AUS-W vs SA-W: South Africa team reached the final for the second consecutive time, 5 big records broken in Women T20 World Cup

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“No DNA, just RSA” is a punchy phrase circulating on social media, perfectly capturing South Africa’s semi-final win over Australia in the Women’s T20 World Cup. It suggests that success isn’t about having some innate advantage or superior system but about cultivating a champion mindset to rise above challenges. That’s exactly what the South African team did, achieving only their second T20I victory against Australia in 11 matches — their first at a World Cup and their most decisive performance in a major semi-final.

An eight-wicket victory with 16 balls to spare is as dominant as it sounds, especially for a team that only secured their first win over Australia earlier this year, after eight failed attempts over 15 years. It came from a side that made smart decisions against an opponent known for their tactical superiority in women’s cricket for decades—an opponent unbeaten in their last 15 T20 World Cup matches and who hadn’t lost a semi-final in 15 years.

AUS W vs SA W South Africa women’s team defeated Australia on Thursday in the first semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. South Africa stopped Australia’s winning streak at the Dubai International Stadium. Australia had won all the matches in the league stage. The South Africa women’s cricket team has reached the World Cup final for the second consecutive time.

5 Important Records Were Made During the Match

The Biggest Partnership

South Africa set the record for their highest partnership for any wicket against Australia in T20 Internationals. Laura Wolvaardt and Anneke Bosch shared a 96-run partnership in 65 balls for the second wicket. This partnership took South Africa to the final. Earlier in February 2023, Tahlia McGrath and Ashleigh Gardner had added 81 runs.

Laura Wolvaardt made a special record

Laura Wolvaardt became the player with the joint most consecutive 40-plus scores (four) in the Women’s T20 World Cup knockouts.

She scored 61 runs off 48 balls against Australia in the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2022.

Beth Mooney also registered her fourth consecutive 40-plus score in this game.

Former Australia captain Meg Lanning achieved this feat in three consecutive innings from 2014 to 2016.

Beth Mooney becomes the fastest to 3000 runs in T20Is

Australia’s top scorer Beth Mooney made a big record. She has become the fastest player to score 3000 runs in T20 International. She achieved this feat in the 100th innings. Stephanie Taylor (103) is second in this list and Suzie Bates (105) is third.

Anneke Bosch played a match winning innings

Anneke Bosch, who came to bat at number 3, led her team to victory by scoring an unbeaten 74 off 48 balls. She recorded the highest individual score of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.

This was also the third-highest individual score in a successful run chase in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Earlier, Claire Taylor had scored an unbeaten 76 against Australia in 2009. Also, Sophie Devine scored 75* against Sri Lanka in 2020.

Successful run chases

This is the highest run chase by South Africa Women’s team in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Earlier, they had successfully chased 124 runs against England in 2020.

Australia Women Vs South Africa Women Scorecard

Australia Women (20 ovs maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Grace Harris	c Bosch b Khaka	3	5	6	0	0	60.00
Beth Mooney †	run out (Kapp)	44	42	68	2	0	104.76
Georgia Wareham	c †Jafta b Kapp	5	9	9	1	0	55.55
Tahlia McGrath (c)	c Dercksen b Mlaba	27	33	32	3	0	81.81
Ellyse Perry	c Brits b Khaka	31	23	32	2	0	134.78
Phoebe Litchfield	not out	16	9	12	3	0	177.77
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 2)	8
Total	20 Ov (RR: 6.70)	134/5
Did not bat: Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Grace Harris, 1.1 ov), 2-18 (Georgia Wareham, 2.6 ov), 3-68 (Tahlia McGrath, 12.1 ov), 4-99 (Beth Mooney, 16.5 ov), 5-134 (Ellyse Perry, 19.6 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Marizanne Kapp	4	0	24	1	6.00	13	2	0	0	1
Ayabonga Khaka	4	0	24	2	6.00	8	1	0	2	0
Nonkululeko Mlaba	4	0	31	1	7.75	9	4	0	0	0
Nadine de Klerk	2	0	14	0	7.00	3	1	0	0	0
Chloe Tryon	4	0	25	0	6.25	7	2	0	0	0
Sune Luus	2	0	11	0	5.50	5	1	0	0	0

South Africa Women (T: 135 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Laura Wolvaardt (c)	c McGrath b Sutherland	42	37	59	3	1	113.51
Tazmin Brits	b Sutherland	15	15	14	1	1	100.00
Anneke Bosch	not out	74	48	53	8	1	154.16
Chloe Tryon	not out	1	4	8	0	0	25.00
Extras	(w 3)	3
Total	17.2 Ov (RR: 7.78)	135/2
Did not bat: Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta †, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Tazmin Brits, 4.1 ov), 2-121 (Laura Wolvaardt, 14.6 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Megan Schutt	3.2	0	25	0	7.50	6	3	0	0	0
Ashleigh Gardner	3	0	26	0	8.66	9	3	1	0	0
Annabel Sutherland	4	0	26	2	6.50	7	2	0	1	0
Sophie Molineux	3	0	18	0	6.00	8	2	0	0	0
Darcie Brown	1	0	10	0	10.00	1	0	1	0	0
Georgia Wareham	2	0	22	0	11.00	3	2	1	0	0
Tahlia McGrath	1	0	8	0	8.00	0	0	0	2	0