http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Women's World Cup Qualifier - 8th match - Group A – South Africa v United States – Match Recap
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 343 v United States 145 - South Africa Women won by 198 runs
The dominant South Africa humbled submissive United States in the eight match of the ongoing International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup Qualifier after winning the match by 198 runs on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Krira Shikkha Protisthan
No 3 Ground, Savar.
The match exposed the immense experience of South Africa in the game of cricket while on the other hand it also showed the weaknesses in the United States.
The Proteas have gained two points in the match and are now among the top teams in the tournament.
After winning the toss, South Africa chose to bat first and subdue their opponents who are still green in the game of cricket.
While coming onto the field, United States probably had no idea what they were about to face as South African batswomen taught the inexperienced US team that playing at international level was certainly not a child’s play.
South African openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Trisha-Chetty-c94414 amassed 200 runs together as the duo was extremely difficult for the US team to restrict from scoring runs.
It was in the 34th over when the United Stated finally managed to grab their first wicket when Chetty after smashing a belligerent knock of 95 runs was clean-bowled by Samantha Ramautar.
Later, with 203 runs on the board Fritz also found her way back to the pavilion after clobbering an astounding knock of 93 runs.
However, this was not the end of the USA’s misery as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 der Westhuizen (30) kept steering the rampant batting onslaught, tearing the US bowling line-up piece by piece.
In the end, the Proteas amassed a mammoth tally of 343 runs on the board in 50 overs for the loss of only five wickets.
With a staggering total ahead of them, US had their work cut out for them and needed to bat miraculously in order to grab a highly unexpected victory from the game.
However, unfortunately for US, they lost their first wicket in the second over when opener Nadia Gruny fell without scoring a run after facing three deliveries At the time of this wicket, US had managed to post only 11 runs on the board.
Later, Joan Alexander-Serrano was the only batswoman from US who gave a commendable batting performance by staying the highest scorer from her side after smashing 29 runs.
However, the rest of the batting line-up lacked the talent good enough to overcome an extremely formidable South African bowling brigade which resulhttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472ed in their demise after scoring 145 runs.
South Africa’s T Chetty was named as the Player of the Match for her superb performance in the clash.
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