OTD | Australia Women beat South Africa Women by an innings and 284 runs to register their biggest Test win in 2024 

South African women’s team toured Australia for a three match ODI and T20I series. Both teams played one Test match which saw the hosts produce their biggest win in Test cricket. It was a tour to forget for the South African side who didn’t do well and lost the white ball and the sole Test match being played. 

The tour began with the T20I series with Canberra hosting the first two games. Australia won the opening battle by eight wickets. South Africa then won the second match by six wickets. The series decider moved to Hobart which the hosts won by five wickets to be picked at the T20I series. 

In the ODI series, the pattern was similar to the T20 series, as Australia won by eight wickets in Adelaide. Sydney, who played host to the second saw the visitors win by 84 runs thanks to Duckworth and Lewis. The final game played in Sydney was yet another rain marred affair that the hosts won by 110 runs. 

Australia Women thump South Africa Women by record margin 

Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) hosted the only Test of the series. South Africa batted first and were bowled out for 76 in the first innings just before the final session could begin. Darcie Brown was the best bowler with figures of 5/21 from 9.2 overs. Sane Luus’ 21 and Masabata Klaas’ ten runs were the only highlights of the innings. 

In reply to this, Australia scored 575/9 before declaring their innings with an overall lead of 499. Klaas had the visitors in the game with her three early wickets to dismiss Phoebe Litchfield, Elyse Perry, and Tahlia McGrath to leave the hosts at 12/3. Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy then added 155 runs for the fourth wicket to give the hosts a huge lead. 

Mooney was out after scoring 78 off 109 balls with 13 hits to the fence before falling to Nadine De Klerk. Healy was out after scoring 99 runs from 124 balls with 16 boundaries in her knock. The best batter for Australia was Anabel Sutherland who scored 210 off 256 balls with 27 fours and two sixes. Kim Garth (49*), Sophie Molineux (33), and Ashleigh Gardner (65) were the other top scorers. 

South Africa batted for a second time and were all out for just 215. Delmi Tucker and Chloe Tyron scored 64 each as Australia won by an innings and 284 runs. Sutherland was named player of the match for her 210 with the bat and five wickets in the game . 

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