South Africa women's cricket team in Australia in 2023–24

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South Africa women's cricket team in Australia in 2023–24
  Flag of Australia.svg Flag of South Africa.svg
  Australia South Africa
Dates 27 January – 18 February 2024
Captains Alyssa Healy Laura Wolvaardt
Test series
Result Australia won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Annabel Sutherland (210) Chloe Tryon (69)
Most wickets Darcie Brown (7) Masabata Klaas (3)
Chloe Tryon (3)
Player of the series Beth Mooney (Aus)
One Day International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Beth Mooney (134) Marizanne Kapp (125)
Most wickets Alana King (7) Masabata Klaas (5)
Twenty20 International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Beth Mooney (167) Tazmin Brits (100)
Most wickets Ash Gardner (3) Masabata Klaas (3)
Nadine de Klerk (3)

The South Africa women's cricket team toured Australia in January and February 2024 to play one Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The Test match was the first ever Test match to be played between the teams. [4] The ODI series formed part of 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship. [5] The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament. [6]

Going into the tour, South Africa had never beaten Australia in any format of women's international cricket. [7] However, South Africa won the second T20I by 6 wickets, [8] and defeated Australia for the first time in women's internationals. [9]

Squads

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Test [10] ODIs [11] T20Is [12] Test [13] ODIs & T20Is [14]

Tour match

24 January 2024
13:45
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
7/149 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Governor General's XI
6/150 (19.2 overs)
Nadine de Klerk 48* (24)
Courtney Sippel 2/20 (3 overs)
Sophie Molineux 59 (41)
Masabata Klaas 3/16 (4 overs)
Governor General's XI won by 4 wickets
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (GG XI)
  • Governor General's XI won the toss and elected to field.

T20I series

1st T20I

27 January 2024
10:45
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
6/147 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2/149 (19.1 overs)
Tazmin Brits 59* (54)
Ellyse Perry 2/13 (3 overs)
Beth Mooney 72* (57)
Nadine de Klerk 1/25 (4 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 1/25 (4 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.

2nd T20I

28 January 2024
10:45
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
6/142 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
4/144 (19 overs)
Grace Harris 31* (18)
Masabata Klaas 2/16 (3 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 58* (53)
Ashleigh Gardner 2/26 (4 overs)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ellyse Perry (Aus) played in her 150th T20I. [15]
  • This was South Africa's first win against Australia in women's T20Is. [16]

3rd T20I

30 January 2024
19:05 (N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
7/162 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
5/163 (19.2 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 75 (48)
Tahlia McGrath 1/17 (2 overs)
Beth Mooney 82 (55)
Masabata Klaas 1/13 (2 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Marizanne Kapp (SA) played in her 100th T20I. [17]

ODI series

1st ODI

3 February 2024
14:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
105 (31.3 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2/106 (19 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 50* (58)
Alana King 3/19 (4.3 overs)
Beth Mooney 52* (34)
Nadine de Klerk 1/19 (4 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Kim Garth (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Megan Schutt (Aus) played in her 200th international cricket match across formats. [18]
  • Women's Championship points: Australia 2, South Africa 0.

2nd ODI

7 February 2024
14:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
6/229 (45 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
149 (29.3 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 75 (87)
Ashleigh Gardner 2/31 (6 overs)
Kim Garth 42* (48)
Marizanne Kapp 3/12 (5 overs)
South Africa won by 84 runs (DLS method)
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (SA)

3rd ODI

10 February 2024
14:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
9/277 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
127 (24.3 overs)
Beth Mooney 82* (91)
Masabata Klaas 4/56 (9 overs)
Suné Luus 34 (38)
Alana King 4/26 (5 overs)
Australia won by 110 runs (DLS method)
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • South Africa were set a revised target of 238 runs in 31 overs due to rain.
  • Women's Championship points: Australia 2, South Africa 0.

Only Test

15–18 February 2024 [n 1]
Scorecard
v
76 (31.2 overs)
Suné Luus 26 (45)
Darcie Brown 5/21 (9.2 overs)
9/575d (125.2 overs)
Annabel Sutherland 210 (256)
Chloe Tryon 3/81 (21.2 overs)
215 (97.2 overs)
Chloe Tyron 64 (153)
Annabel Sutherland 2/11 (8 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 284 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Annabel Sutherland (Aus)

Notes

  1. ↑ While four days of play were scheduled for the Test, the Test reached a result in three days.

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