South Africa produce a stunning performance to knock Australia out of the Women's T20 World Cup in the semi-finals.
Australia suffered a shock semi-final exit from the T20 World Cup as South Africa raced to an emphatic eight-wicket win in Dubai.
The brilliantly executed run chase came after South Africa's bowlers had smartly restricted Australia to 134-5 in a curiously underwhelming innings. Ellyse Perry's 31 from 23 and Phoebe Litchfield's nine-ball 16 added a late burst but the total still felt below par on a pitch that favoured chasing, asSouth Africa started the chase confidently with a powerplay of 43-1, comfortably ahead of Australia's 35-2 at the same stage, before Tazmin Brits' departure for 15 opened the door for the phenomenal match-winning partnership.
In fact, they were timid, only hitting 11 boundaries in total. That is despite the enviable batting depth that they possess which often results in them playing with much more freedom than other teams who tend to be protecting fragile, inexperienced middle orders. Against England in the group stage, the 31-year-old stuttered to 18 from 26 balls and did not look the part at three, but against the world's most formidable force she struck the ball with such clarity and power in a manner that we had yet to see in this tournament.
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