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AUS Women vs SA Women, 25th Match at Taunton, , Jul 15 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
25th Match, Taunton, July 15, 2017, ICC Women's World Cup

AUS Women won by 59 runs

Player Of The Match
55 (58) & 2/47
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end of over 503 runs • 1 wicket
SA-W: 210/10CRR: 4.20 
Moseline Daniels7 (12b 1x4)
Megan Schutt 6-0-37-1
Ellyse Perry 10-0-47-2

That's it from us then. Just to confirm, since England finished on top, the semi-finals line-ups are: England v South Africa on 18 July at Bristol and Australia v India on 20 July at Derby. thanks for tuning in today, it's goodbye for now from Annesha and Vishal. Ciao!

Perry is the Player of the Match - Watching a little bit of Champions Trophy before coming here, there wasn't much swing. It's a lovely place to bat when we've come here in the past couple of years, with good wickets and quick outfield. We've got a good momentum in the last few matches even though we have few things to work on in the back end of the game. I would want to go on with my innings and keep my Strike rate up, finish off my overs as well. Our fielding was pretty good, we set a great base but couldn't finish it off that well in the end with the batting.

Rachael Haynes: Happy with my 100% record. It was important to maintain momentum heading into the semi-final. We came back well with the ball and built pressure after what wasn't a great start while bowling. Then we built some scoreboard pressure. Like Ellyse said, while batting we couldn't finish off the innings because we were looking for 300 plus.

Dane van Niekerk: Don't think [losing] was bad luck. There were couple of lapses in the field and we were letting the ball through. The way we pulled it back, they were looking for 300 plus and we thought 270 was gettable. I don't talk about the fielding lapses in the innings break, don't want to affect the batters and it was not the performance we wanted today.

4.55pm South Africa did give Australia a scare by first limiting them to 269 and then getting off to a solid start, thanks to Wolvaardt but Australia are too strong. They built the pressure on Wolvaardt and then stifled the middle and lower order with accurate bowling from the spinners and Perry. Not to forget, the double strike from Haynes that started the stutter. Their sixth win from seven matches

49.6
W
Schutt to Ismail, OUT

it's all over with the 10th wicket on the last ball. Ismail made some room yet again and tried to clear mid off but only handed a straightforward catch to the fielder

Shabnim Ismail c Villani b Schutt 26 (41b 3x4 0x6) SR: 63.41
49.5
Schutt to Ismail, no run

tries the slow and ballooning yorker again, it's a low and dipping full toss, she heaves to midwicket and says no for the single

49.4
1lb
Schutt to Daniels, 1 leg bye

tries the slow and ballooning yorker again, it's a low and dipping full toss, she heaves to midwicket and says no for the single

49.3
1
Schutt to Ismail, 1 run

slow yorker on the off stump, she backs away and drills it through the covers

49.2
Schutt to Ismail, no run

angled in from length, Ismail makes room and then decides to defend it back

49.1
1
Schutt to Daniels, 1 run

angles it in and Daniels works it gently to leg, they want a quick single and just manage to get it

Schutt for the last over, keeper is up

end of over 4912 runs
SA-W: 207/9CRR: 4.22 RRR: 63.00
Shabnim Ismail25 (37b 3x4)
Moseline Daniels6 (10b 1x4)
Ellyse Perry 10-0-47-2
Kristen Beams 10-0-28-1
48.6
4
Perry to Ismail, FOUR runs

gets some width outside off, she's well outside the crease and drives that square of the wicket, beating third man and deep cover for four

48.5
2
Perry to Ismail, 2 runs

lofted high down the ground Haynes gives it a chase from mid off. She runs a long way, watches the ball bounce just inside the rope and slaps it in with her left hand to save two

48.4
1
Perry to Daniels, 1 run

slices the ball with a thick edge in the air to third man for one

48.3
Perry to Daniels, no run

angled away from outside off, quite full and she tries to drive it away, swing and a miss

48.3
1w
Perry to Daniels, 1 wide

bit toomuch down the leg side, wide this time

48.2
4
Perry to Daniels, FOUR runs

errs down the leg side, Daniels tries flicking it away and gets some bat to get it fine on the leg side for four

48.1
Perry to Daniels, no run

a length delivery on the stumps, she blocks it back

end of over 486 runs
SA-W: 195/9CRR: 4.06 RRR: 37.50
Moseline Daniels1 (6b)
Shabnim Ismail19 (35b 2x4)
Kristen Beams 10-0-28-1
Ellyse Perry 9-0-35-2
47.6
1
Beams to Daniels, 1 run

gets one in the block hole with some drift, Daniels gets off the mark by closing the face of the bat to leg

47.5
Beams to Daniels, no run

gets a full delivery and it's cross-batted to midwicket

47.4
1
Beams to Ismail, 1 run

works the ball with the turn to leg and takes off for a quick single

47.3
4
Beams to Ismail, FOUR runs

goes down on a knee and slog-sweeps that handsomely over wide mid on for a four

47.2
Beams to Ismail, no run

dances down and drills that down to long off

47.1
Beams to Ismail, no run

dances down and drills that down to long off

end of over 475 runs
SA-W: 189/9CRR: 4.02 RRR: 27.00
Moseline Daniels0 (4b)
Shabnim Ismail14 (31b 1x4)
Ellyse Perry 9-0-35-2
Kristen Beams 9-0-22-1
46.6
Perry to Daniels, no run

dances down and drills that down to long off

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