SA-W vs NZ-W Match 10 Commentary - Loughborough (09 June 2026)

Ayabonga Khaka aims for the yorker, but spills out a low full toss, on off. Brooke Halliday tucks it toward the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder and gets a brace.

OUT! LBW! Ayabonga Khaka keeps South Africa Women in the game, for now at least. Khaka goes full and straight again and gets a bit of tail across from middle to off as well. Brooke Halliday tries a cheeky reverse lap but misses and gets hit on the boot. There's an appeal for LBW and eventually, the finger goes up. 3 needed now off 4 balls.

A crucial single and Izzy Sharp gets off the mark straight away! Much fuller, on off, Izzy Sharp drills it to long on and gets a single. 2 runs required off 3 balls now. South Africa are eyeing a wicket or a dot ball.

FOUR! Maddy Green puts the final nail on the coffin, and the Kiwis get across the line with smiles on their faces. Full-length delivery, angling in, around the off stump. Maddy Green drills it hard straight to the bowler. Ayabonga Khaka just sways away from the tracer bullet and it dribbles away downtown for four runs. New Zealand beat South Africa by 5 wickets.

FOUR! That's the big hit that the Kiwi batters were searching for. Full-length delivery, wide outside off, Brooke Halliday lofts it over the cover region and gets the boundary.

A touch fuller, outside off, Brooke Halliday looks to heave it across the line but gets beaten on the outside edge.

On a nagging length, outside off, Brooke Halliday punches it from her back foot to cover for one.

FOUR! SHOT! With that boundary, 7 runs are required off 8 balls. Pitches it up, does De Klerk, outside off. Maddy Green clears her front foot and lashes it toward the right of the mid of fielder for four runs.

back of a length, on middle, Maddy Green pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Much fuller, on off, Brooke Halliday drives it to long on for a single.

Much fuller, wide outside off, Maddy Green shuffles across the stumps and pushes it back to the bowler.

A tad fuller, outside off. Green yet again shuffles across adn looks to sweep, but missses and hits her pad, before the ball rolls to short fine leg. Single taken.

Tossed up, fuller, wide outside off, Brooke Halliday reverse sweeps it to short third for one.

Fuller, on leg, Maddy Green opens her stance and brooms it to deep square leg for another single.

Flat and much fuller, outside off, Brooke Halliday jams it to cover and gets a single.

Nonkululeko Mlaba flights this one as well, but spills out a low full toss, on off, Green reverse sweeps it to backward point and gets a couple of runs. 

FOUR! SHOT! Hard-length delivery, shaping in, around the hips of the batter. Maddy Green swipes it late, through deep fine leg and gets four runs.

On a length, outside off, Maddy Green pats it to cover-point.

A bit slower and fuller, on off, Green miscues her heave to mid-wicket and gets a single.

Nagging length, outside off, Brooke Halliday punches it to cover-point.

Pitches it up, does De Klerk, outside off, Brooke Halliday drills it across the line to long on for a single.

Short of a length, outside off. Maddy Green hangs back and punches it upward toward the deep cover. Laura Wolvaardt tracks back to catch the skier but she is nowhere near the dropped area. Singletaken.

Tossed up, fuller, on off, Brooke Halliday sweeps it uppishly to deep mid-wicket. The fielder moves to her left and gets down on her knees to catch it safely but spills it out. Double taken by the batter.

Short, around off, Brooke Halliday pushes it to cover.

Short, outside off, Brooke Halliday looks to reverse sweep it but misses.

A touch fuller, at the stumps, Brooke Halliday pushes it to long on for one.

Short, outside off, Green pushes it to cover.

A tad fuller, wide outside off, Maddy Green spanks it to the left of the point fielder, who dives to make a half stop. Single taken.

FOUR! Off the underedge. Fullish length, slanted across off. Halliday hangs back to cut late, but dabs it down past the keeper and into the deep thid fence.

Khaka comes around the wicket and angles in a full one from around middle. Halliday goes down to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Hard length outside off, Halliday backs away and hits it square through point for a single.

WIDE! Bashing the good length, but this is bowled way outside the off stump. Left alone by Devine.

Length again, just outside off, dabbed down straight to cover.

FOUR! Sophie Devine isn't letting a single bad ball go to waste. A low full toss, on off stump, Devine drags it across to deep mid-wicket and picks up a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! There to be hit, but Devine finds the fielder and has to walk back after a blistering cameo. Full and wide outside off, Sophie Devine extends her arms and hammers it away but does so flat and straight to extra cover. A bit more elevation and that would have gone to the fence but Laura Wolvaardt takes a good sharp catch.

A round-arm delivery, darted into the pads. Brooke Halliday dabs it down behind square leg for one.

Fractionally short and outside off, Sophie Devine stays back and cuts it to point.

FOUR! Too full, and nailed by Devine. Full and on middle, slog-swpet away flat and hard in front of square leg for a boundary.

SIX! That's gone all the way. A bit of a drag-down, on middle again. Devine rocks back and shovels the pull to the right of deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

FOUR! Oh, that's poor bowling and Sophie Devine is dragging her side back on top here. Fired in, full and down leg, Devine helps it on its way and the ball rolls away into the long leg fence.

SIX! The veteran giving the youngster a taste of some power hitting. Good length at the stumps, Sophie Devine comes down the track, covers the line of the ball and clubs it over wide long on for another biggie. 21 off the over.

A length ball, sliding on off. Sophie Devine punches it with sweet timing and to the left of sweeper cover. Dane Van Niekerk makes a sharp stop and the batters pick up two runs.

Good length, on the stumps, pushed down through mid on for a single.

WIDE! Good take from the keeper. Dragged length, spilled down the leg side, and Karabo Meso pouches it sharply to her left.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Double play at the wicket, but it is given as caught behind first, rather than stumped and another set batter perishes for the White Ferns. Nadine De Klerk bowls it full and just slips it down the leg side. Georgia Plimmer comes down the pitch to flick but gets a faint edge behind. Karabo Meso, who is standing up to the stumps, takes a sharp catch low to her left and even whips off the bails with Plimmer out of her crease.

Full-length delivery, outside off, Brooke Halliday strides out and drives it through cover for a single.

Great athleticism from De Klerk. Good-length delivery on middle, Devine punches it well to the right of the bowler, who flings herself at the ball and makes the stop.

And again! Length ball on middle, pushed down to the right of the bowler, and Nadine De Klerk springs across to make the save. 64 needed now off 42 balls.

FOUR! Glorious from Kerr. Floated full on off, Kerr comes forward, makes room and just punches the drive brilliantly through extra cover for a boundary.

Attacking the stumps, pushed away down to long on for a single.

Flighted ball, Plimmer comes down the pitch and shovels it down to long onfor one more.

FOUR! Amelia Kerr is finding the fence all around the ground right now. Floated up, drifting into middle and leg. Kerr stapes out and plays the big slog sweep towards cow corner for four more runs.

Mlaba bowls it flat and pushes it wide outside off. Kerr reaches for it and toe-ends it to cover.

OUT! STUMPED! A really smart piece of bowling from Nonkululeko Mlaba and she gets the huge wicket of Amelia Kerr. Mlaba sees Kerr itching to step down the track, and Mlaba pushes the ball full and wide outside off. Kerr does step out and yorks herself, failing to drag the ball leg side and Karabo Meso dislodges the bails in a flash. 70 needed now off 49 balls.

Full and outside off, bashed away through covers for a single.

Slightly back of a length, angling in. Plimmer looks to hack it leg side but gets an inside edge down to short fine leg.

Shorter now, pulled away well in front of square on the leg side and picks up a single.

FOUR! Smoked down the ground. Pitched fuller around off, Kerr advances down the pitch, holds her shape and smacks it straight down the ground for a boundary.

Full toss, outside off, Kerr stands well outside her crease, gets low and drives it with an open bat face to the left of sweeper cover for two more runs.

FOUR! Amelia Kerr at her very best, and she brings up her FIFTY in style. Length ball outside off, Kerr shuffles to the off side and laps it perfectly over short fine leg for another boundary.

Length ball at the stumps, hit away down to long on for one. 81 needed now off 54 balls.

Fuller, on middle, Georgia Plimmer pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Back of a length, outside off, Amelia Kerr stabs it through cover for one.

SIX! The runs are piling thick and fast for New Zealand Women! Good-length delivery, pitching it just outside off and angling in. Georgia Plimmer slogs it well from the middle of the bat and hoicks it over the deep sqaure leg fence for six runs.

Back of a length, around off, Georgia Plimmer punches it to cover.

WIDE! On a nagging length, but way outside off. Georgia Plimmer makes a leave at it.

Back of a length, outside off, Georgia Plimmer bunts it to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! This is Amelia Kerr at her best. Ayabonga Khaka pitches it on the back of a good length, outside off. Amelia Kerr skips down the track and punches it with a cross bat, over the bowler for four runs.

Angling in, around leg, short of a length, Georgia Plimmer pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pitches it up, does Tryon, just outside off, Amelia Kerr reverse sweeps it to deep third and gets a couple of runs.

FOUR! That's an excellent shot from Kerr! Floated and fuller, on middle, Amelia Kerr lofts it beautifully over the head of the bowler and gets four more runs.

FOUR! Oh, again a cheeky shot from Keer! Full-length delivery, just outside off, Amelia Kerr reverse sweeps it through backward point for four runs.

Slower through the air, fuller, on middle, Amelia Kerr defends it down.

SIX! That has gone miles over the fence! On a nagging length, on off. Amelia Kerr comes down the track and drills it uppishly to make sure it sails over the long off fence for six runs.

Much fuller, outside off. Georgia Plimmer lunges and attempts to drive at it but it evades from the outside edge.

A bit slower now, on the back of a length, on middle. Georgia Plimmer miscues his pull uppishly to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

FOUR! Predetermined and effective. On a nagging length, around off. Amelia Kerr shuffles across the stumps and scoops it well over the short third fielder for four runs.

Tossed up, fuller, on middle, Amelia Kerr flicks it to the right of the long on fielder and gets a couple of runs.

On a good length, on off, Amelia Kerr back away and punches it to cover for one.

Back of a length, outside off, Georgia Plimmer pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets across for one run.

FOUR! Amelia Kerr gives a warm greeting to Mlaba. Flat and fuller, just outside off. Amelia Kerr drills it away alone the green carpet through cover for four runs.

A touch fuller, around off, Amelia Kerr punches it to Laura Wolvaardt in the cover region.

Tossed up, on middle, Amelia Kerr flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short and angling in, around leg. Georgia Plimmer makes room and punches it to long off for a single.

Flaoted, fuller, at the stumps. Amelia Kerr comes down the track and yorkers herself. However she ends up jamming it to mid-wicket.

Short, wide outside off, Amelia Kerr opens her stance and looks to pull it, but gets beaten.

Ismail fires it on a good length, just outside off, Amelia Kerr rocks back and punches it to cover. 

Pitches it fuller, on middle. Amelia Kerr nudges it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! That's an excellent shot from Amelia Kerr. Fuller in length, angling in, around middle and leg. Amelia Kerr stays deep inside her crease and rolls her wrists to flick it through short fine leg for four runs. 

Back of a length, on off, Amelia Kerr bunts it to cover.

On a nagging length, outside off, Amelia Kerr pushes it to the left of the cover fielder, who dives and makes a good half stop. Single taken. 

SIX! Now that's how you define high and handsome! Half-volley delivery, on off, not much movement on this one. Georgia Plimmer loads her arms and unleashes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

Slower through the air, on middle, Gaze looks to reverse sweep but gets an inside edge onto the back.

OUT! STUMPED! Chloe Tryon continues to have a dream game out there and she provides the first breakthrough for her side. Tryon offers some flight, but also drags the length back, around off. Isabella Gaze skips down the pitch, is completely beaten in flight and ends up walking past the ball. Karabo Meso whips off the bails and Gaze has to walk back.

Tossed up on the stumps, clipped away in front of mid-wicket.

No run, played towards mid wicket.

Shorter in length, outside off, punched away off the back foot but straight to covers.

Good stop! Fractionally short again, outside off, Kerr cuts but it is well-stopped at point. Just a single.

Good length, outside off. Width on offer, Gaze looks to cut but misses.

Shorter and wider outside off, Isabella Gaze reaches out and cuts it in front of point. The ball doesn't quite have the legs to run away to the fence and Nadine De Klerk chases it down. The batters do well to pick up three runs.

Back of a length, outside off, Plimmer comes forward and goes after it but gets an outside edge over short third and picks up a couple of runs.

FOUR! Ill-directed by Khaka, and Plimmer puts it away. A length ball down leg, Plimmer gets inside the line and just tucks it away past short fine leg for another boundary.

Bowled back of a length and well outside off, Plimmer reaches out and toe-ends it towards cover.

Khaka keeps offering width outside off, and Plimmer smacks it away square through the off side for acouple of runs more.

Cheeky attempt, doesn't come off for Isabella Gaze. Pitched up around off, Gaze goes across the off stump for the scoop but ends up getting hit on the body.

FOUR! Oh, that's almost played too late by Gaze. An outswinger on off, slightly full. Gaze hangs back and dabs at it at the last moment, getting it wide of the keeper and into the deep third fence. Kapp didn't like that one bit.

Back of a length, angling in, punched into the off side for one.

A bit of aggression shown here by Kapp. Hard length around off, Plimmer steps out and toe-ends the ball back to the bowler. Kapp picks it up and throws it back at the stumps at the batter's end, but fires wide.

FOUR! Plimmer piles on the misery. Full and straight, Georgia Plimmer gets forward and hammers it flat and back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Good length, in and around off, patted down to mid off. New Zealand Women are 20/0 after 3.

Aggressive start from Ismail. Short of a length, quick and angled in from off. Plimmer looks to pull but misses and cops a blow on the midriff.

FOUR! Picked up and dispatched. Hard length outside off, Plimmer picks the length early and whips it over wide mid on for a boundary.

Full and on the pads, flicked away to deep mid-wicket fora single.

FOUR! Gaze is off the mark in style. Fuller in length, around off, Gaze gets under it and lofts it over mid off for a boundary.

On the shorter side and outside off, guide away down to deep third for a single.

A loud appeal for LBW, not given. Back of a length, angled in from wider on the crease. Plimmer tries to get inside the line and angle the pull fine but misses and wears it high on the pads.

Starts on the money, does Kapp. Good-length delivery, on the stumps, a hint of away swing, and Georgia Plimmer watchfully blocks it off.

Lovely shape! Slightly full and outside off, darting away. Georgia Plimmer gets caught on the back foot as she looks to drive and is well beaten.

Good length again, in the channel, Plimmer stabs it down in front of point.

An outswinger, on off, Plimmer rocks back and plays it late, punching it towards cover-point. Four dots to begin the chase.

Plimmer finally gets off the mark and NZ's run chase is underway.

Tidy start from Kapp, just a single off the first over. Slightly back of a length, in and around off, Isabella Gaze is late inplaying at it and dabs it down to the right of the keeper.