Fans react as Nonkululeko Mlaba, Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits help South Africa beat West Indies in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

South African women scored a crucial 10-wicket victory Women of the West Indies in Match 3 of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Electing to bowl first after winning the toss, South Africa did an excellent job all round to completely dismiss the West Indies target.

Nonkululeko Mlaba stands out with football

West Indies women bowled out 118/6 in their 20 overs, struggling to build momentum throughout their innings. Stephanie Taylor he is the standout player, scoring 44 runs off 41 balls, including two fours and a six. However, he received little support from his colleagues, with Shemaine Campbell (17 off 21) and Zaida James (15 off 13) which provides certain contributions, while Deandra Dottin scored 13 runs.

And Kuleko Mlaba played South African football, he got four wickets for 29 runs in his four overs. Marizanne Kapp and impressed with figures of 2/14, it further tightened the screws on the West Indies batting line-up. South Africa’s disciplined bowling kept the West Indies batsmen in check, keeping them below the total.

Clinical chase by Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits

In reply, South Africa Women made little work of the chase, reaching the target in 17.5 overs without losing a wicket. Laura Wolvaardt again Tazmin Brits produced an unbeaten opening partnership, with Wolvaardt scoring 59 off 55 balls, including seven fours, while Brits scored 57 off 52 balls, hitting six boundaries.

The West Indies bowlers failed to do anything wrong, as the South African openers were able to accelerate their innings with ease. Despite their efforts, the West Indies bowling unit lacked the penetration needed to put pressure on the South African batsmen.

Mlaba’s good performance with football earned him the best player award. His four-wicket haul played a major role in disrupting the West Indies batting and confirming South Africa’s dominance in the game.

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Here’s how fans reacted:

Impressive fifties from Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits guide South Africa’s chase 👏#Whatever it is #T20WorldCup #SAvWI pic.twitter.com/nl0pFqmR9G

-ICC (@ICC) October 4, 2024

Bow down, and Kuleko Mlaba! 🙌⚡️

An incredible 4 wickets in just 4 overs – pure genius!

Talk about making your mark! 👏🏏🇿🇦#Always Up #Come with me #BePartofYou #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/8gN0qr88JB

– Proteas Women (@ProteasWomenCSA) October 4, 2024

Clinic from Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits.

— CS Chiwanza (@CSChiwanza) October 4, 2024

A clinic provided by South Africa in all departments.

Highlights: Bowling tips, multi-bowlers, bowling changes by Laura Wolvaardt, then two openers using the Batting Powerplay.

— Jeet Vachharajani (Women’s Cricket) (@Jeetv27WC) October 4, 2024

https://twitter.com/TSportsRYK/status/1842186289057300487

Tazmin Brits story is inspiring omg

— K🌌 (@K10kTxc) October 4, 2024

Good performance from Nonkululeko Mlaba as he picked up 4 wickets for South Africa to restrict West Indies to just 118/6 !! 🔥🔥#RishabhPant #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #AbhimanyuEaswaran #PAKvENG #INDvsNZ #IraniCup #T20WorldCup2024 pic.twitter.com/r8H22KQQ3U

– Cricket (@MidnightMusinng) October 4, 2024

Clean as a whistle chase from Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits. #T20WorldCup @Xpress_Sports

— Kalyani Mangale (@MangaleKalyani) October 4, 2024

Bow down, and Kuleko Mlaba! 🙌⚡️

An incredible 4 wickets in just 4 overs – pure genius!

Talk about making your mark! 👏🏏🇿🇦#Always Up #Come with me #BePartofYou #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/ese2jy4woM

– Audrin Van Schoor (@audas_vanschoor) October 4, 2024

Nonkululeko Mlaba’s impressive 4/29 put a halt to West Indies’s progress in Dubai 👏#T20WorldCup|#Whatever it is | #SAvWI | #BePartofYou pic.twitter.com/qFK4KTZtVX

– BabarAzamOfficial🇵🇰🏏 (@Bobi_1A) October 4, 2024

Career-best figures of 4/29 for Nonkululeko Mlaba today

Only 2nd South African bowler to take 4 wickets in Women’s T20 World Cup#T20WorldCup #SAvWI

— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) October 4, 2024

Captain Wolvaardt’s century mark 🇿🇦 bringing our score to 100 up 🙌😍 #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/NW7LPFBpTF

— Valencia M Seshoene (@VeighMo) October 4, 2024

The first 50 #T20WorldCup 2024 @LauraWolvaardt 😎🔥 pic.twitter.com/orgySKHHXH

– Vinay Pawanist (@saivinay07) October 4, 2024

#Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt scored the first half-century for the Women’s #T20WorldCup.
Respect! pic.twitter.com/oM0wNPFvLm

— Tiisetso Malepa (@TiisetsoMalepa) October 4, 2024

50 up for Laura Wolvaardt! 😍

– boy (@coffeeempties) October 4, 2024

Laura WolVaardt 🥵

— sushil (@br0ulette) October 4, 2024

Tazmin Brits gets her 50 on board! pic.twitter.com/c0itGiC46g

— Keemetswe🇿🇦 (@SatyriasisKING) October 4, 2024

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This article was originally published on WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.