middle and leg, Nadine De Klerk shimmies down the track and goes for a wild slog. Gets an inside edge that strikes back onto her pads.

Floated into the batter, on middle and leg, Nadine De Klerk tucks this to mid-wicket.

 SIX! This has travelled the distance. Flighted, around off, Nadine De Klerk takes a long stride out in front, sweeps this aerially with an intention to clear the fence and she does that with ease. The fielder at deep square leg was ball-watching as this one cleared the fence to her left.

Pushed through around off, Nadine De Klerk pushes this to covers. 

Good length, around off, Laura Wolvaardt strides close to the pitch of the ball and drives this through the covers region for a single. 

Back of a length, around off, Annerie Dercksen gets up on her toes and pats this back to the bowler. 

Good length, and around leg, Annerie Dercksen tucks this to mid-wicket for a dot. 

 FOUR! This is a classy shot from Annerie Dercksen. Slightly pitched-up delivery, around off, Annerie Dercksen steps down the track and offers a full face of her bat to loft this over the bowler for a boundary down in front of the sight screen. 

 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Kim Garth comes back in the best possible way by dismissing Annerie Dercksen. Kim drags her length back, bowls it on a good length and keeps it in the line of the stumps. Annerie Dercksen gets beaten to the pace as she brings her bat down and the ball hits her front pad and deflects onto the top of off, rattling the timber. 

Kim goes full again, bowls it around off, Nadine De Klerk drives this to sweeper cover for a couple. A slight misfield by Megan Schutt at sweeper cover and this could have been four, but she recovers well and flicks this ball back inside the playing area just in time. Two runs taken.

Sophie starts with a slower one, tossed up around the pads. Sune Luus pushes this back tot he bowler. 

Arm-delivery, around off, Luus rocks back and cuts this well but straight to covers. 

Floated full and on middle and off, Sune keeps her calm and pushes this back to the bowler. 

Short of a length, on middle and leg, Sune Luus goes deep inside her crease and milks this through mid-wicket for a single to set the chase kicking. 

Quicker and flatter, down the leg side. Laura Wolvaardt comes inside the ine of the ball and helps this towards the right of the short fine leg fielder for a single. 

 OUT! LBW! Sophie strikes in the very first over and South Africa Women are at 2 for 1. Sophie uses the width of the crease, goes a tad wide as she bowls it with a slightly round-arm action. Keeps the ball in line with the sticks and bowls this around that nagging length. Sune Luus rocks back and swipes across the line but misses and gets hit on her back pad. A loud appeal and the umpire acknowledges it by raising her finger. Luus walks back without reviewing.