BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Tazmin Brits fell agonizingly in need of a maiden century. Nonetheless, her sensational innings powered South Africa Ladies to a commanding 50-run win over West Indies Ladies within the opening T20I right here on Friday.
Participant-of-the-Match Brits blasted an unbeaten 98 from simply 63 balls to propel the guests to 183 for six of their 20 overs after they had been despatched in to bat on the 3W’s Oval, Cave Hill Campus.
Jannillea Glasgow then scored her first T20I half-century in an in any other case disappointing efficiency by West Indies Ladies, and so they may solely muster 133 for six from their 20 overs.
The win was arrange by an excellent batting show from Brits, who got here to South Africa’s rescue after they misplaced the opener and captain Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp cheaply slipped to 25 for 2 within the fifth over.
Brits and Nadine de Klerk set about repairing the injury throughout a 71-run partnership for the third wicket in 10 overs.
Brits hit spinner Afy Fletcher for six and two fours within the ninth over that leaked 18 runs to maneuver into the 40s.
She then introduced up her first T20I half-century off 34 balls by clobbering Jahzara Claxton for a 4 and 6 off consecutive deliveries two overs later.
Claxton broke the partnership in the identical over, having de Klerk caught and bowled for 21 off 17 balls.
Brits then solid essential partnerships with Miane Smit, Chloe Tryon, and Karabo Meso to assist get South Africa as much as a aggressive whole.
She introduced the innings to an explosive finish by smashing Karishma Ramharack for a six off the final ball of the innings to complete on 98 not out, inclusive of 9 fours and 4 sixes.
It was South Africa Ladies’s highest T20I rating in opposition to the West Indies.
Claxton was the very best bowler for the Windies, taking 3-39 from her 4 overs.
The West Indies run chase by no means actually received off the bottom, with Qiana Joseph falling to a spectacular catch on the sq. leg boundary by Tryon with simply six runs on the board.
Realeanna Grimmond was then unlucky to be run out on the non-striker’s finish for simply 4, and when captain Hayley Matthews skied a catch to de Klerk at mid-off off the bowling of Kapp to be out for 19, West Indies had been in bother at 42 for 3 within the sixth over.
Six runs later, Shemaine Campbelle was again within the pavilion after scoring 16 runs, and the run chase successfully got here to an finish when Shabika Gajnabi was bowled by Nonkululeko Mlaba for a duck to depart the West Indies 49 for 5.
Glasgow was the lone shiny spark throughout her unbeaten knock of 53 from 44 balls, which included 5 fours that helped convey some respectability to the whole.
She added 81 runs for the sixth wicket with Chinelle Henry, who regarded out of types throughout her knock of 26 from 32 balls.
Kapp took 2-27 for South Africa. The second T20I is scheduled to be performed on Sunday.
